Hand (unit) Biblical exegesis the hand measurement, as for example in the Vision of the Temple, Authorized Version , is usually taken to be palm or handbreadth, and in modern translations may be rendered as "handbreadth" or "three inches". The hand is a traditional unit in the UK. It was standardised at four inches by a statute of King Henry VIII in 1540, but some confusion between the various types of hand measurement, and particularly between the hand and the handsbreadth, appears to have persisted. Phillips's dictionary of 1706 gives four inches for the length of the handful or hand, and three
How to Measure a Planet? it brought them a whole new fanbase. "How to Measure a Planet?" remains something of a high point for the Gathering, with tracks from the album making up the majority of their two subsequent live albums, "Superheat (album)" (2000) and "Sleepy Buildings" (2004). In Japan, a one-CD version of the album was released, omitting the nearly half-hour title track. Having already achieved some moderate success with "Mandylion" and "Nighttime Birds", the group felt trapped in an artistically controlled corner, which was very limited due to the high expectations from their fan base. Following the departure of guitarist Jelmer Wiersma, the