Converting from [Hist.rus.] Mezhevaya verst (меж.в) to [Hist.rus.] Span (пяд)

What is [Hist.rus.] Mezhevaya verst (меж.в)

[Hist.rus.] Mezhevaya verst (меж.в) is a historical Russian unit of length used prior to the metric system. It is equivalent to 500 sazhens or 14400 English feet.

What is [Hist.rus.] Span (пяд)

[Hist.rus.] Span (пяд) is another historical Russian unit of length. It is equivalent to 7 English feet or 12 inches.

Conversion Formulas

The default conversion ratio between Mezhevaya verst (меж.в) and Span (пяд) is:

• 1 меж.в = 12000 пяд
• 1 пяд = 0.00008333333 меж.в

Additional conversion ratios:

• 16 меж.в = 192000 пяд
• 16 пяд = 0.001333333 меж.в
• 9 меж.в = 108000 пяд
• 9 пяд = 0.00075 меж.в
• 5 меж.в = 60000 пяд
• 5 пяд = 0.0004166667 меж.в

Examples

1. To convert 10 меж.в to пяд:

   • Using the default conversion: 10 меж.в * 12000 пяд / 1 меж.в = 120000 пяд

2. To convert 20 пяд to меж.в:

   • Using the default conversion: 20 пяд * 0.00008333333 меж.в / 1 пяд = 0.001666666 меж.в

3. To convert 6 меж.в to пяд using the alternative conversion:

   • 6 меж.в * 60000 пяд / 5 меж.в = 72000 пяд

Performing these conversions can help in understanding historical measurements used in Russia.