Fathom to Roman actus Unit Converter - 1 Fathom in Roman actus
This calculator allows you to convert from Fathom to Roman actus and in a reverse direction. To convert from Fathom to Roman actus, enter the amount of Fathom into the first input and to convert from Roman actus to Fathom, enter the amount of Roman actus into the second input.
1 Fathom = 0.051546391752578 Roman actus
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How to convert from Fathom to Roman actus?
To convert Fathom to Roman actus: Every 1 Fathom equals 0.051546391752578 Roman actus. For example, 100 Fathom equal 100 * 0.051546391752578 = 5.1546391752578 Roman actus 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.