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Gunter's chain

Gunter's chain (also known as Gunter's measurement) is a distance-measuring device used for surveying. It was designed and introduced in 1620 by English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter (1581–1626). It enabled plots of land to be accurately surveyed and plotted, for legal and commercial purposes.

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Measuring tool
Other names
Gunter's measurement
Uses
Surveying distance

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Gunter's chain

Nodes43
Edges42
Triples36
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
Components1

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Gunter's chain

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related to Ramsden's chain (Engineer's chain) · 12
Gunter's chain → American, Anglo-French Survey, Each, Great Britain, Gunter's, Jesse Ramsden, Principal Triangulation, Ramsden's, Rathborn, Surveyors, The, UK
related to Method · 10
Gunter's chain → An, Gunter's, Many, NMAH, On, Starting, Surveying, The, This, US
related to Description · 9
Gunter's chain → By, Each, England, English, Gunter's, Hence, Since, Ten, The
related to External links · 2
Gunter's chain → Gunter's ChainImage, How
Classification · 1
Gunter's chain → Measuring tool
Other names · 1
Gunter's chain → Gunter's measurement
Uses · 1
Gunter's chain → Surveying distance

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chain links chains measurement land gunter's length 10 used also 100 rod surveying measuring link called feet us distance system

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Gunter's chainClassificationMeasuring tool1.00infobox
Gunter's chainOther namesGunter's measurement1.00infobox
Gunter's chainUsesSurveying distance1.00infobox
Gunter's chainrelated to DescriptionThe0.60section
Gunter's chainrelated to DescriptionEach0.60section
Gunter's chainrelated to DescriptionTen0.60section
Gunter's chainrelated to DescriptionGunter's0.60section
Gunter's chainrelated to DescriptionEnglish0.60section
Gunter's chainrelated to DescriptionSince0.60section
Gunter's chainrelated to DescriptionHence0.60section
Gunter's chainrelated to DescriptionBy0.60section
Gunter's chainrelated to DescriptionEngland0.60section

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