Appendix 2 



IMPERIAL AND METRIC EQUIVALENTS 



Linear Measure 



I inch 2 '54 centimetres 



I foot ( 1 2 inches) .... 30 -48 centimetres 



I yard (3 feet) 0-9144 metre 



I fathom (6 feet) .... i -8288 metres 

 I mile (1,760 yards) . . i -6093 kilometres 



Capacity Measure 



I pint 0-568 htre 



I quart (2 pints) .... 1-136 htres 

 I gallon (8 pints) .... 4 "546 litres 



Avoirdupois Weight 



I ounce 28-35 grams 



I pound (16 ozs.) .... 0-4536 kilogram 



I stone (14 lb.) 6-35 kilograms 



I quarter (28 lb.) .... 12-7 kilograms 



I cwt 50-8 kilograms 



I ton (20 cwt.) 1,016 kilograms 



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