The British eventually used the Roman mile as a model in their measurement system, but they didn’t…
How did 5280 feet became a mile?
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The British eventually used the Roman mile as a model in their measurement system, but they didn’t…
The Romans divided their mile into 5,000 Roman feet but the greater importance of furlongs in pre-modern…
Mile, any of various units of distance, such as the statute mile of 5,280 feet (1.609 km)….