A Doctor of Philosophy degree (often abbreviated Ph.D. , PhD, D.Phil. , or DPhil) or a Doctorate of Philosophy, from the Latin Doctor Philosophiae, is a type of doctorate awarded by universities in many countries. Doctor of Philosophy degree (often abbreviated Ph.D. , PhD, D.Phil. , or DPhil) or a Doctorate of Philosophy, from the Latin Doctor Philosophiae, is a type of doctorate awarded by universities in many countries.
A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains. Using the international definition of the inch as exactly 25.4 millimetres, one furlong is 201.168 metres.
A kilometre is 1000 meters. which as one of the other fellas below pointed out makes 0.621 statutue miles. The metric system was adopted by the world in 1970's. The theory was that everything divisble by 10 was easier than using imperial measurements.Kilty Â· 9 years ago. meter is 1/10,000,000 distance from the equator to the north pole and equals approx. 3.28 ft. A kilo meter is a thousand meters which equals about 3,280 ft. or about .621 miles.