Convert barleycorn to lieue des postes (French league)
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Definition and details for barleycorn:
Barleycorn is an old English unit of distance equal to 1/3 inch or about 8.47 millimeters. In farming societies was very common to use seeds as units of length. Barley was a basic crop in England. So barleycorn was a useful unit.
Definition and details for lieue des postes (French league):
Lieue des postes (French league) was the official unit of the French league. It was created in 1737 and it was equal to 2200 toises or about 4288 meters.