WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



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Measures of surface. 



Measures of capacit ij . 



Weights 



For convenience in converting metric weights and measures into denomina- 

 tions in use, and vice versa, the following tables have been prepared. For the 

 sake of unilormity in them, the metre is regarded as 39.37 inches, and the kilo- 

 gram as 2.2046 avoirdupois pounds. The contents of the bushel and gallon are 

 regarded, severally, as 2,150.42 and 231 cubic inches. The tables are computed 

 from these several numbers and from the cominonlj recognized relations of 

 weights and measures. 



The use of the tables may be seen by a few examples: 



Example 1 — to find the number of miles in 74 kilonaetres : In Table I, in 

 the line fo»,70 and in the column under 4 we find 45.981, which is the number 

 of miles required. 



