TABLES OF EQUIVALENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 



I. Equivalent Measures of Length, Metric and English. 



I inch = 25.40 millimeters (mm.). 

 I foot = 30.48 centimeters (cm.). 

 I yard = gi.44 centimeters (cm.). 

 I millimeter (mm.) = 0.039 inch. 

 10 millimeters (i cm.) = 0.394 inch'. 

 100 millimeters (i dm.) = 3.937 inches. 

 1,000 millimeters (i meter) =: 39.370 inches. 



2. Equivalent Weights, Metric and Apothecaries'. 



I grain — 0.065 gram (g.). 



I ounce = 31.104 grams (g.). 



I pound = 273.236 grams (g.). 



I milligram (mg.) = o.oi5 grains. 



I centigram (eg.) = 0.154 grains. 



I decigram (dg.)= 1.543 grains. 



I gram (g.)= 15.432 grains. 



/u \ \ 1.543-235 grains, or 3 ounces, 

 100 grams (hg.) = j 'V^al^.^and 43 grains. 



1 000 e-rams fkilo^ - i i5>432-349 grains, or 2 pounds, 

 1,000 grams ^kuoj - ^ g ^^^^^^^ j ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^ grains. 



3. Equivalent Weights, Metric and Avoirdupois. 



I grain = 0.065 gram (g.). 

 I ounce = 28.35 grams (g.). 

 I pound = 453.59 grams (g.). 

 I gram (g.)= 15-43 grains. 

 100 grams (hg.) = 3 ounces, 230 grains. 

 1,000 grams (kilo) = 35 ounces, 120 grains. 



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