Table 5 



EQUIVALENTS OF METRIC AND BRITISH IMPERIAL WEIGHTS AND 



MEASURES* 



( 1 ) METRIC TO IMPERIAL (For U. S. Weights and Measures, see Table 3) 



LINEAR MEASURE. 



I millimeter (mm) 



(.001 m) 

 I centimeter (.01 m) 

 1 decimeter (.1 m) 



1 meter (m) . . 



1 dekameter 



(10m) 

 1 hectometer 



(100 m) 

 1 kilometer 



(1,000 m) 

 1 myriameter 



(10,000 m) 

 1 micron . . 



— 0.03937 in. 



0.39370 " 

 3-93701 " 

 39-370H3 " 

 3.280843 ft. 

 1.09361425 yds. 



= 10.93614 



= 109.361425 



= 0.62137 mile. 



= 6.21372 miles. 

 = 0.001 mm. 



SQUARE MEASURE. 



.= 0.1550 sq. in. 



= 15.500 sq. in. 



1 sq. centimeter 

 1 sq. decimeter 



( 100 sq. cm ) j 

 1 sq. meter or centi-1 f 10.7639 sq. ft. 



are (100 sq. dm) J V 1.1960 sq. yds. 

 1 are (100 sq. m) = 119.60 sq. yds. 

 1 hectare (100 aresl 



or 10,000 sq.m)/ = 2.47 nacres. 



CUBIC MEASURE. 



cu. centimeter 



(cc) (1,000 cubic f- 

 millimeters) 



cu. decimeter 



(cd) (i.ooocubic > = 

 centimeters) J 



CU. METER 



or stere 

 ( 1,000 cd) 



0.0610 cu. in. 



61.024 " " 



j'35-3i48cu. ft. 

 I 1.307954 cu. yds. 



MEASURE OF CAPACITY. 



1 milliliter (ml) 

 (.001 liter) 



1 centiliter (.01 liter) 



1 deciliter (.1 liter) 

 1 liter (1,000 cu. "1 

 centimeters or 1 j> 

 cu. decimeter) J 

 1 dekaliter (10 liters) 

 1 hectoliter (100 " ) 

 1 kiloliter (1,000" ) 



= 0.0610 cu. in. 



__f 0.61024" " 

 — 1 0.070 gill. 

 = 0.176 pint. 



= 1.75980 pints. 



= 2.200 gallons. 

 = 2.75 bushels. 

 — 3-437 quarters. 



APOTHECARIES' MEASURE. 



1 cubic centi- 

 meter ( 1 

 gram w't) 



1 cu. millimeter 



0.03520 fluid ounce. 

 0.28157 fluid drachm. 

 15.43236 grains weight. 

 0.01693 minim. 



AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 



1 milligram (mg) . .: 

 1 centigram (.01 gram); 

 1 decigram (.1 " ): 



I GRAM : 



1 dekagram (10 grams): 

 1 hectogram (100 " ): 



I KILOGRAM (i.OOO" ) 



1 myriagram (10 kg) 

 1 quintal ( 100 " ) 



1 millier or tonne 1 

 (1,000 kg) 



_f 



0.01543 grain. 

 0.15432 " 

 1.54324 grains. 

 15.43236 

 5.64383 drams. 

 3.52739 oz. 



2.2046223 lb. 



15432.3564 

 t grains. 

 22.04622 lbs. 

 1. 9684 1 cwt. 



= 0.9842 ton. 



TROY WEIGHT. 



{0.03215 oz. Troy. 

 0.64301 pennyweight. 

 15.43236 grains. 



APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 



0.25721 drachm. 



1 cram = ^ 0.77162 scruple. 



I5-43236 grains. 



Note. — The Meter is- the length, at the temperature of 0° C, of the platinum-iridium bar deposited 

 at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures at Sevres, Hear Paris, France. 



The present legal equivalent of the meter is 39.370113 inches, as above stated. 



The Kilogram is the mass of a platinum-iridium weight deposited at the same place. 



The Liter contains one kilogram weight of distilled water at its maximum density (4° C), the bar- 

 ometer being at 760 millimeters. 



In accordance with the schedule adopted under the Weights and Measures (metric system) Act, 1897. 



Smithsonian Tables 



