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Convert barleycorn to dekameter
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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 dekameter:
Dekameter is equal to 10 meters. It's symbol is "dam". Sometimes "dkm" is used for dekameter, but this symbol is incorrect.
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