APPENDIX. 



COMPARISON OF METRICAL WITH ENGLISH MEASURES. 



Measures of Length. 



i millimetre =0*03937 inch, 

 i centimetre = 0-3937 1 

 i decimetre =3-93708 inches, 

 i metre =39'3779 



i inch =25-3995 millimetres. 



Measures of Weight. 



* gramme = 15-432349 grains. 

 i kilogramme = 2*2046213 pounds. 



i ounce =28-3495 grammes, 



i pound =453-5926 grammes. 



Measures of Volume. 



i cubic centimetre = 0-06 1 02 7 cubic inch. 



i litre (1,000 cubic centimetres) = 61*02 705 2 cubic inches. 



= 1-760773 pints. 



= 0-22009668 gallon. 



i cubic inch = 16-3861759 cubic centimetres. 



i cubic foot =28-3153119 cubic decimetres (or litres). 



t pint =0*567932 litres. 



i gallon =4-5434579 litres. 



Measures of Work. 



i kilogrammetre = about 7-24 foot-pounds, 

 i foot-pound =0-1381 kilogrammetre. 



Temperature Scales. To convert degrees Fahrenheit into degrees 

 Centigrade, subtract 32, and multiply the remainder by . To convert 

 degrees C. into degrees F. multiply by fl, and add 32 to the result. 



