Manual of Cyanidation

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McGraw-Hill, 1920 - Cianuracion - 277 pages
 

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Page 246 - Square Measure. 144 square inches 1 square foot, 9 square feet 1 square yard, 30J square yards 1 square rod, 40 square rods 1 rood, 4 roods 1 acre.
Page 247 - Measures of Length. 10 millimeters (mm.) 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters 1 meter (m.) 10 meters 1 dekameter (Dm.) 10 dekameters 1 hectometer (Hm.) 10 hectometers 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers 1 myriameter (Mm.) 1181.
Page 248 - MEASURES OF WEIGHT 10 milligrams (mg.) = 1 centigram eg. 10 centigrams =1 decigram dg. 10 decigrams =1 gram g. 10 grams =1 decagram Dg. 10 decagrams =1 hectogram Hg. 10 hectograms = 1 kilogram Kg.
Page 246 - LIFE. 27•34375 troy grains = 1 dram (marked dr.) 16 drams = 1 ounce „ oz. 16 ounces .=, 1 pound ,, Ib. 14 pounds — 1 stone „ at. 2 stones, or 28 pounds = 1 quarter „ qr. 4 quarters, or 1l2 pounds = 1 hundredweight „ cwt. 20 hundredweights .= 1 ton t
Page 247 - Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) — 1 pennyweight (dwt). 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (Ib.).
Page 246 - AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 437.5 grains (gr.) =1 ounce oz. 16 ounces =1 pound Ib. 100 pounds = 1 hundredweight . . . .cwt. 20 cwt., or 2,000 Ib =1 ton T.
Page 240 - Administration of the antidote. If the patient is conscious, make him swallow the mixture at once, and lie down for a few minutes. If the patient is not conscious, place him on his back and pour the mixture down his throat in small quantities, if necessary pinching his nose in order to make him swallow.
Page 246 - ... sq. yds. = 1 sq. rod. 40 sq. rods — 1 sq. rood. 4 sq. roods = 1 acre. 640 acres = 1 sq. mile.
Page 240 - ... know how to use it should occasion at any time arise. The apparatus should never be allowed to be removed from its place, but always kept complete and ready for an emergency. It is advisable to keep it in duplicate, in prominently marked positions in the works.
Page 247 - Measures of Volume 1000 cubic millimeters (mm.3) = 1 cubic centimeter (cm.3) 1000 cubic centimeters = 1 cubic decimeter (dm.3) 1000 cubic decimeters = 1 cubic meter (m.3) The term stere is used to designate the cubic meter in measuring wood and timber.

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