198 LABORATORY GUIDE IN BACTERIOLOGY 



COMPARATIVE TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



I inch = 2.54 centimeters 



1 foot = 0.3048 meters 



I yard = 0.Q144 meters 



1 mile =1.61 kilometers 



I micromillimeter {micron, ju.) = o.oooooi meters = 0.00003937 in. 



in. =3, 28feet = i. 0936yds. 

 feet =1093. 6 yds. 



I gram = 15.43 grams 



X kilogram = 2 . 205 pounds, avoirdupois 



X kilogram = % . 679 pounds, troy 



I gallon, U.S. liquid = 3785 cubic centimeters 



I quart, U.S. liquid = 946 cubic centimeters 



I pint, U.S. liquid = 473 cubic centimeters 



I ounce, U.S. liquid — 29.57 cubic centimeters 



1,000 cubic centimeters = 1.057 U.S. liquid quarts 



CENTIGRADE AND FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETERS 



