Helmsman Linear Units

 

Mmi - One thousandth of an iral.

Thumb = One Tenth the length of a Human Foot (see below).

Iral = derived from ancient measurements of an "average" human foot.

C'lenyt = 5,500 irals.

 

Helmsman Units of Mass

 

Stoneweight = 1/2000 of a Millston.

Milston = Mass of approximately one Standard Mill Stone (see Imperial Museum, Avalon).

 

Helmsman Surface Directions


Lightward = Facing planetary rotation.
Nightward = Opposite direction from planetary rotation.
Boreal = Left-hand planetary pole, facing Lightward.
Austral = Right-hand planetary pole, facing Lightward.


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