This section is from the book "The English And American Mechanic", by B. Frank Van Cleve. Also available from Amazon: The English And American Mechanic.
Take the dimensions in inches and decimal parts of an inch, multiply the length, breadth, and height together, and then multiply the product by .004329 for Wine Gallons, and by 003546 for Ale Gallons.
How many Wine Gallons will a box contain that is 10 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 4 feet deep?
Length in inches, | 120 | Brought up | 345600 | |
Breadth in do. | 60 7200 | .004329 | ||
3110400 | ||||
Height in inches, | 48 | 691200 | ||
1036800 | ||||
57600 | 1382400 | |||
28800 | 1496.102400 gallons, | |||
Carried up, 345600 | or 1496 galls, and 3¼ gills. | |||
 
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