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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



CAPACITY. 



60 minims (HI) . 



8 fluid drachms 

 20 fluid ounces 



8 pints . 



1 cubic centimetre 



1 fluid ounce . 



1 pint 



1 gallon 



1 cubic inch . 



1 cubic foot , 



= 1 fluid drachm (3). 

 = 1 fluid ounce ( ). 

 = 1 pint (O). 

 - 1 gallon (C). 



= 16-9 minims. 



= 28-42 cubic centimetres. 



= 568-34 cubic centimetres. 



= 4-54 litres. 



= 16-387 cubic centimetres. 



= 28-317 litres. 



THERMOMETERS. 

 FAHBENHEIT AND CENTIGRADE SCALES. 



To convert degrees F. into degrees C., deduct 32, multiply by 5, and divide by 9. 

 To convert degrees C. into degrees F., multiply by 9, divide by 5, and add 32. 



F. 



212 



112 



106 



104 



102 



101 



100 



99 



98 



97 



C. 



o-o e 



44-4 

 41-1 

 40-0 

 38-9 

 38-3 

 37-8 

 37-2 

 36-7 

 36-1 



F. 

 80 

 70 

 60 

 50 

 41 

 32 

 23 

 14 



5 



C. 

 26-7 

 21-1 

 15-6 

 10-0 

 5-0 

 0-0 

 -5-0 



- 10-0 



- 15-0 



1 kilogrammetre 



1 foot pound . 



1 large or kilocalorie (18) 



1 horse-power. 



VARIOUS, 



= 7-236 foot pounds. 



= 0-1382 kilogrammetre. 



= 426-6 kilogrammetres. 



= 3087 foot pounds. 



= 4562-4 kilogrammetres per minute. 



= 33,000 foot pounds per minute. 



gramme Oxygen at and 760 mm. pressure = 0-699 litres. 



Carbon dioxide ,, = 0-508 ,, 



. Water vapour 



litre Oxygen 



Carbon dioxide ,, 



Nitrogen ,, ,, 



Air ,, 



Hydrogen ,, ,, 



Water vapour ,, 



= 1-244 



= 1-429 grammes. 



= 1-965 



= 1-254 



= 1-292 



= 0-900 



= 0-8132 



1 gramme Protein 966-3 



cubic centimetres 

 of oxygen intake and 



Fat 

 Starch 



2019-3 

 828-8 



773-9 cubic centimetres of carbon 



dioxide output. 

 1427-3 

 828-8 



1 gramme urinary Nitrogen 



= 26-51 Calories. 



= 5-91 litres (8-45 grammes) 



of oxygen. 



= 4-75 litres (9-35 grammes) 

 of carbon dioxide. 



AVERAGE WEIGHTS AND HEIGHTS. 



Average weight of a healthy male child at birth 



,, six months old . 



twelve 



- 6-8 Ibs. 



- 12-4 



- 18-8 , 



A healthy adult man (dressed), 5 feet 8 inches in height, weighs about 11 st., and 

 has a chest circumference of about 38 inches. 



