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TABLES. 



TABLE I. 



THE METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



1. 

 Measures of Length. 



1 Metre = 1 Metre. 



1 Decimetre = 0.1 " 



1 Centimetre = 0.01 " 



1 Millimetre = 0.001 " 



1 Metre = 89.37 Inches. 



1 Centimetre = 0.3937 Inch. 



1 Foot = 30.48 Centimetres. 



1 Inch = 25.4 Millimetres. 



The accompanyin<r scales, copied from Professor 

 H. A. Newton's little pamphlet (The Metric 

 System of Weiiihts and Measures, Avith Tables. 

 Prepared for the Smithsonian Institntion), ex- 

 hibit the relative magnitude of the divisions of 

 the metre and inches. 



Measures of Volume. 



1 Cubic metre 

 1 Cubic decimetre 

 1 Cubic centimetre 

 1 Cubic centimetre 

 1 Litre 



1 Gallon (imperial) 

 1 Gallon (wine) 

 1 Hectolitre 



1000. 



.Litres. 



1. Litre. 



0.001 Litre. 



0.06103 Cubic Inch. 



0.88060 Quart. 



4.5435 Litres. 



3.79 Litres. 



2.84 Bushels. 



3. 



The Weights of the Metric System. 



1 Kilo^gramme 

 1 Hectogramme 

 1 Decagramme 

 1 Gramme 

 1 Decigramme 

 1 Centigramme 

 1 xMilligramme 

 1 Kilogramme 

 1 Gramme 

 1 



1 Pound 

 1 Ounce 

 1 Grain 



1000 



100 " 



10 " 



1 Gramme. 



0.1 



0.01 " 



0.001 " 



2.2046.P'ds (avoirdupois.) 

 0.0353, Ounce " 



15.432 Grains. 



453.6 Grammes. 



28.3 " 



64.8 MilligrammeB. 



.Grammes. — 



Abbreviations. 



Centimetre 



Millimetre 



Cubic centimetre. 



Kilogramme 



Gramme 



Milligramme 



.Cm. 

 Mm. 

 .C.c. 



.Kilo. 

 Grm. 

 . Mgr. 



