398 



Solid Measure. 



Cubic Metres. Cubic Inches. 



Millistere -ooi 6ro28 



Centistere *oi 6io - 28 



Decistere -I 6,102-8 



Stere, or cubic metre I 61,028 



Decastere 10 



Hectostere 100 



Cubic Feet. Cubic Yards. 



'353 

 3'53I 



13 

 I -308 

 13-08 

 130-802 



Dry and Fluid Measure. 



Millilitre 



Centilitre 



Decilitre 



Litre 



Decalitre 



Hectolitre 



Kilolitre 



Myrialitre 



The metrical system is based on the metre (39*3709 inches) r 

 which is the ten-millionth part of the quadrant of a terrestrial 

 meridian. The litre is the cube of the tenth part of a metre ; the 

 weight of a litre of distilled water at its greatest density is a kilo- 

 gramme, and one-thousandth of this is a gramme, the are is TOO 

 square metres, and the stere one cubic metre. 



Specific Gravities of a few common and useful things. 



Distilled water 

 Rain water 

 Sea water 

 Common earth - 

 Rough sand 

 Karth and gravel 

 Moi>t sand 

 Gravelly sand 



day 



Clay and gravel - 

 Silicious sand 

 Sandy cl;iy 

 Loamy clay 

 Brick clay 

 Pure grey clay - 

 Pipe clay 

 Arable soil 



rooo Garden Mould -'33- 



1-0013 Humus 1-370 



[027 Flint, dark - 2-542 



1-48 Flint, white - 2-741 



ri)2 Lime, unslaked 1-842 



2-02 C'halk - 2-62 



2.05 Gr.mitc - 2.5 to 2-66 



2*07 I.iinet<>ne - 2*64 2.72 



2-15 nuait/ 2-56 2-75 



2-48 Stones t'or building, various r66 ,, 2*62 



2-653 Brick 1-41 i'86 



2'6oi Iron, ca>t - - 7-23 



2-5x1 Iron, wrought 



2-560 Lead, flattened 11-388- 



2-533 ^' IK '. filled - 7-191 



2-540 Rock salt - - 2*257 

 2-401 



