APPENDIX. 



523 



The weight of the Kilogramme is settled by Act of Parliament to be equal to 15432.3487 

 English grains ; but according to the U. S. Pharmacopeia it is equal to 15,434.023 

 or a.bout lb ij ^ v ^j- 



COMPARISON OF THE METRICAL WITH THE COMMON MEASURES. 

 BY DR. WARREN DE LA RUE. 



MEASURES OF LENGTH. 



Millimetre 



Centimetre 



Decimetre 



Metre . . 



Decametre 



Hectometre 



Kilometre 



Myriometre 



In English Feet 

 = 12 Inches. 



0.0032809 



0.0328090 



0. 3280*99 



3.2808992 



32.8089920 



328.0899200 



3280-8992000 



32808.9920000 



In English 



Yards 

 = 3 Feet. 



0.0010936 



0.0109363 



0.1093G33 



10936331 



10.9363310 



109.3633100 



1093.C331000 



10936.3310000 



In English 



Miles 

 = 1,760 Yards. 



0.0000006 

 0.0000062 

 O.OOOCG21 

 0.0006214 

 0.0062138 

 0.0621382 

 0.6213824 

 6.213824-1 



1 Inch 

 1 Foot 



2.539954 Centimetres. 

 3.0479449 Decimetres. 



1 Yard = 0.91438348 Metre. 



1 Mile = 1.6093149 Kilometres. 



MEASURES OF SURFACE. 



1 Square Inch = 6.4513669 Square Centimetres. 

 1 Square Foot = 9.2899683 Square Decimetres. 

 1 Square Yard = 0.83609715 Square Metre or Centaire. 

 1 Acre = 0.404671021 Hectare. 



MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 



In Cubic 

 Inches. 



In Cubic Ft. 



= 1,728 

 Cubic In. 



In Pints 

 = 34.65923 

 Cubic In. 



In Gallons 

 = 8 Pints 



= 277.27384 

 Cubic In. 



In Bushels 

 = 8 Gallons 

 = 2218.19075 



Cubic In. 



MilHlitre, or cubic 

 centimetre . . . 



Centilitre,or 10 cubic 

 centimetres . . . 



Decilitre, or 100 cu- 

 bic centimetres . 



Litre, or cubic deci- 

 metre 



Decalitre, or centi- 

 stere 



Hectolitre, or deci- 

 Btere 



Kilolitre, or stere, or 

 cubic metre . . . 



Myriolitre, or deca- 

 stere 



0.061027 



0.610271 



6.102705 



61.027052 



610.270515 



6102.705152 



61027.051519 



010270.515194 



0.0000353 



0.0003532 



0.0035317 



0.0353166 



3531658 



3.5316581 



35.3165807 



353.1658074 



0.001761 



0.017608 



0.176077 



1.760773 



17.607734 



176 077341 



1760 773414 



17607734140 



0.00022010 



0.00220097 



0.02200967 



0.22009668 



2.20096677 



22.00966767 



220.09667675 



2200.96676750 



O.OOOC27512 



O.OOC275121 



0.002751208 



0.027512085 



0.27512C846 



2.751208459 



27.512084594 



275.120845937 



1 Cubic Inch = 16.3861759 Cubic Centimetres. 

 1 Cubic Foot = 28.3153119 Cubic Decimetres. 

 1 Gallon = 4.513457969 Litres. 



