File:US customary length units chart.svg
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chart of modern US customary length units
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| Description |
English: A log-scale chart of the relationships between modern US customary length units, with conversion factors. This chart completely excludes any historical units that no longer have legal status in the US and are never used. It is formatted to highlight the 3 different interrelated length measurement systems in use, namely the metric, inch/foot-related, and mile-related system, and the relationships between those 3. |
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| Author | Indigopari |
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Source edit
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage[graphics, active, tightpage]{preview}
\PreviewEnvironment{tikzpicture}
\usepackage{ngerman}
%!tikz preamble begin
\newcommand\colA{-2.5}
\newcommand\colB{0}
\newcommand\colC{2.5}
\newcommand\height{2.5}
\newcommand\Band[1]{*\height*-1+#1*\height*-1}
\newcommand\Bsm{\Band{-5}}
\newcommand\Bum{\Band{-6}}
\newcommand\Bmm{\Band{-3}}
\newcommand\Bcm{\Band{-2}}
\newcommand\Bdm{\Band{-1}}
\newcommand\Bm{\Band{0}}
\newcommand\Bdam{\Band{1}}
\newcommand\Bhm{\Band{2}}
\newcommand\Bkm{\Band{3}}
\newcommand\Blm{\Band{4}}
\newcommand{\boxn}[2]{
\draw[gray] (\colA-1,#1) rectangle (\colC+1,#2);
}
\newcommand{\unit}[3]{
\node[unit] (#3) at (#1,#2) {#3};
}
\newcommand{\unitbox}[3]{
\boxn{#1}{#2}
\unit{\colA}{#1}{#3}
}
\newcommand{\arrow}[3]{
\draw [->, font=\small] (#1) -- node{#3} (#2);
}
\newcommand{\arrowcontrolled}[4]{
\draw [->, font=\small] (#1) .. controls #4 .. node{#3} (#2);
}
%!tikz preamble end
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\tikzset{unit/.style={rectangle,draw=black!50,fill=white!20},every node/.style={fill=white!20}};
\boxn{0\Bsm}{0\Bmm}
\unitbox{0\Bmm}{0\Bcm}{mm}
\unitbox{0\Bcm}{0\Bdm}{cm}
\unitbox{0\Bdm}{0\Bm}{dm}
\unitbox{0\Bm}{0\Bdam}{m}
\unitbox{0\Bdam}{0\Bhm}{dam}
\unitbox{0\Bhm}{0\Bkm}{hm}
\unitbox{0\Bkm}{0\Blm}{km}
\unit{\colB}{1.405\Bum}{mil}
\unit{\colB}{2.548\Bum}{point}
\unit{\colB}{0.627\Bmm}{pica}
\unit{\colB}{0.405\Bcm}{inch}
\unit{\colB}{0.007\Bdm}{hand}
\unit{\colB}{0.484\Bdm}{foot}
\unit{\colB}{0.961\Bdm}{yard}
\unit{\colB}{0.438\Bm}{fathom}%fathom should be 0.262\Bm instead of 0.438\Bm, but that didn't leave enough space for an arrow between yard and fathom
\unit{\colB}{0.341\Bhm}{cable}
\unit{\colB}{0.268\Bkm}{nautical mile}
\unit{\colC}{0.304\Bdm}{link}
\unit{\colC}{0.701\Bm}{rod}
\unit{\colC}{0.304\Bdam}{chain}
\unit{\colC}{0.304\Bhm}{furlong}
\unit{\colC}{0.207\Bkm}{mile}
\unit{\colC}{0.684\Bkm}{league}
\arrow{mm}{cm}{10}
\arrow{cm}{dm}{10}
\arrow{dm}{m}{10}
\arrow{m}{dam}{10}
\arrow{dam}{hm}{10}
\arrow{hm}{km}{10}
\arrowcontrolled{mil}{inch}{1000}{(0.7*\colC + 0.3*\colB, 2.7\Bum)}
\arrow{point}{pica}{12}
\arrow{pica}{inch}{6}
\arrow{inch}{hand}{4}
\arrow{hand}{foot}{3}
\arrow{foot}{yard}{3}
\arrow{yard}{fathom}{2}
\arrow{fathom}{cable}{120}
\arrow{link}{rod}{25}
\arrow{rod}{chain}{4}
\arrow{chain}{furlong}{10}
\arrow{furlong}{mile}{8}
\arrow{mile}{league}{3}
\arrowcontrolled{km}{nautical mile}{1.852}{(0.5*\colA + 0.5*\colB, 0.95\Bhm)}
\arrow{cm}{inch}{2.54}
\arrow{m}{yard}{0.9144}
\arrow{inch}{link}{7.92}
\arrowcontrolled{yard}{chain}{22}{(0.5*\colC + 0.5*\colB, 0.1\Bm)}
\arrowcontrolled{yard}{mile}{1760}{(0.5*\colC + 0.5*\colB, 0.2\Bm) and (0.6*\colC + 0.4*\colB, 0\Bkm)}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
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