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This section is from the book "The Building Trades Pocketbook", by International Correspondence Schools. Also available from Amazon: Building Trades Pocketbook: a Handy Manual of reference on Building Construction.
The gram is the basis of metric weights, and is the weight of a cubic centimeter of distilled water at its maximum density, at sea level, Paris, barometer 29.922 inches.
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Name. |
Grams. |
Grains. |
Av. Oz. |
Av. Lb. |
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Milligram(mg. )= |
.001= |
.01543 |
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Centigram (eg.)= |
.010= |
.15432 |
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Decigram (dg.) = |
.100= |
1.54323 |
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Gram(g.) = |
1.000= |
15.43235= |
.03527= |
.0022046 |
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Decagram (Dg.)= |
10.000 |
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.35274= |
.0220462 |
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Hectogr'm (Hg)= |
100.000 |
3.52739= |
.2204622 |
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Kilogram (Kg.) = |
1,000.000 |
35.27395= |
2.2046223 |
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Myriogr' m( Mg)= |
10,000.000 |
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22.0462234 |
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Quintal (Q.) = |
100,000.000 |
220.4622341 |
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Tonneau (T.) = |
1,000,000.000 |
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2,204.6223410 |
The gram and the kilogram (called kilo) are the units in common use.
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