Fathom to Handbreadth Unit Converter - 1 Fathom in Handbreadth
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Handbreadth and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Handbreadth, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Handbreadth to Fathom, enter the amount of Handbreadth into the second input.
1 Fathom = 23.999999999999 Handbreadth
Fathom to Handbreadth?
How to convert from Fathom to Handbreadth?
To convert Fathom to Handbreadth: Every 1 Fathom equals 23.999999999999 Handbreadth. For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 23.999999999999 = 2399.9999999999 Handbreadth and so on..
As we mentioned before, the human body was the base from which length units were derived. Fathom is one of these units. For a large man holding his arms fully extended, the distance from the middle fingertip of one hand to the middle fingertip of the other hand express one fathom.
For more specification, one fathom equals 6 feet or nearly 1.83 meter. The term "fathom" was derived from the old English "faedm" which means outstretched arms. Fathom is used mainly in water depth measurement.