APPENDIX 493 



Capacity : 



i cubic centimetre (=i c.c.) = i6.9 rninirns imperial measure. 



i litre (=i /.) =35.196 fluid ounces imperial measure. 



i fluid ounec imperial measure (= ig) = 28.42 cubic centimetres. 



i pint imperial measure( xO.) =568.34 cubic centimetres. 



i gallon imperial measure ( = iC.)=4-546 litres, or 10 pounds 

 avoirdupois, of pure water at 62 F. and under an atmospheric 

 pressure of 30 inches of mercury. 



FACTORS FOR CONVERTING FROM ONE SYSTEM TO THE OTHER. 



To convert grammes into grains X 15. 43 2. 



To convert grammes into ounces avoirdupois X 0.03527. 



To convert kilogrammes into pounds ... X 2.2046. 

 To convert cubic centimetres into fluid 



ounces imperial X 0.0352. 



To convert litres into fluid ounces imperial . X 3 5 . 2 . 



To convert metres into inches X39-37- 



To convert grains into grammes X 0.0648. 



To convert avoirdupois ounces into grammes . X 28 . 3 5. 

 To convert troy ounces into grammes . . . X 31 104. 

 To convert fluid ounces into cubic centi- 

 metres X28.42. 



To convert pints into litres X 0.568. 



To convert inches into metres X 0.0254. 



