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Re: English batimetric terms
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Art Weil <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 23 Jan 2001 09:03:46 -0500
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Q'man replies:
        Everything I know about fathoms, I learned from Shakespeare.
"Full fathom five thy father lies-----"
        You may (or may not) identify the play.
                Ol' "Q"

"Thomas E. Eichhorst" wrote:

> Alfonso,
>
> A fathom is just less than 2 meters (about 1.8 meters).

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