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Length of the Napoleonic wars

Length of the Napoleonic wars (12 y)

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Length of the Napoleonic wars (12 y)

  • is 1/40 of Duration of Roman Republic (482 y)...more
  • is 2/5 of Lifespan of horse (30 y)...more
  • is 2/5 of Period of Saturn's orbit (29.5 y)...more
  • is about as big as Period of Jupiter's orbit (11.86 y)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

Is That A Big Number? - The Book

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