 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1871 - 350 pages
...others are derived, are : — The METER, which was intended to be, and is nearly, one ten-millionth of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to the pole. The SQUARE METER, which is the square whose side is one meter ; and the ARE (pronounced air),... | |
 | Business enterprises - 1871 - 318 pages
...distance, breadth, depth, heighth, &c., and was intended to be, and is very nearly, one tenmillionth of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to the pole. It is about 39Ji inches, or 8 feet, 8 inches and 3 eighths, and is to be substituted for the... | |
 | Schoharie County (N.Y.) - 1872 - 252 pages
...distance, breadth, depth, heigh th, &c., and was intended to be, and is very nearly, one tenmillionth of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to the pole. It is about 39% inches, or 3 feet, 3 inches and 3 eighths, and is to be substituted for the yard.... | |
 | Alfred Roseleur - Electrometallurgy - 1872 - 536 pages
...unit. The meter is a measure of length, and was intended to be, and is, very nearly one ten-millionth of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to the pole. It is 39.37 inches, very nearly. "The are is a surface equal to a square whose side is 10 meters.... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1872 - 220 pages
...dec'i, cCn'ti, and mll'li. MEASURES OF LENGTH. 223. The Meter, the unit of length, is one ten-millionth of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to the pole. Table. 10 millimeters (mm.) are 1 centimeter, cm. 10 centimeters, 1 decimeter. 10 decimeters,... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1873 - 362 pages
...1000th. 232. The Meter, the principal unit for the measure of length, is very nearly one ten-millionth of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to the pole. Table. The meter is used as the unit of measure for all common lengths and distances. It is about... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 300 pages
...and measures is based upon the decimal scale. 64. The M"etcr is the base of the system, and is the one ten-millionth part of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to either pole, or 39.37079 inches. 65. From the Meter are made the Are (air), the Stere (stair), the... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - 1874 - 320 pages
...and measures is based upon the decimal scale. 431. The Meter is the base of the system, and is the one ten-millionth part of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to either pole, or 39.37079 inches. 432. From the Meter are made the Are (air), the ¿Here (stair), the... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 302 pages
...because its primary unit is the Me'ter. 942. The Me'ter (m.) is the Ja*e of the system, and is the one ten-millionth part of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to either pole, or 39.37079 inches. 94:3. The Multiple Units, or higher denominations, are named by prefixing... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 540 pages
...primary unit is the Me'ter. 1)42. The Me'ter (m.) is the base of the system, and is the tm« ten-millwnth part of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to either pole, or 39.37079 inches. '' s uiniin. 1 1 1 00 S -10 FA :em i= Sfl.l QiDE ,t= 764 CE ia dET... | |
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Meter is the base of the system, and is the one tenmillionth part of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to either pole, or 39.37079 inches. 
