:: The yard and foot were standardized
:: somewhat long before the meter by using the king as the standard.  
:: I'm not
:: sure how they then dissemminated that standard measurement.

This is where the term Yardstick comes from - a stick was made that 
represented the official 3' 3". Same as a Chain was a physical piece 
of kit.

Ah you can tell I was born in the era of Libra, Shillings and Denari.

Colin
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