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Convert span (cloth) to chain [ch]
Please provide values below to Convert span (cloth) to chain [ch], or vice versa.
What is a Cloth Span?
A span represented 9 inches (22.86 cm), the distance between thumb and little finger when spread. Medieval cloth merchants used this measurement, with 2 spans making 1 cubit. The term survives in 'spanner' tools adjusting span-width nuts.
What is a Chain?
The chain (22 yards or 20.1168 m) was crucial in land surveying. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, 10 square chains equal 1 acre. Modern surveyors still use 'chain' terminology.
span (cloth) to chain [ch] Conversion Table
| span (cloth) | chain [ch] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 span (cloth) | 0.000113636363636 chain [ch] |
| 0.1 span (cloth) | 0.00113636363636 chain [ch] |
| 1 span (cloth) | 0.0113636363636 chain [ch] |
| 2 span (cloth) | 0.0227272727273 chain [ch] |
| 3 span (cloth) | 0.0340909090909 chain [ch] |
| 5 span (cloth) | 0.0568181818182 chain [ch] |
| 10 span (cloth) | 0.113636363636 chain [ch] |
| 20 span (cloth) | 0.227272727273 chain [ch] |
| 50 span (cloth) | 0.568181818182 chain [ch] |
| 100 span (cloth) | 1.13636363636 chain [ch] |
| 1000 span (cloth) | 11.3636363636 chain [ch] |
How to Convert span (cloth) to chain [ch]
1 span (cloth) = 0.011363636363636 chain [ch]
1 chain [ch] = 88 span (cloth)
Example: convert 15 span (cloth) to chain [ch]:
15 × 0.011363636363636 = 0.17045454545455 chain [ch]