8 
III.— Measures of 
Metric 
The Unit of Metric Measures of Capacity is the Litre, or Cubic Decimetre, equal to the 
Litres, 
Cubio Inches, 
Cnbic Peet. 
Fluid, Oz, 
r 73296 Cub. Ins. 
Millilitre or cubic centimetre 
= Yooo 
O*06lO3 
0*00004 
0*03522 
Centilitre = 10 cubic cents 
Too 
0*61027 
0*00035 
0*35215 
Decilitre = 100 „ „ 
= 
6*10271 
0 *oo 353 
3*52155 
Litre or cubic Decimetre 
■= I 
6l*02705 
0*03532 
35*2 1547 
Decalitre 
= 10 
6l0'27052 
0*35317 
352*15468 
Hectolitre 
— IOO 
6 ,I 02 * 705 I 5 
3*53166 
3,521*54683 
Kilolitre (cubic metre) 
= 1,000 
6l,027*05I52 
35 * 3 i 658 
35,215*46828 
Myrialitre 
= 10,000 
6 I 0 , 270 * 5 I 5 I 9 
353 *i 658 i 
352,154*68280 
N,B . — The above Table is based upon the value of the Litre as given in the Weights and Measures Act of 1878 — 
0*2302443 Imperial gallons. Under this valuation the Litre = 35*23909 fluid ounces 
Multi 
Millilitres Centilitres Decilitres 
Minims, 
PI. Draebms. 
PI. Oz. 
FI, Draohms. 
FI, Ounces. 
FI, Ounces 
Pints, 
l 
16*903 
0*282 
0*035 
2*817 
0*352 
3*522 
0*176 
a 
33*807 
0*563 
0*070 
5*634 
0*704 
7*043 
0*352 
3 
50*710 
0845 
o* 106 
8452 
1*056 
10.565 
0*528 
4 
67*614 
1*127 
0*141 
11*269 
1*409 
14*086 
0*704 
5 
84*5*7 
1*409 
0*176 
14*086 
1*761 
17*608 
o*88o 
6 
101*421 
I*690 
0*211 
i6*go3 
2113 
21*129 
1*056 
7 
118*324 
1*972 
0*247 
19*721 
2*465 
24*651 
1*233 
8 
135*227 
2*254 
0 282 
22*538 
2*817 
28*172 
1*409 
9 
152*131 
2*536 
0*317 
2 5*355 
3*169 
31*694 
1*585 
10 
169*034 
2817 
0*352 
2817a 
3*522 
35*215 
1*761 
British 
Millilitres 
or cubic oentimetres, 
Centilitres. 
Minim 
= 
0*05916 
0*00592 
Drachm 
= 60 minims 
= 
3*54958 
0*35496 
Fluid ounce 
= 8 FI. drachms 
= 
3839661 
2*83966 
Pint 
= 20 FI. ounces 
= 
567*93235 
56*79322 
Quart 
- 40 „ „ 
= i 
1,135*86449 
113*58665 
Gallon 
= 160 „ „ 
= 4,543*45797 
454*34580 
According to the corrected value of the Litre, as above, 1 pint = *56753 
Multi 
Minims 
to 
Millilitres. 
FI, Draohms 
to 
Millilitres. 
Millilitres. 
Fluid Ounces 
_ t0 
Deoilitres. 
Litres, 
1 
0*059 
15 
= 0*887 
1 
= 
3*550 
28*397 
0*284 
0*028 
2 
= 
o*ii8 
20 
= 1*183 
2 
= 
7*099 
56*793 
0*568 
0*057 
3 
= 
0*1 77 
25 
= 1*479 
3 
= 
10*649 
85*190 
0*852 
o*o 85 
4 
= 
0*237 
30 
= 1*775 
4 
= 
14*198 
113*586 
1*136 
0*114 
5 
= 
0*296 
35 
= 2*071 
5 
= 
17*748 
141*983 
1*420 
0*142 
6 
= 
o* 3 S 5 
40 
= 2*366 
6 
= 
2I‘2Q7 
170*380 
1*704 
0*170 
7 
= 
0*414 
45 
= 2*662 
7 
= 
24*847 
198*776 
1*988 
0*199 
8 
— 
0*473 
50 
= 2958 
8 
= 
28*397 
227*173 
2*272 
0*227 
9 
= 
0*532 
55 
= 3*254 
9 
= 
31*946 
255*570 
2*556 
0*256 
10 = 0*592 60 = 3*550 
i Minim is the measure of 0*91146 
10 
Useful Data . 
grains of water. 
35*498 
283*966 
2*840 
0*284 
= i ounce avoirdupois. 
= 34*65923 cubic inches, 
= 277*27384 „ „ 
1 Fluid drachm 54*6875 »» 
I Fluid outre 437*5 » 
i Pint = fas Hi or 8750 „ 
1 Gallon = 10 ib or 70,000 „ 
Cubic feet x 6*2321 = gallons. 
Gallons x *16046 = cubic feet. 
Litres x *03532 = ,, ,, . Litres X *220 = gallons. 
j Cubic inch of distilled water at 62° F., Bar. 30 ins, = 252*458 grains = *0361 Ib = 16*386176 cubic cent 
1 Cubic foot of water = 62*321 Ib = 6*2321 gallons — 28*315312 litres, 
1 Ton of water = 35*9 cubic feet. 
