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160 Am. Soc. of Heat.-Vent. Engineers Guide, 1922 General Data 1 CaJorie .................................................... = 3.968 B.t.-u. 1 B. t. u. ..................................................... = 0.252 .Calorie 1 lb. per sq. in............................................ = 703.08 kilogrammes per m* 1 Kilogramme per m*............................... = 0.00142 lbs. per sq. in. 1 Calorie per m*......................................... = 0.3687 B. t. u. per sq. ft I B. t. u. per sq. ft.................................. = . 2.712 calories per m3 1 Calorie per m3 per deg difference ) = ( 0.2048 B. t. u. per sq. ft. per deg. cent. .......................................... . ) = j difference fahr. 1 B. t. u. per sq. ft. per deg. differ- ' ) = J 4.882 Calories per m* per deg. differ- ence fahr....................................... J = \ ence cent. l B. t. u. per lb............... ........................... = 0.556 Calories per kilog. 1 Calorie per kilog. .............................. = 1.8 B. t. u. per lb. 1 Litre of Coke at 26.3 lb. per cu. ft... = 0.93 lbs. , I lb. of Coke at 26.3 lb. per cu. ft....... -- 1.076 litres. Water expands in bulk from 40 deg. to 212 deg......... ........................................ =: One twenty-third. A cubic inch of e/cj).>.v.vjd ui? :.dinary atmospheric pressure is converted into 1 cubic foot of steam (approxima: 1 cu. in. of Cast Iron........ 1 cu. in. of Wrought Iron 1 cu. in. of Water .......... 1 U. S. gal......................... 1 Imperial gal..................... I U. S. gal......................... 1 Imperial gal..................... . 1 cu. ft. of Water.............. 1 lb. of Steam..................... 1 lb. of Air......................... Weights ............weighs. weighs. ............weighs. ............weighs. ............weighs. ............equals.. ............equals.. ............equals... ............equals.. ....... equals. ............0.260 lb. ............ 0.280 lb. ............0036 lb. .......8.330 lb. ..........10.000 lb. .231.000 cu. in. . .277.274 cu. in. 7.480 U. S. gal. . .27.222 cu. ft. ..13.817 cu. ft. Weights and Measures SURVEYORS MEASURE 7;92 in............................................................................................. 25 links.................................................. 1 rod 4-rods............... 10 sq. chains or 160 sq. rods...................................................... 640 acres................ ................................................................ 36 sq. miles (6 miles sq.).......................................................... ...... 1 link ____ 1 chain ........1 acre .. 1 sq. mile ;l township 1728 cu. in.... 27 cu. ft......... 2150.42 cu. in. 231 cu. in. 1 cu. ft........... CUBIC MEASURE . 1 cu. ft. 128 cu. ft.............................1 cord (wood) 1 cu. yd. 40 c. f...................................... 1 ton (shpg) ................................................ .......................1 standard bu. ...................................................... ,1 U. S. standard gal. ................................................................about 4/5 of a bu. METRIC EQUIVALENTS--LINEAR MEASURE 1 decimeter .......... ........ 3.937 in. 1 ft 1 meter ................. ........ 39.37 in. ..... 1.9884 rods 1 kilometer ......... ........ 0.62137 m. * 1 rd. .................... 1 m......................... 2.54 centimeters 0.328 ft. 3.048 decimeters 1.0936 yards 0.9144 meter 0.5029 dekameter 1.6093 kilometers Am. Soc. of Heat.-Vent. Engineers Guide, 1922 161 1 sq. centimeter 1 sq. decimeter . 1 sq. meter .... 1 are ................ 1 hectare ........ 1 sq. kilometer . l gram. ...; 1 kilogram . 1 metric ton SQUARE MEASURE 0.1550 sq. in. 0.1076 sq. ft. 1.1% sq. yd. 3.954 sq. rods 2.47 acres 0.386 sq.m. 1 sq. in. 1 sq. ft. 1 sq. yd. 1 sq. rd. 1 acre . 1 sq. m. 6.452 sq. centimeters 9.2903 sq. decimeters 0.8361 sq. m'r 0.2529 are 0.4047 hectare 2.59 sq. kilometers WEIGHTS 0.03527 ounce 2.2046 lbs. 1.1023 English tons 1 oz........................ 28.35 grams l ib........................ 0.4536 kilogram 1 English ton----- 0.9072 metric ton 1 decimeter ................... 1 meter .......................... 1 kilometer ................... 1 hectare ............1......... 1 stere, or cu. meter___ approximate metric equivalents 4 in. 1.1 yds. 6 of'a mile 254 acres 54 of a cord 1 liter.................... ................................ 1 hektoliter .......... 1 kilogram .......... 1 metric ton........ 1.06 qts. liquid 0.9 qt. dry 254 bu. 2Vs lb. 2,200 lb. troy weight 24 grains .;....................... ................................................................................................ l pwt. 20 pwt..................................................... loz.. 12 oz............ .......................................... lib. Used for weighing gold, silver and jewels.. apothecaries weight 20 grains .......................................1 scruple 8 drams ... 3 scruples................ .......................1 dram 12 oz............... Ounce and pound are the same as in Troy Weight. 1 oz. 1 lb. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 27n/ grains ................................. 1 dram 4 quarters . 16 drams........ ................................... 1 oz. . 2,000 lb 16 oz........................................ ............1 lb. 2,240 lb. ... 25 lb...................1..................... 1 quarter ........1 cwt. 1 short ton . 1 long ton dry measure 2 pints .................. ............ l qt. 4 pecks ... 8 qts................................................... l peck 36 bushels . LIQUID MEASURE . 4 gills.................................................. 1 pt. 31^2 gals. . 2 pts....................................................... 1 qt. 2 barrels . 4 qts..................................................... l gal. ........1 bu. 1 chaldron . .`...1 bbl. 1 hogshead LONG MEASURE 12 in. .......................................................1 ft. 40 rods ... 3 ft........................................ ............... 1 yd. 8 furlongs 554 yds.............. ............................... 1 rod 3 miles ... CLOTH MEASURE 2J4 in. i.............................................. 1 nail . 4 quarters 4 nails ........................................ 1 quarter .1 furlong 1 sta. mile ... 1 league 1 yard 144 sq. in, .. 9 sq. ft.. . ,3054 sq. yd SQUARE MEASURE ... 1 sq. ft-. 1. sq. yard ., 1 sq. rod 40 sq. rods 4 roods . . 640 acres ... ... 1 rood ___ 1 acre 1 sq. mile