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RELATION OF THE WEIGHTS OF THE BRITISH PHARMACOPCEIA TO 



METRICAL WEIGHTS. 



1 Pound = 453-5925 Grammes. 



1 Ounce = 28-3495 



1 Grain = 0-0648 



RELATION OF MEASURES OP CAPACITY OF THE BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA TO THE 



METRICAL MEASURES. 



1 Gallon = 4-543487 litres. 



1 Pint = 0*567936 litres, or 567*936 cubic centimetres. 



1 Fluid Ounce . . = 0-028396 litres, or 28-396 



1 Fluid Drachm . . = 0-003549 litres, or 3'549 



1 Fluid Minim . . = 0-000059 litres, or 0'059 



RELATION OF THE METRICAL WEIGHTS TO THE WEIGHTS OF THE BRITISH 



PHARMACOPOEIA. 



1 Milligramme = 0*015432 Grains. 



1 Centigramme . . . . = 0-15432 

 1 Decigramme = 1-5432 



1 Gramme , . = 15-432 



1 Kilogramme = 2 Ibs. 3 oz., 119'8 grains, or 15432-348 



RELATION OF THE METRICAL MEASURES TO THE MEASURES OF THE 

 BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA. 



1 Millimetre = 0-03937 Inches. 



Centimetre = 0-39371 



Decimetre = 3-93708 



Metre = .39-37079 or one yard 3'7 inches 



Cubic Centimetre = 15 '432 grain measures. 



Litre = 1 pint 15 oz. 2 drachms 11 minims, or 15432-348 grain measures. 



COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ENGLISH AND FRENCH WEIGHTS AND 



MEASURES. 



Grains. 



1 Drachm Avoirdupois . . 27'343 

 1 Pound Troy .... 5760 



1 Ounce .... .480 

 1 Drachm 60 



Myriagramme (10,000 grammes), 321f Troy 



Kilogramme (1000 grammes) 32i oz. Troy 



or 2-2057 Ibs. Avoirdupois. 

 Kilometre (1000 metres) 1093'63 yards, or 



0-62138 miles. 

 Myriametre (10,000 metres) 10936-33 yards, 



or 6-21382 miles. 



or 22-057 Ibs. Avoirdupois. 



1 English Inch is equal to 25'39954 Millimetres. 

 30 English Inches = 762 Millimetres on the Barometer Scale. 



OLD FRENCH LINEAL MEASURE. 



English Inches. 



1 Douzieme, or Point = 0'0074 



12 Points = 1 Ligne == 0-0888 



12 Lignes = 1 Pouce = 1*065765 



12 Pouces = 1 Pied = 12-7892 



1 Pied = 324-7 Millimetres. 



Official Standard Bushel, containing the legal Weight of Aq. Destillata, at 62 F. 

 Barometer at 30 Inches, 80 Ibs. Avoirdupois. 



^ Bushel . . 40 Ibs. Avoidupois. I Gill .... 5 ozs. Avoidupois. 



Peck .... 20 U Gill . . . . 2* 



January, 1870, ascertained error of Standard Bushel in Grains 83'343. 



