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Gunter's chain [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surveying Instruments
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Gunter's chain
1, record 1, English, Gunter%27s%20chain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- surveyor's chain 2, record 1, English, surveyor%27s%20chain
correct
- chain 3, record 1, English, chain
correct, noun
- tape 4, record 1, English, tape
noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chain 66 feet (20.1168 meters) long, consisting of 100 steel links, each 7.92 inches (20.1168 centimeters) long, joined by rings, which is used as the unit of length for surveying public lands in the United States. 3, record 1, English, - Gunter%27s%20chain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Surveyor's chain, also called Gunter's chain, measuring device and arbitrary measurement unit still widely used for surveying in English-speaking countries. Invented by the English mathematician Edmund Gunter in the early 17th century, Gunter's chain is exactly 22 yards (about 20 m) long and divided into 100 links. In the device, each link is a solid bar. Measurement of the public land systems of the United States and Canada is based on Gunter's chain. An area of 10 square chains is equal to one acre. 5, record 1, English, - Gunter%27s%20chain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'arpentage
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaîne de Gunter
1, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20de%20Gunter
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chaîne d'arpenteur 2, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20d%27arpenteur
correct, feminine noun
- chaîne d'arpentage 3, record 1, French, cha%C3%AEne%20d%27arpentage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chaîne formée [...] de maillons allongés et dont la longueur est de [...] 20 mètres. 4, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20Gunter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La chaîne (d'arpenteur) a été inventée en 1624 par un mathématicien anglais Edmund Gunter. Elle est toujours en usage actuellement pour l'arpentage. Elle mesure 22 yards [verges] de long et est divisée en 100 maillons (links) d'environ 20,12 cm. Par conséquent, la chaîne de Gunter décimalisait les mesures d'arpentage existantes sans les perturber. 5, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20Gunter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chaîne d'arpentage. [Celle-ci peut aussi être fait d'un] ruban d'acier gradué [permettant] de mesurer la distance entre 2 points. Cette distance étant habituellement mesurée à l'horizontale. L'utilisation du mot chaîne vient du fait qu'à une certaine époque les mesures de distance étaient effectuées à l'aide de véritables chaînes (ex. chaîne de Gunter) composées de chaînons et de mailles. C'est aussi l'origine de l'expression : chaîner un terrain! 3, record 1, French, - cha%C3%AEne%20de%20Gunter
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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