The Metric System of Weights and MeasuresJ.H. Butler, 1878 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acre bricks bushels capacity in liters centars centi centigram centiliter centimeter of pure cm are written cm in diameter cm long cm thick cm wide cost cubic centimeters cubic decimeter cubic meter cylindrical deci deciliter decimeter long deep dekaliters dekameter dekaster Demi-deciliter denomination distance Double deciliter Dry Measures E. P. SEAVER following to meters form a scale full of water grains Troy grams when empty hektars of land hour hundredth inch kilo liquid quart load long measure measure form MEASURES OF LENGTH mercury meter wide meters and add meters long metric system metric ton metric tons mile milliliter MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES multiples and subdivisions myriameter NOTE obelisk ounce Troy paces peck prefix rods Slate specific gravity square centimeters square decimeter square hektometer square kilometers square meter standard meter substance Sulphuric acid SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS table of specific taking decimal multiples thousandth walk weight in kilograms WEIGHTS AND MEASURES yard
Popular passages
Page 6 - 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 hektometer (Hm.) 10 hektometers = 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers = 1 myriameter (Mm.) Measures of Surface 100 sq.
Page 11 - 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 10 - As the units of wood measure form a scale of tens, only one decimal place is needed for each denomination. Thus, 7 dekasters 5 sters 6 decisters are written 75.6 sters. 439. Examples for the Slate. • 36. Express the following in cubic meters and add them: 7 cu. meters 40 cu. decimeters; 5 cu. meters 3 cu. decimeters 19 cu. centimeters; 25 cu. centimeters 49 cu. millimeters. 37. How many cubic meters of earth must be removed to dig a cellar 14.5 m long, 4.6 m wide, and 2.3 m deep? 38. At $ 1.25...
Page 8 - 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. Hm.) 100 square hektometers = 1 square kilometer (sq.
Page 12 - Measures of Weight 10 milligrams (mg) =1 centigram eg 10 centigrams =1 decigram dg 10 decigrams =1 gram g 10 grams =1 dekagram Dg 10 dekagrams =1 hektogram Hg 10 hektograms =1 kilogram Kg...
Page 12 - WEIGHT 10 milligrams (mg.) = 1 centigram (eg.) 10 centigrams = 1 decigram (dg.) 10 decigrams = 1 gram (g.) 10 grams = 1 dekagram (Dg.) 10 dekagrams = 1 hektogram (Hg.) 10 hektograms = 1 kilogram (Kg.) 10 kilograms = 1 myriagram (Mg.) 10 myriagrams = 1 quintal (Q...
Page 14 - Note. What is called a cord foot, in measuring wood, is 16 solid feet ; that is, 4 feet in length, 4 feet in width, and 1 foot in height, and 8 such feet, that is, 8 cord feet make 1 cord.
Page 13 - Table of Equivalents. The equivalents here given agree with those that have been established by Act of Congress for use in legal proceedings and in the interpretation of contracts. 1 inch = 2.540 centimeters. 1 centimeter = 0.3937 inch. 1 foot = 3.048 decimeters. 1 decimeter = 0.328 foot. 1 yard = 0.9144 meters. 1 meter = 1.0936 yds. = 39.37 in. 1 rod = 0.5029 dekameters. 1 dekameter = 1.9884 rods.
Page 12 - WEIGHTS. 445. The primary unit of weight is the gram.. 446. A gram is the weight of one cubic centimeter of pure water at the temperature of 4 degrees centigrade ( = 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit), at which temperature water has its greatest density. 447. Larger and smaller weights are derived from the gram by taking decimal multiples and subdivisions.
Page 20 - The rule for finding the specific weight of any solid or liquid by calculation is : divide the weight of a given volume of the substance by the weight of an equal volume of water ; the quotient is the specific weight sought.