The Cubit: A History and Measurement Commentary

<table class="table-group" id="tab8"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Unit</td><td align="center">Inches</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Finger</td><td align="center">0.75</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Palm</td><td align="center">3</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Foot</td><td align="center">12</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Cubit</td><td align="center">18</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Height</td><td align="center">72</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Pace</td><td align="center">72</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Human dimensions relative to the six-foot male.

Journal of Anthropology

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Table 8: The Cubit: A History and Measurement Commentary 