Paris point

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The Paris point is a unit of length defined as {{convert|2/3|cm|mm in|sigfig=3}}. It is commonly used for shoe sizes in Continental Europe.

The unit was invented by French shoemakers in the early 1800s.{{cite magazine|editor-first=Bue|editor-last=Kindtler-Nielsen|title=Varifrån kommer skonumren?|trans-title=|magazine=Världens Historia|publisher=Bonnier Publications International|issue=2|year=2019|page=71|language=sv|issn=0806-4709}} Its origin probably lies in {{frac|2|3}} centimetre being very close to {{frac|1|4}} inch; a French inch {{lang|fr|pouce-roi}} is around 27 mm, a quarter of that is 6.7 mm, close to 6.{{overbar|6}} mm defined for the Paris point.{{cite web|last=Drevet|first=Louis|title=Une petite histoire des poids et mesures|url=http://www.pesagefacile.com/xnews/news.articles.5/UNE-PETITE-HISTOIRE-DES-POIDS-ET-MESURES--Louis-DREVET.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064755/http://www.pesagefacile.com/xnews/news.articles.5/UNE-PETITE-HISTOIRE-DES-POIDS-ET-MESURES--Louis-DREVET.html|language=fr|accessdate=18 August 2011|archive-date=4 March 2016}}