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To: P-Marlowe

well what are we saying the handbreadth is, about 4 inches?


2,030 posted on 02/25/2006 2:39:53 PM PST by zeeba neighba (What I'm reading now: The Magic Pudding (The Magic Pudding is a pie, except when it's something else)
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To: zeeba neighba
well what are we saying the handbreadth is, about 4 inches?

A hand's breadth is approximately 1/4 of a cubit -- some use 4 inchers and others use 4.5 inches) A span is approximately 1/2 of a cubit or about 9 inches.

So the inside diameter would be approximately 9 1/2 cubits. So mulitply 9.5 cubits by pi and approximately how many cubits do you have?

2,033 posted on 02/25/2006 3:15:41 PM PST by P-Marlowe
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