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Gabriel Mouton (1618–1694), a French scientist, is considered to be the "founding father" of the metric system.

The following length conversions can be used to derive some area conversions.

1 mi = 1.609344* km
1 yd = 0.9144* meters
1 ft = 30.48* cm
1 in = 2.54* cm
* Exact conversion between Metric and English

1 hectare = 10,000 square meters (100 m by 100 m)
1 square mile = 640 acres
1 acre = 4,840 yd²

1 mi² = 5280*5280 ft²
1 ft² = 144 in²
1 yd² = 9 ft²