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ValeryOchkov24-Ruby IV
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December 21, 2011
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  • December 21, 2011
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Agatha Christie wrote that the growth of Hercule Poirot, was equal to five feet and five inches.

Poirot.png

In old Russia, the growth of man is measured in Russian inches (vershok).

Vershok is equals one-sixteenth of a Russian feet (arshin), arshin is equal to one-third of Russian yard (sagen) and sagen is equal to seven English feet.

The porter Gerasim from one novel of Turgenev had a growth of twelve vershok: "Of all her servants was the most wonderful person - porter Gerasim, a man twelve Russian inches of growth, composed of a hero ...».

Gerasim.png

What growth in cm have Poirot and Gerasim?

Please - no answer from Russia and no search in Internet! Use only Mathcad.

A lot of Russisns and not only must solve same task by reading Turgenev, Tolstoj, Dostoevskiy etc.

    Best answer by OscarJ.

    Hello,

    Ok. The growth of Mr. Gerasim is

    a.195.58 cm (2 arshin+12 vershok)

    b.266.7 cm (3 arshin+12 vershok)

    Even if the rusian heros are tall, 266 cm is too much. So I think, it should be 195.58cm

    Regards,

    Oscar J.

    18 replies

    OscarJ.1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    December 21, 2011

    Good Morning,

    Poirot:165.1cm

    Gerasim:53.34cm

    Regards,

    Oscar J.

    ValeryOchkov24-Ruby IVAuthor
    24-Ruby IV
    December 21, 2011

    Oscar Delgado wrote:

    Good Morning,

    Poirot:165.1cm

    Gerasim:53.34cm

    Regards,

    Oscar J.

    Poirot: 165.1cm - correct!

    Gerasim: 53.34 cm - it is typical mistake! The "composed of a hero" (see the picture above) cannot have this growth!

    A lot of people calculate by reading this novel as you and

    A second Example.

    Fedor Dostoevskiy "The Idiot": "a huge twelve vershok gentleman also unusually thick, very dark and silent and apparently fervently hope for his fists."

    PS

    See one vershok converter - http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/units/length/length.rvershok.en.html

    OscarJ.1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    December 21, 2011

    Hello,

    I'm a little bit confused. May you please give us somme clues, because in my mathcad file the growth of Mr Gerasim is 53.34cm.

    sagen=7ft =213.36cm

    arshin=1/3 sagen =71.12cm

    veshok=1/16 arshin =4.445cm

    12 vershok=53.34cm

    I can't find where is the mistake.!!!

    Regards,

    Oscar J.

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