TABLE 3. 



EQUIVALENTS OF BRITISH IMPERIAL AND METRIC WEIGHTS 

 AND MEASURES. 



(3) IMPERIAL TO METRIC. 



9 



NOTE. The YARD is the length at 62 Fahr. , marked on a bronze bar deposited with the Board of Trade. 



The POUND is the weight of a piece of platinum weighed in vacuo at the temperature of o C., and which is also 

 deposited with the Board of Trade. 



The GALLON contains 10 Ib. weight of distilled water at the temperature of 62 Fahr., the barometer being at 

 30 Inches. 



SMITHSONIAN TABLES. 



