Convert barleycorn to link (Ramsden or Engineer)
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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 link (Ramsden or Engineer):
Ramsden'S link is a unit of length used by American surveyors in the U.S. It is equal to 0.3048 meters or 1 foot.