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BRITISH AND METRIC SYSTEMS COMPARED.
1 inch = .025 metre.
1 foot = .304 metre.
3 feet = .914 metre.
1 metre = 39.37079 inches.
INTRODUCTION.
The collection of ancient sculpture in marble, included in the
Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum, may
be said to represent the efforts of more than two centuries, though
the foundation of the Museum itself is of a considerably more recent
date.[1]
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