528 COMPUTATION TABLES 



Miscellaneous Measures, Weights, and Estimates 



Measures and dimensions of many kinds 



-fa of an inch = a line (American). 



j*jj of an inch = a line (French). 



3 inches = a palm. 



4 inches = a hand. 



9 inches = a span. 



18 inches = a cubit. 



2^ feet = a military pace. 



3 (or 3.3) feet = a pace. 



6 feet =1 fathom. 



240 yards = 1 cable's length. 



12 of any article =1 dozen. 



12 dozen =1 gross. 



20 of any article .'...= 1 score. 



A wine gallon (U. S. standard) . . 



A dry gallon 



An imperial gallon (British standard) 

 An imperial or English bushel 



231 cubic inches. 

 268.8 cubic inches. 

 277.274 cubic inches. 

 2218.192 cubic inches. 



A U. S. bushel = 2150.42 cubic inchoa. 



A U. S. bushel heaped (heaped to a cone 6 inches high) = 2747.7 cubic inches. 



1 pint of water weighs 1.0431 pounds. 



1 gallon of water weighs 8.3448 pounds. 



1 cubic foot of water weighs G2.425 pounds at 39.2 F. 



1 stone is 14 pounds. 



An English (statute) mile is 1760 yards. 



A Scotch mile is 1984 yards. 



An Irish mile is 2249 yards. 



A Dutch mile is 8101 yards. 



A Roman mile is 1628 yards. 



A German mile is 6859 yards. 



A Russian mile is 1100 yards. 



An Arabian mile is 2148 yards. 



A sea (nautical) mile is 2026 yards (1& mi.). 



A knot is the traveling speed of a ship, reckoned by making 

 1 sea-mile in 1 hour. 



1 tael (Chinese) is 1J oz. avoir. 



1 Danish pound is 1.102 Ib. avoir. 



1 Russian pound is 9 Ib. avoir. 



1 libra (Spanish) is 1.014 Ib. avoir. 



100 pounds nails =1 keg. 



196 pounds flour =1 barrel. 



150 pounds potatoes =1 barrel of freight. 



280 pounds salt =1 barrel. 



200 pounds beef, fish, or pork =1 barrel. 



45 drops of water is a teaspoonful. 

 1 teaspoonful equals 1 fluid dram. 

 1 dessertspoonful equals 2 teaspoonfuls, or 2 drams. 



1 tablespoonful equals 2 dessertspoonfuls, or 4 teaspoonfuls. 



2 tablespoonfuls equal 8 teaspoonfuls, or 1 fluid ounce. 

 1 common-size wineglassful equals 2 ounces, or % gill. 

 1 common-size tumbler holds % pint. 



A small tea-cup is estimated to hold 4 fluid ounces, or 1 gill. 



1 pound of wheat is equal to about 1 pint. 



1 pound and 2 ounces of Indian meal is equal to 1 quart. 



1 pound of soft butter is equal to about 1 pint. 



1 pound of sugar is equal to about 1 pint. 



A pint of pure water is about a pound. 



A barleycorn is J inch. 



An ell is usually 45 inches. 



A point (in type) is 7 V inch. 



A circle is 3.1415 times the length of its diameter (the ratio being known as pi). 



