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Part 2. — Customary to metric 



Capacity 



Inches 



to 

 milli- 

 meters 



25.4001 



50.8001 



76.2002 



101.6002 



127.0003 



6 152.4003 



7 177.8004 



8 203.2004 



9 228.6005 



Linear 



Feet to 

 meters 



0.304801 

 0.609601 

 0.914402 

 1.219202 

 1.524003 



1.828804 

 2.133604 

 2.438405 

 2.743205 



Square 



Yards to 

 meters 



0.914402 

 1.828804 

 2.743205 

 3.657607 

 4.572009 



Square 

 inches 



to 

 square 

 centi- 

 meters 



6.452 

 12.903 

 19.355 

 25.807 

 32.258 



Square 

 feet to 

 square 

 deci- 

 meters 



9.290 

 18.581 

 27.871 

 37.161 

 46.452 



Miles 

 to kilo- 

 meters 



1.60935 

 3.21869 

 4.82804 

 6.43739 

 8.04674 



5.486411 9.65608 



6.400813 11.26543 



7.315215 12.87478 



8.229616 14.48412 



Square 

 yards to 

 square 

 meters 



0.836 

 1.672 

 2.508 

 3.345 

 4.181 



Acres 



to 



hectares 



0.4047 

 0.8094 

 1.2141 

 1.6187 

 2.0234 



Fluid 

 drams to 



milli- 

 liters or 



cubic 



centi- 

 meters 



3.70 



7.39 



11.09 



14.79 



18.48 



Fluid 

 ounces 



to 

 milli- 

 liters 



29.57 



59.15 



88.72 



118.29 



147.87 



Liquid 

 quarts 



to 

 liters 



0.94633 

 1.89267 

 2.83900 

 3.78533 

 4.73167 



6 22.18 177.44 5.67800 



7 25.88 207.01 6.62433 



8 29.57 236.58 7.57066 



9 33.27 266.16 8.51700 



Grains to 

 milli- 

 grams 



64.7989 

 129.5978 

 194.3968 

 259.1957 

 323.9946 



Ma 



Avoir- 

 dupois 

 ounces 



to 

 grams 



28.3495 



56.6991 



85.0486 



113.3981 



141.7476 



Avoir- 

 dupois 

 pounds 

 to kilo- 

 grams 



0.45359 

 0.90718 

 1.36078 

 1.81437 

 2.26796 



Gallons 



to 

 liters 



3.78533 



7.57066 



11.35600 



15.14133 



18.92666 



22.71199 

 26.49733 

 30.28266 

 34.06799 



Troy 

 ounces 

 to grams 



31.10348 



62.20696 



93.31044 



124.41392 



155.51740 



6 38.710 55.742 



7 45.161 65.032 



8 51.613 74.323 



9 58.065 83.613 



5.017 2.4281 6 



5.853 2.8328 7 



6.689 3.2375 8 



7.525 3.6422 9 



Cubic 

 inches to 

 cubic 

 centi- 

 meters 



16.387 



32.774 



49.161 



65.549 



81.936 



98.323 



114.710 



131.097 



147.484 



Cubic 



Cubic 

 feet to 



cubic 

 meters 



0.02832 

 0.05663 

 0.08495 

 0.11327 

 0.14159 

 0.16990 

 0.19822 

 0.22654 

 0.25485 



Cubic 

 yards to 



cubic 

 meters 



0.765 

 1.529 

 2.294 

 3.058 

 3.823 

 4.587 

 5.352 

 6.116 

 6.881 



Bushels 

 to 

 hecto- 

 liters 



0.35239 

 0.70479 

 1.05718 

 1.40957 

 1.76196 

 2.11436 

 2.46675 

 2.81914 

 3.17154 



388.7935 170.0972 



453.5924 198.4467 



518.3913 226.7962 



583.1903 255.1457 



1 mile (statute) 



1 mile (nautical) : 



1 Gunter's chain 



1 sq. statute mile : 



1 fathom 



1 nautical mile 



1 foot 



1 avoir, pound 



15432.356 grains 



1 liter 



2.72155 186.62088 



3.17515 217.72437 



3.62874 248.82785 



4.08233 279.93133 



5280 feet 

 6080.20 feet 

 20.1168 meters 

 259.000 hectares 

 1.829 meters 

 1853.25 meters 



0.304801 meter 

 453.5924 grams 



1.000 kilogram 

 1000.028 ± .004 cm 8 



The length of the nautical mile given above, and adopted by the U. S. Coast and Geodetic 

 Survey many years ago, is defined as that of a minute of arc of a great circle of a sphere 

 whose surface equals that of the earth (Clarke's Spheroid of 1866). 



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