390 APPENDIX. 



MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 



Metric System. 



A litre is the standard, and is equal to lOOO cubic centimetres (lOOO cc.)i 

 each cubic centimetre is the volume of i gramme of distilled water at 4° C. 



I cubic centimetre (i cc.)= 16.931 minims, 



I litre= 1000 cc. = i pint 15 oz. 2 drs. 11 min. (35.2154 oz.) 



English System. 



I minim — 0.059 cubic centimetre. 



1 fluid drachm = 60 minims =- 3-549 cubic centimetres. 



I fluid ounce = 8 fluid drachms •= 28.398 ,, „ 



I pint —20 fluid ounces =567936 ,, ,, 



I gallon — 8 pints = 4.54837 litres. 



0.015432 grain. 

 0.154323 n 

 1.543235 >f 

 15-43235 grains. 

 1543235 

 543-235 >* 



) II 



= 2 lb. 3 oz. 1 19.8 ,, 



[For practical purposes the kilogramme or kilo is taken at 2.2 lbs.] 



English System. 



I grain — 0.0648 gramme. 



I ounce- 437. 5 grains =» 28.3595 grammes. 



115.-1602.-7000 „ -435-5925 !• 



