ENGLISH MEASURES EX- 

 PRESSED IN THE METRIC 

 SYSTEM. 



WEIGHT (Avoirdupois). 



1 grain = 0*0648 gramme. 

 1 oz. = 28-350 grammes 

 lib. = 453-590 

 1 cwt. = 51 kilogrammes. 



LENGTH. 



1 inch = 25 '40 millimetres. 



1 foot = 30'48 ceritimetres. 



1 yard = 0-9 14 metre. 



1 mile (1,7 60 yards) = 1-6 kilometres. 



VOLUME. 



1 cubic inch = 16'387 cubic centi- 

 metres. 



1 cubic foot = 28-317 litres. 

 1 pint = 568 cubic centimetres. 

 1 gallon = 4-546 litres. 



UNITS OF THE METRIC 

 SYSTEM EXPRESSED AS 

 ENGLISH MEASURES. 



WEIGHT. 



1 milligramme = 0'0154 grain 

 (about 5 gr.). 



1 gramme (weight of 1 cubic centi- 

 metre of water at 4 C.) = 

 15-432 grains. 



1 kilogramme (1,000 grammes) = 

 2-2 Ibs. 



LENGTH. 



1 millimetre = 0-03937 inch (about 



-g 1 ^ inch). 



1 centimetre = 0"3937 inch (about 



f inch). 



1 decimetre = nearly 4 inches. 

 1 metre = 39*37 inches. 



VOLUME. 



1 cubic centimetre = 0-061 cubic 

 inch (about 15 minims). 



1 litre or cubic decimetre (1,000 

 c.c.)= 1-76 pints. 



RELATION OF CENTIGRADE TO FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETERS 



Freezing Point C. 32 F. 



Boiling Point - 100 C. 212 F. 



1 Centigrade = 1*8 Fahrenheit 



