Note 422 — LIFE OF ALEXANDER. (continued 2)
George Long translation
A cubit is the space from the point of the elbow to that of the little finger: a span is the space one can stretch over with the thumb and the little finger.
George Long translation
A cubit is the space from the point of the elbow to that of the little finger: a span is the space one can stretch over with the thumb and the little finger.