CABLE LENGTH In Verne's context, 600 feet
CENTIGRADE 0 degrees centigrade = freezing water
37 degrees centigrade = human body temperature
100 degrees centigrade = boiling water
FATHOM 6 feet
GRAM Roughly 1/28 of an ounce
MILLIGRAM Roughly 1/28,000 of an ounceKILOGRAM (KILO) Roughly 2.2 pounds
HECTARE Roughly 2.5 acres
KNOT 1.15 miles per hour
LEAGUE In Verne's context, 2.16 miles
LITER Roughly 1 quart
METER Roughly 1 yard, 3 inches
MILLIMETER Roughly 1/25 of an inchCENTIMETER Roughly 2/5 of an inchDECIMETER Roughly 4 inchesKILOMETER Roughly 6/10 of a mileMYRIAMETER Roughly 6.2 miles
TON, METRIC Roughly 2,200 pounds viii
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas - An Underwater Tour of the World
Adventure"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: A World Tour Underwater is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne; it was first published in 1870. The book was widely acclaimed on its release and remains so; it's regarded as...
