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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' has many. The protagonist claims that Lilliput is 5,000 ''blustrugs'' in circumference (equal to about 12 British miles, by Gulliver's estimation) while Brobdingnag's capital is three ''glonglungs'' (about fifty four English miles) long and two and a half wide. |
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* On ''[[Gor]]'', distances are measured in "passangs", which are 7/10ths of a mile. |
* On ''[[Gor]]'', distances are measured in "passangs", which are 7/10ths of a mile. |
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* [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' ''[[Barsoom]]'' stories. According to [[The Other Wiki]] [[wikipedia:Barsoom|article]], distance units were as follows: |
* [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' ''[[Barsoom]]'' stories. According to [[The Other Wiki]] [[wikipedia:Barsoom|article]], distance units were as follows: |
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