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Convert barleycorn to link [li]
Please provide values below to Convert barleycorn to link [li], or vice versa.
What is a Barleycorn?
A barleycorn equals 1/3 inch (8.47 mm), based on medieval grain lengths. This unit survives in British shoe sizing where 1 barleycorn represents a full size difference. The 'John Barleycorn' folk song references this measurement.
What is a Surveyor's Link?
A link equals 7.92 inches (20.12 cm) or 1/100 of a surveyor's chain. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, this unit became fundamental in American land division, where 100 links made 1 chain and 10 chains defined an acre's width.
barleycorn to link [li] Conversion Table
| barleycorn | link [li] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 barleycorn | 0.000420875420875 link [li] |
| 0.1 barleycorn | 0.00420875420875 link [li] |
| 1 barleycorn | 0.0420875420875 link [li] |
| 2 barleycorn | 0.0841750841751 link [li] |
| 3 barleycorn | 0.126262626263 link [li] |
| 5 barleycorn | 0.210437710438 link [li] |
| 10 barleycorn | 0.420875420875 link [li] |
| 20 barleycorn | 0.841750841751 link [li] |
| 50 barleycorn | 2.10437710438 link [li] |
| 100 barleycorn | 4.20875420875 link [li] |
| 1000 barleycorn | 42.0875420875 link [li] |
How to Convert barleycorn to link [li]
1 barleycorn = 0.042087542087542 link [li]
1 link [li] = 23.76 barleycorn
Example: convert 15 barleycorn to link [li]:
15 × 0.042087542087542 = 0.63131313131313 link [li]