Convert millimicron to barleycorn
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Definition and details for millimicron:
Millimicron (mµ) was used in past as a metric unit of distance equal to 0.001 micron. Now it's been replaced by its equivalent, the nanometer.
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.