Stricken Measure
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This section is from the book "The Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia", by Luke Hebert. Also available from Amazon: Engineer's And Mechanic's Encyclopaedia.
Stricken Measure
The last-mentioned goods may be sold either by the heaped measure or by the standard weight (see the article Weight); but for all other kind of goods not usually sold by heaped measure, which may be sold or agreed for by measure, the same standard measure shall be used, but it shall not be heaped, but stricken with a round stick or roller, straight, and of the same diameter from end to end.
The following tables, which are in accordance with the new standard, it will be proper to insert in this place: -
Measures of Length. | ||||
12 | inches are equal to | 1 | foot. | |
3 | feet | = | 1 | yard. |
5 1/2 | yards | = | 1 | rod or pole. |
40 | poles | = | 1 | |
8 | furlonps | = | 1 | mile. |
69 1/13 | miles | = | 1 | |
An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but mechanics subdivide it generally into eighths and sixteenths; measures or "rules " are however constructed by the rule-makers with every possible variety of subdivisions or scales of the parts of an inch that can be required by artificers, engi neers, and scientific persons.
The following particular measures of length are in general use:-
1 | = | 2 1/4 inches | used for measuring cloth. | |
1 | quarter | = | 4 nails | |
1 | yard | = | 4 quarters | |
1 | ell | = | 5 quarters | |
1 | = | 4 inches. . | used for measuring the height of horses. | |
1 | = | 6 feet . . . | used in measuring depths. | |
1 | link | = | 7 92/100 inches | used in measuring land, to facilitate computation of the contents, 10 square chains being equal to an acre. |
1 | chain | = | 100 links |
Measures of Surface.
144 | square inches are equal to | 1 | square foot. | |
9 | square feet | = | 1 | square yard. |
30 1/4 | square yards | = | 1 | perch or rod. |
40 | perche3 | = | 1 | rood. |
4 | roods or 160 perches | = | 1 | acre. |
640 | acres | = | 1 | square mile. |
Measures of Solidity.
1728 | cubic inches | = | 1 | cubic foot. |
27 | cubic feet | = | 1 | cubic yard. |
Imperial Measures of Capacity.
4 | gills | = | 1 | pint | = | 34 2/3 cubic inches nearly. | |
2 | pints | = | 1 | quart | = | 69 1/3 | " |
4 | quarts | = | 1 | = | 277 1/4 | " | |
2 | gallons | = | 1 | = | 554 1/2 | " | |
8 | gallons | = | 1 | bushel | = | 2218 1/5 | " |
8 | bushels | = | 1 | quarter | = | 10 1/4 cubic feet nearly. | |
5 | quarters | = | 1 | load | = | 51 1/3 | " |
The foregoing measures are used for all liquids, and for all dry goods, except culm, lime, fish, potatoes, fruit, and other goods commonly sold by heaped measure.
2 | gallons | = | 1 | peck | = | 704 cubic inches nearly. |
8 | gallons | = | 1 | bushel | = | 2815 1/2 |
3 | bushels | = | 1 | sack | = | 4 89/100 cubic feet nearly. |
A knowledge of the comparative value of English and French measures being indispensable to every scientific reader, we add the following calculation of them by Dr. Duncan, jun.: -
1 French Measures of Length, the metre being at 32°, and the foot at 62°
Millimetre | = | .03937 | English inches |
Centimetre | = | .39371 | " |
Decimetre | = | 3.93710 | " |
Metre | = | 39.37100 | " |
Decametre | = | 393.71000 | " |
Hecatometre | = | 3937.10000 | " |
Kilometre | = | 39371.00000 | " |
Myriometre | = | 393710.00000 | " |
2. French Measures of Capacity.
Millilitre | = | .06103 | English cubic inches. |
Centilitre | = | .61028 | " |
Decilitre | = | 6.10280 | " |
Litre | = | 61.02800 | " |
Decalitre | = | 610.28000 | " |
Hecatolitre | = | 6102.80000 | " |
Kilolitre | = | 61028.00000 | " |
Myriolitre | = | 610280.00000 | " |
For the comparative value of English and French measures of weight, see Weight.
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