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I cubic foot of water .. .. = 0*0279017 ton. 



do. do. .. .. = 6*232 gallons. 



I gallon = '16051 cubic foot. 



do. = 277*274 „ inches. 



I cubic metre of water .. = -985 ton. 



437 '5 grains = i oz. avdp. 



7000 „ = I lb. „ 



French Weights and Measures, and their Equivalents in 



English Terms. 



I foot = 0*30479545 metre. 



I metre = 3*280899 feet 



I inch = 2*539954 centimetres. 



I centimetre = 0*3937079 inch. 



I square foot .. .. = 0*09289968 metre. 



I „ metre .. .. = 10*7643 feet. 



I „ inch .. .. = 6*45016, &c.,sq. centimetres. 



I „ centimetre .. = 0*154757, &c., sq. inch. 



I cubic foot = 0*0283153 cubic metre. 



I ,, metre (stere) .. = 35-3x658 „ feet 



I cubic yard = 0*76451^ „ metre. 



I _„ metre ., .. = 1-30IL _ : yards. 



I kilometre = 0*6214 mile. 



I mile .. = 1*60932 kilometres. 



I grain (avdp.) .. .. = 0*064798, &c., gramme. 



I ounce (02.) .. .. = 28*349375 grammes. 



I pound (lb.) .. .. = 0*45359265 kilogramme. 



I gramme = 15*43267 grains. 



453*59 grammes .. .. = 0*352739 ounce. 



I kilogramme .. .. = 2*2048515. 



I ton = 1016*0475 kilogrammes. 



I gallon = 4*543457 litres. 



I litre .. = 0*2200967 gallons. 



I hectolitre = 22*00967 gallons. 



I bushel = 36*34766 litres. 



I hectolitre = 2*7512 bushels. 



I cubic foot = 28*33 litres. 



I perch of land .* .. = '2529194 are. 



I are = 3 * 953^3 perches. 



I acre = * 404671 hectare. 



I hectare = 2 '471 143 acres. 



