390 APPENDIX C 



COMPARATIVE LIST OF METRIC AND ENGLISH SYSTEMS. 



Metre = 100 centimetres, 1000 millimetres, = 39.3704 inches. 



Millimetre = 1000 microns, -}-^ inch, approximately. 



Inch = 25.899772 mm. (25.4 approximately). 



Litre = 1000 millilitres or 1000 cc, 1 quart (approximately). 



Cubic Centimetre = xm's "^ ^ litre. 



Fluid ounce (8 fluid drachms) = 29.578 cc. , (30 oo., approximately). 



Gram = 15.432 grains. 



Kilogram = 2.204 avoirdupois pounds (2| pounds, approximately). 



Ounce, avoirdupois, =(4371^ grains)= 28. 849 grams ) 30 grams, ap- 



Ounce, Troy or apothecaries, =(480 grains) =31. 103 grams, ) proximately. 



