Convert lieue des postes (French league) to barleycorn
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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.
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.