Paris point
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Paris point
The Paris point is a unit of length defined as ⅔ of a centimetre (6.6 mm or ~0.26 in). It is commonly used as shoe sizes in Continental Europe. Its origin probably lies in 2/3 of a centimeter being very close to a quarter of an inch ; a french inch "pouce-roi" is around 27mm, a quarter of that is 6.7mm, close to 6.6 mm defined for the paris point.[1]
See also
- Point (disambiguation)
- barleycorn, used in the English shoe sizing system.
- ^ "Louis Drevet". "Une petite histoire des poits et mesures". http://www.pesagefacile.com/xnews/news.articles.5/UNE-PETITE-HISTOIRE-DES-POIDS-ET-MESURES--Louis-DREVET.html. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
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