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TABLE SHOWING RELATION OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF 



THE METRIC SYSTEM TO APPROXIMATE WEIGHTS AND 



MEASURES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



MEASURES OF LENGTH. 



One Myriameter = 



One Kilometer = 



One Hectometer = 



One Decameter = 



One METER 



One Decimeter = 



One Centimeter = 



One Millimeter = 



One Myriagram 

 One Kilogram 

 One Hectogram 

 One Decagram 



One GRAM 



One Decigram 

 One Centigram 



One Milligram 



One Myrialiter = 



One Kiloliter 



One Hectoliter = 



10,000 meters =32,800 feet. 



i,ooo meters = 3,280 feet. 



100 meters = 328 feet, 



i o meters = 3 2. 80 feet. 



f the ten-millionth part of a j 

 j quarter of the Meridian i 

 [ of the Earth 

 the tenth part of i meter 



f the one-hundredth part of } , . 



{one meter J " -393 ) mch. 



the one-thousanth part of 

 one meter 



= 39.368 inches. 



inches. 



= 0.039 



inch - 



WEIGHTS. 



10,000 grams 



1,000 grams 



100 grams 



10 grams 



the weight of a cubic cen- 1 

 timeter of water at 4 C. J 

 the tenth part of a gram 

 the looth part of i gram 

 the thousanth part of one 1 

 gram 



= 26 pounds Troy. 

 = 2 pounds Troy. 

 = 3! ounces Troy. 

 = 2\ drams Troy. 



15-434 



grains. 



= 1-543 (i) grans. 

 = 0.154 () grain. 



= 0.015 



grain. 



MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 



10 cubic Meters or the 

 measures of 10 Milliers of 

 water 



i cubic Meter or the 

 measure of i Millier of 

 water 



100 cubic Decimeters or 

 the measure of i Quintal 

 of water 



= 2,600 gallons. 



260 gallons. 



26 gallons. 



