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" First, who commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made of the exact length of his own arm. "
Illustrations of Universal Progress: A Series of Discussions - Page 160
by Herbert Spencer - 1867 - 451 pages
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Social Questions and National Problems ...

John W. Emsley - 1901 - 544 pages
...of one hand to that of the other, the arms oppositely extended. It is stated that Henry I. in no1, commanded that the ulna, or ancient ell, which answers to the modern yard, should be made the length of his arm, and that the other measures of length were thence derived, whether lineal, superficial,...
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