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Page xxiv - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page xxiv - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 1 - 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 256 - The instantaneous value of an alternating current, emf, or potential difference varies continuously from a maximum in one direction through zero to a maximum in the opposite direction, and so on.
Page xxiv - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces ... 1 pound (Ib.) Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, precious stones, etc. APOTHECARIES
Page 2 - MEASURES OF CAPACITY 10 milliliters (ml.) = 1 centiliter (cl.) 10 centiliters = 1 deciliter (dl.) 10 deciliters = 1 liter (1.) 10 liters = 1 dekaliter (Dl.) 10 dekaliters = 1 hektoliter (hi.) 10 hektoliters = 1 kiloliter (kl.) MEASURES OF WEIGHT 10 milligrams (mg.) = 1 centigram (eg.) 10 centigrams = 1 decigram (dg.) 10 decigrams = 1 gram (g.) 10 grams...
Page 3 - The specific gravity of a substance is the ratio of the weight of the substance to the weight of the...
Page 2 - SURFACE too square millimeter's (sq. mm.) = 1 square centimeter (sq. cm.) 100 square centimeters — 1 square decimeter (sq. dm.) 100 square decimeters = 1 square meter (sq. m.) 100 square meters =- 1 square dekameter (sq. Dm.) 100 square dekameters = 1 square hektometer (sq.
Page 55 - ... the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time.
Page xxiv - 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.