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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Concluded. 



METRIC SYSTEM. 

 Measures of Length, Capacity and Weight. 



1 myriametre = 10 kilometres = 10000 metres. 

 1 tonne = 1000 kilogrammes = 100 quintals = 10 myriagrammes. 

 1 gramme = weight of 1 cubic centimetre of distilled water at its maximum 

 density at sea level in latitude of Paris and barometer at 760 millimetres. 

 1 litre = 1 cubic decimetre. 



METRIC SYSTEM. 

 Square or Surface Measure. 



1 square myriametre = 100 square kilometres = 100 000 000 square metres. 



METRIC SYSTEM. 

 Cubic Measure. 



1 cubic metre = 1 kilolitre = 1 stere. 



