5H yard* « 1 rod or pnli
" rod*
70S0 cubU* ineliefl '
40
8 furloQst *•
3 milea »
Linear MmmBt«$ (tpecin/);
1000 mitb
72 point*
4 inebe*
7 »2incb«i
0 Incfae*
flfeet
40 yard*
10 chain*
50B0 20reet
Li0iuf Mtature:
4silb
2 pint*
4 quart*
31 H Kfillon*
2 barrel*
1 furlong
I fttatuLc mile (1700 yaid*. or 52S0 feet)
1 leaiBue
1 inch
1 inrh
1 hAod
1 Burvei'or'* link
1 apan
1 fathom
1 bolt {cloth)
1 furloDE
1 nautical mile «
M51fl Btatulc milea
fiTmnatl
— 1 pint
— 1 quart
— 1 fl^llon
— 1 barrel
— 1 bafshawl
paper* the otd m*a*ure ia *tilt in uae:
24 sheets » 1 quire
20 quire* * 1 ream (480 •!»««*)
HOUSEHOLD MEASUREMENTS AND THEIR USE U
TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES — ConHniAed
For papers put up ia c&af'», bundles, nr frames tho fallowiac mvoaure ift now used:
25 EiheL'tA - 1 quire
20 guiroii - 1 sliuidftrd ream (fiOO ahieeto)
Sqitan Mmturt:
8vrwytfr*M Mtanire,'
144 square ipchcs » 1 squaiv foot
9 square feel
30^ Kiuiiira yarda
ItiO squAre roda
640 meres
39 iquaro milea
■quaro yard
=* I tiquttro itxl or perch
" 1 ttcrt?
— 1 t^jwDship (li niiic* fiquare)
625 9quan!< Unkv
7,fl3mchea •* I link (Cun tor's or survey or'aj
100 linkii - 1 chain ( = Qti fc-et)
80 chiunji = 1 milu
Timu MfOMun:
Trou WHffht:
10 (sRiuarw) poles
10 MquEire chaina or 100 square rod*
040 acres
30 square miles
^1 (square) poto or iquare rod
-1 square obain (survey or's)
* 1 acre
— 1 square mile
» I t4)wnj9ltip
00 seconds
60 minutes
24 hours
7 days
365 days
360 days
24 gnloA
20 p«nny vreiffhta
12 OUI1CC4
Carat (for prwiousi stones) ^ 200 niillicfaius.
term having mauv vutaes in vapou^t cuuntries.
Karat (fineaeas of gold) «= l/2t (by weight) goJd.
gold: IS karats tao > 18/24 pure gold.
1 minute
1 hour
= I day
— 1 w&iik
— 1 year
■ 1 leap year
"= 1 p«niiyweighl
— 1 ounce
1 pound (Troy)
The carat was formerly un ambiguous
For example, 24 kamta fine - pure
INTERNATIONAL METRIC SYSTEM
In. the iotcniBtJoiial metric sysiem the fundament at unit Is the meter — the unit of length.
From this tlie unitJ* of ciipariiy iUu^r] ftud td woigbt (^rum} wt^ro derive<i All other units
are the decirtud a ubtii visions or mtiliipli^ of ihe^se. Thcitc thn?e tinits are simply relalud;
e. g., for all practical piirpo^es 1 Pubic deeimetor cqimU 1 liter and i littjr of w»ter weighs
1 kttogram. The metric tahle« are ioTmeti by combniiiie the words " meter." "gram,*' and
"liter" with the aii: stumericfd prefijcc»t as in the following tables-
i*ft/tx€t
Meaninif
Unitt
milli-
-
one thousandth
1
1000
1
O.OOl
"meter'* ' for length
centi-
**
one hundredth
,01
M
100
1
■
deci-
_
one tenth
1
10
Uait
_
one
I
"gram** < for weight or mass
deka-
■•
too
10
becto-
■
one hundred
100
"lit«t" "tor capacity
kib-
"
otie thousand
1000
I One meter — 39.3? inches; 1 liter * I.O.'^? liqutd quarts; 1 gram •■ 0.035 aTolrdupois
ounce.
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A MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING
INTERNATIONAL METRIC STSTEM-ConfmiMeT
UniiM of Length
milUmeter «
ewiti mater «
deoimster *
METER -
dekuMter »
heetomeCer
0.001
.01
.1
1
10
100
kUometer - 1000
Umtt of CapaeUy
milliliter -
oeotiliter ■*
deciliter «
LITER -
dekaliter -
hectoliter «
kiloliter -
0.001 titer
.01
.1
1
10
100
1000
UniU of ir«t0Al (or Mom)
milUgnm ■*
centigram «
deciffram «
GRAM -
dekagram «
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5H yard* « 1 rod or pnli
" rod*
70S0 cubU* ineliefl '
40
8 furloQst *•
3 milea »
Linear MmmBt«$ (tpecin/);
1000 mitb
72 point*
4 inebe*
7 »2incb«i
0 Incfae*
flfeet
40 yard*
10 chain*
50B0 20reet
Li0iuf Mtature:
4silb
2 pint*
4 quart*
31 H Kfillon*
2 barrel*
1 furlong
I fttatuLc mile (1700 yaid*. or 52S0 feet)
1 leaiBue
1 inch
1 inrh
1 hAod
1 Burvei'or'* link
1 apan
1 fathom
1 bolt {cloth)
1 furloDE
1 nautical mile «
M51fl Btatulc milea
fiTmnatl
— 1 pint
— 1 quart
— 1 fl^llon
— 1 barrel
— 1 bafshawl
paper* the otd m*a*ure ia *tilt in uae:
24 sheets » 1 quire
20 quire* * 1 ream (480 •!»««*)
HOUSEHOLD MEASUREMENTS AND THEIR USE U
TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES — ConHniAed
For papers put up ia c&af'», bundles, nr frames tho fallowiac mvoaure ift now used:
25 EiheL'tA - 1 quire
20 guiroii - 1 sliuidftrd ream (fiOO ahieeto)
Sqitan Mmturt:
8vrwytfr*M Mtanire,'
144 square ipchcs » 1 squaiv foot
9 square feel
30^ Kiuiiira yarda
ItiO squAre roda
640 meres
39 iquaro milea
■quaro yard
=* I tiquttro itxl or perch
" 1 ttcrt?
— 1 t^jwDship (li niiic* fiquare)
625 9quan!< Unkv
7,fl3mchea •* I link (Cun tor's or survey or'aj
100 linkii - 1 chain ( = Qti fc-et)
80 chiunji = 1 milu
Timu MfOMun:
Trou WHffht:
10 (sRiuarw) poles
10 MquEire chaina or 100 square rod*
040 acres
30 square miles
^1 (square) poto or iquare rod
-1 square obain (survey or's)
* 1 acre
— 1 square mile
» I t4)wnj9ltip
00 seconds
60 minutes
24 hours
7 days
365 days
360 days
24 gnloA
20 p«nny vreiffhta
12 OUI1CC4
Carat (for prwiousi stones) ^ 200 niillicfaius.
term having mauv vutaes in vapou^t cuuntries.
Karat (fineaeas of gold) «= l/2t (by weight) goJd.
gold: IS karats tao > 18/24 pure gold.
1 minute
1 hour
= I day
— 1 w&iik
— 1 year
■ 1 leap year
"= 1 p«niiyweighl
— 1 ounce
1 pound (Troy)
The carat was formerly un ambiguous
For example, 24 kamta fine - pure
INTERNATIONAL METRIC SYSTEM
In. the iotcniBtJoiial metric sysiem the fundament at unit Is the meter — the unit of length.
From this tlie unitJ* of ciipariiy iUu^r] ftud td woigbt (^rum} wt^ro derive<i All other units
are the decirtud a ubtii visions or mtiliipli^ of ihe^se. Thcitc thn?e tinits are simply relalud;
e. g., for all practical piirpo^es 1 Pubic deeimetor cqimU 1 liter and i littjr of w»ter weighs
1 kttogram. The metric tahle« are ioTmeti by combniiiie the words " meter." "gram,*' and
"liter" with the aii: stumericfd prefijcc»t as in the following tables-
i*ft/tx€t
Meaninif
Unitt
milli-
-
one thousandth
1
1000
1
O.OOl
"meter'* ' for length
centi-
**
one hundredth
,01
M
100
1
■
deci-
_
one tenth
1
10
Uait
_
one
I
"gram** < for weight or mass
deka-
■•
too
10
becto-
■
one hundred
100
"lit«t" "tor capacity
kib-
"
otie thousand
1000
I One meter — 39.3? inches; 1 liter * I.O.'^? liqutd quarts; 1 gram •■ 0.035 aTolrdupois
ounce.
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A MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING
INTERNATIONAL METRIC STSTEM-ConfmiMeT
UniiM of Length
milUmeter «
ewiti mater «
deoimster *
METER -
dekuMter »
heetomeCer
0.001
.01
.1
1
10
100
kUometer - 1000
Umtt of CapaeUy
milliliter -
oeotiliter ■*
deciliter «
LITER -
dekaliter -
hectoliter «
kiloliter -
0.001 titer
.01
.1
1
10
100
1000
UniU of ir«t0Al (or Mom)
milUgnm ■*
centigram «
deciffram «
GRAM -
dekagram «