198 LABORATORY GUIDE IN BACTERIOLOGY 



COMPARATIVE TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



inch =2.54 centimeters 

 foot = 0.3048 meters 

 yard = 0.9144 meters 

 mile = i . 61 kilometers 

 micromillimeter (micron, /*) = o.oooooi meters = 0.00003937 in. 

 millimeter = o.ooi meters = 0.03937 in. 

 centimeter = o.oi meters = 0.3937 in. 

 decimeter = o.i meters = 3-937 in- 



meter = i meters= 39.37 in. =3. 28 feet = 1.0936 yds. 



kilometer = 1,000 meters = 3,281 feet =1093. 6 yds. 



i grain = 0.0648 grams 



i ounce, avoirdupois = 28.35 grams 



i ounce, troy = 31.10 grams 



i pound, avoirdupois = 453.6 grams 



i pound, troy = 37 3 



gram = 15. 43 grains 



kilogram = 2 . 205 pounds, avoirdupois 



kilogram = 2.679 pounds, troy 



gallon, U.S. liquid = 3785 cubic centimeters 



quart, U.S. liquid = 946 " cubic centimeters 



pint, U.S. liquid = 473 cubic centimeters 



i ounce, U.S. liquid = 29.57 cubic centimeters 



1,000 cubic centimeters = 1.057 U.S. liquid quarts 



THERMOMETERS 



C. F. 



6 42.8 



7 44-6 



8 46.4 



9 48.2 



10 50.0 



11 51.8 



12 53-6 



13 55-4 



14 57-2 



15 59-o 



16 60.8 



17 62.6 



