Definition:Historic Measures/Length/Pace
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Definition
\(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | pace | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 5\) | feet | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 60\) | inches |
Historical Note
The pace was defined in Roman times as $2$ steps.
Hence it is approximated to about $5$ feet.
This is how the Roman mille passuum is defined, which is literally $1000$ paces.
Hence the origin of the mile.
Sources
- Mar. 1992: John Hadley/2 and David Singmaster: Problems to Sharpen the Young (Math. Gazette Vol. 76, no. 475: pp. 102 – 126) www.jstor.org/stable/3620384