TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
AVOIRDUPOIS. 
Sar ear RT 
Grains. Drachms. | Ounces. Lbs. Qrs. | Cwt. | Tons. 
(QUAI os es sees 1 nys baeteaete see, se ectat ee ae Sores |= === Se eae eee 
Drachm!... 25-32 27,34 Da ae rte fy Ge Nal bee Ca Ne 
QuncCes > =n pespea- 437.5 16 TD aisaoree testes ease ane oe = eens 
RPoundie ence ansebin 7000. 256 16 We eat ooo tenes oe 
Qwartetee o- cea'4-4 = 196000. 7168. 448, 28. Tybetices | rece 
Oyite ca aqcente gnats 784000, 28672. 1792. 112. 4 Alege ate 
ones se os eh 15680000, 573440, 35840, 2240, 80 20 1 
TROY WEIGHT. 
Grains. | Dwts. |Ounces.| Lb. 
(CEN 2 See ee a se Oe eo ain & da Ciaaeati eee cysmets 5 (Ee ee ene SRT as AGE Gm me Fe 
EUR cide on a nnn gee ek inn ani agt 24 jp Maer esperg ai ese - 
‘1QunCeseetasrcscee teehee boGele hateetata,ctaceee 480 20 i leoteee 
(eet eae a del Bignlaeniig i abil heated 5760 240 12 | 1 
1 cubic inch of distilled water, in air, at 62° F............-- — 252.456 er. 
1 cubic inch of distilled water, 7m vacuo, at 629 F.......--..- == 252.722 gr. 
Cubie inches. 
PAO eclacicm aslo o.9.0 + aad ae) bed» «= <n a Se 
EE oy <9 st-lae- 53 bd ow tivals ddciek + sean == 34.659. 
dL BOle GUNCOs fos ~- « neeseie Sin et et ete =, seo: 
OME Ceab ard TEAS 3 or ccjerd eae os sees == 61.024. 
DiGi Pes MOMENTS 6 45-55 «<1lS oars nl bens wo nd we = 0.061024. 
TC CRUMOTE ee ow 3 oo cn wine oo « Sa wen a mee te = 16.387 cubic centimetres. 
1.00000 parts of gas at 32° F., 29.922 bar., (also at 32°,) become, at 60° F., 
bar. 30 inches, (also at 60°) 1.05720 parts. 
FRANCE. 
METRICAL SYSTEM NOW IN USE. 
LENGTH. 
English value. 
Millimetre, (1,000th of a metre).... 0.03937 inch. 
Centimetre, (100ih of a metre)... -- 0.39371 inch. 
Decimetre, (10th of a metre) ...... 3.93708 inches. 
Metre,* (unit of length).........-. 39.3708 inches, or 3.2809 feet. 
Decametre, (10 metres) ..--.--.--- 32.809 feet, or 10.9363 yards. 
Hectometre, (100 metres)..-.------ 328.09 feet, or 109.3633 yards. 
Kilometre, (1,000 metres).-....---- 1,093.63 yards, or 0.62138 mile. 
Myriametre, (10,000 metres)....-... 10,936.33 yards, or 6.21382 miles. 
* The metre is a ten-millionth part of the quadrant of the meridian of the earth, or, in other 
words, the ten-millionth part of the distance from the equator to the pole. _ 
