This section is from the book "Inside Finishing", by Charles A. King. Also available from Amazon: Inside Finishing (1912).
Square Inches | Square Feet | Square Yards | Square Rods | Acres | Square Miles |
1 | .006944 | .000771 | |||
144 | 1. | .111111 | |||
1296 | 9.0 | 1. | .03306 | .0002066 | |
39204 | 272.25 | 30.25 | 1. | .00625 | .00000977 |
6272640 | 43560. | 4840. | 160. | 1. | .0015625 |
27878400. | 3097600. | 102400. | 640. | 1. |
1 square rood = 40 square rods. 1 square acre = 208.71 feet square.
1 acre = 4 square roods.
Cubic or Solid Measure
United States or British
1 cubic inch = .0005787 cubic foot = .000021433 cubic yard. 1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches = .03703704 cubic yard. 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet = 46656 cubic inches. 1 cord of wood = 128 cubic feet = 4 feet by 4 feet by 8 feet. 1 perch of masonry = 24.75 cubic feet = 16.5 feet by 1.5 feet by 1 foot. is usually taken as 25 cubic feet.
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Dry Measure
United States Only
Pints | Quarts | Gallons | Pecks | Bushels | Cubic Inches |
1 | .50 | .125 | .0625 | .015625 | 33.6003125 |
2 | 1. | .25 | .125 | .03125 | 67.200625 |
8 | 4. | 1. | .05 | .125 | 268.8025 |
16 | 8. | 2. | 1. | .25 | 537.605 |
64 | 32. | 8. | 4. | 1. | 2150.42 |
1 heaped bushel = 1.25 struck bushel, and the cone must not be less than 6 inches high.
Rope and Cable Measure
1 inch = .111111 span = .013889 fathom = .0001157 cable's length. 1 span = 9 inches = .125 fathom = .00104167 cable's length. 1 fathom = 6 feet = 8 spans = 72 inches = .008333 cable's length. 1 cable's length = 120 fathoms = 720 feet = 960 spans = 8640 inches.
Liquid Measure
United States Only
Gills | Pints | Quarts | Gallons | Barrels | Cubic Inches |
1 | .25 | .125 | .03125 | .000498 | 7.21875 |
4 | 1. | .5 | .125 | .003968 | 28.875 |
8 | 2. | 1. | .25 | .007937 | 57.75 |
32 | 8. | 4. | 1. | .031746 | 231. |
2008 | 252. | 126. | 31.5 | 1. | 7276.5 |
The British imperial gallon = 277.274 cubic inches or 10 pounds avoirdupois of pure water at 62° F. and barometer at 30 inches.
The British imperial gallon = 1.20032 United States gallons.
1 fluid drachm = 60 minims = .125 fluid ounce = .0078125 pint.
1 fluid ounce = 480 minims = 8 drachms = .0625 pint.
Meters | U. S. Equivalents | ||
1 millimeter | 0.001 | 0.03937 in. | |
10 millimeters . | 1 centimeter.... | 0.01 | 0.3937 in. |
10 centimeters | 1 decimeter .... | 0.1 | 3.93704 in. |
10 decimeters . | 1 Meter................ | 1.0 | 39.3704 in. |
100 centimeters . | |||
3.2809 ft. | |||
1000 millimeters . | |||
10 meters .... | 1 decameter | 10.0 | 32.8087 ft. |
10 decameters | 1 hectometer | 100.0 | 328.0869 ft. |
10 hectometers . | 1 Kilometer . | 1000.0 | 3280.869 ft. |
10 kilometers . | 1 myriameter . | 10000.0 | 6.21377 mi. |
Square Meters | U. S. Equivalents | ||
1 sq. millimeter | 0.000001 | 0.00155 sq. in. | |
100 sq. millimeters . | 1 sq. centimeter | 0.0001 | 0.155 sq. in. |
100 sq. centimeters . | 1 sq. decimeter | 0.01 | 15.5003 sq. in. |
100 sq. decimeters . | 1 sq. Meter | 1.0 | 10.7641 sq. ft. |
10000 sq. centimeters | 1.1960 sq. yd. | ||
100 sq. meters . | 1 sq. decameter | 100.0 | 1076.41 sq. ft. |
1119.601 sq. yd. | |||
100 sq. decameters . . | 1 sq. hectometer | 10000.0 | 11960.11 sq. yd. |
.2.4711 acres. | |||
100 sq. hectometers | 1 sq. kilometer | 1000000.0 | 1196014 sq. yd. |
10.38611 sq. mi. | |||
100 sq. kilometers . | 1 sq. myriameter | 100000000.0 | 38.611 sq. mi. |
Grams | D. S. Equivalents | ||
1 milligram............... | 0.001 | 0.0154 gr. | |
10 milligrams........ | 1 centigram............. | 0.01 | 0.1543 gr. |
10 centigrams.............. | 1 decigram .... | 0.1 | 1.5432 gr. |
10 decigrams | 1 Gram..... | 1.0 | 15.4323 gr. |
10 grams..... | 1 decagram.................. | 10.0 | 154.3235 gr. |
0.3527 oz. | |||
10 decagrams................ | 1 hectogram ............ | 100.0 | 1543.2349 gr. |
1 3.5274 oz. | |||
10 hectograms ....... . | 1 kilogram .... | 1000.0 | 2.2046 lb. |
100 kilograms.......... | 1 metric quintal . | 220.4621 lb. | |
10 quintals ... ......... | 1 millier or tonne | 2204.6212 lb. | |
19.6841 cwt. | |||
1000 kilograms . | |||
0.9842 tons. |
Cubic Meters | U. S. Equivalents | ||
1 cu. millimeter . | 0.000000001 | 0.000061 cu. in. | |
1000 cu. millimeters | 1 cu. centimeter . | 0.000001 | 0.061025 cu. in. |
1000 cu. centimeters . | 1 cu. decimeter | 0.001 | 61.02524 cu. in. |
0.0353156 cu. ft. | |||
1000 cu. decimeters. | 1 cu. Meter . . | 1.0 | 35.3156 cu. ft. |
11.308 cu. yd. | |||
1000 cu. meters . . . | 1 cu. decameter . | 1000 | 1308.0 cu. yd. |
Liters | U. S. Equivalents | ||
1 centiliter . . | 0.01 | 0.61025 cu. in. | |
10 cu. centimeters | 0.0845 gills. | ||
10 centiliters .... | 1 deciliter .... | 0.1 | 6.1025 cu. in. |
10.2114 pt. | |||
10 deciliters .... | 1 Liter ... | 1.0 | 61.02524 cu. in. |
1 cu. decimeter . | 10.2642 gal. | ||
10 liters..... | 1 decaliter .... | 10.0 | 2.6418 gal. |
10 decaliters .... | 1 hectoliter .... | 100.0 | 26.418 gal. |
 
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