198 LABORATORY GUIDE IN BACTERIOLOGY 



COMPARATIVE TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



I inch ~ :f.54 centimeters 



1 foot = 0.3048 meters 



1 yard = 0.9144 meters 



I mile = 1.61 kilometers 



z micromiUimeter (micron, fi) = o.oooooi meters = 0.00003937 iQ> 



1 millimeter = o.ooi meters= 0.03937 in. 



I centimeter = o.oi meters= 0.3937 in. 



I decimeter = o.i meters = 3-937 i^- 



I meter = i meters= 39.37 in. =3.28feet = i.0936yds. 



I kilometer = i ,000 meters = 3,281 feet = 1093 . 6 yds. 



I grain = 0.064S grams 



I ounce, avoirdupois = 28.35 grams 

 I ounce, troy = 31.10 grams 



I pound, avoirdupois = 4S3-6 grams 

 I pound, troy = 37 3 grams 



I gram = 15.43 grains 



I kilogram = 2.205 pounds, avoirdupois 



I kilogram = 2.679 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 



r.ooo cubic centimeters = i .057 U.S. liquid quarts 



CENTIGRADE AND FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETERS 



