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tum – "thumb" (inch), 1 ⁄ 12 fot, 2.474 cm (0.974 in). After 1863 1 ⁄ 10 fot , 2.96 cm, not much accepted by professional users in mechanics and carpentry who later switched to English inch (2.54 cm, abandoned only late 20th century) and metric system.
Square post front, U notch rear iron sights or telescopic sight. "Swedish Mausers" are a family of bolt-action rifles based on an improved variant of Mauser 's earlier Model 1893, but using the 6.5×55mm Swedish cartridge, and incorporating unique design elements as requested by Sweden. [2] These are the m/94 (Model 1894) carbine, m/96 (Model ...
The European bullhead [1] [3] ( Cottus gobio) is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the family Cottidae, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bullhead, [2] [3] and cob . The European bullhead is a small demersal fish that lives both in cold ...
Sweden. / 59.350°N 18.067°E / 59.350; 18.067. Sweden, [f] formally the Kingdom of Sweden, [g] [h] is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), [10] Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe.
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think is a 2018 book by Swedish physician, professor of international health at Karolinska Institute [1] and statistician Hans Rosling with his son Ola Rosling and daughter-in-law Anna Rosling Rönnlund. The book was published posthumously a year after ...
Span (unit) Some hand-based measurements, including the great span (4) A span is the distance measured by a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger. In ancient times, a span was considered to be half a cubit. Sometimes the distinction is made between the great span or full span (thumb to little finger) and little ...
The Swedish Empire ( Swedish: stormaktstiden, "the Era of Great Power") [1] was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden became a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region. The beginning of the period is usually taken as the reign of ...
The Swedish Armed Forces ( Swedish: Försvarsmakten ⓘ, lit. 'the Defence Force') are the armed forces of the Kingdom of Sweden, tasked with the defence of the country as well as with promoting Sweden's wider interests, supporting international peacekeeping, and providing humanitarian aid. It consists of four service branches: the Swedish Army ...
Design. Blue with a yellow Nordic cross that extends to the edges of the flag. Overall ratio, including the tails, is 1:2. The national flag of Sweden ( Swedish: Sveriges flagga) consists of a yellow or gold Nordic cross (i.e. a horizontal cross extending to the edges, with the crossbar closer to the hoist than the fly) on a field of light blue.
Swedish passports are issued by the Swedish Police and applications are made at police stations equipped with a passport terminal for taking photographs and fingerprints. Passports issued since 1 October 2005 are biometric, and valid for five years. [7] Earlier passports were valid for ten years (adults) or five years (children).