Convert barleycorn to mile (geographical)
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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 mile (geographical):
Geographical mile is another name for the Admiralty mile. One geographcal mile is equal to 1853.184 meters.