This section is from the "Encyclopedia Of Practical Receipts And Processes" book, by William B. Dick. Also available from Amazon: Dick's encyclopedia of practical receipts and processes.
6118. Brazilian Dry Measure. The Brazilian Mayo is equivalent to 22 1/2 imperial bushels.
1 Mayo = 15 Fanegas
1 Fanega = 4 Alqueires
6119. Decimal Approximations for Facilitating Calculations.
Lineal feet multiplied by | .00019 | = | miles. | |
" yards | " | .000568 | " | " |
Square inches | " | .007 | — | square feet. |
" feet | " | .111 | = | square yards. |
" yards | " | .0002067 | = | acres. |
Circular inches | " | .00546 | = | square feet. |
Cylindrical inches | II | .0004546 | = | cubic feet. |
" feet | II | .02909 | = | cubic yards. |
Cubic inches | It | .00058 | = | cubic feet. |
" feet | " | .03704 | = | cubic yards. |
" "" | " | 6.2321 | — | imperial gallons. |
" inches | " | .003607 | = | " "" " |
Bushels | " | .0476 | = | cubic yards. |
" | It | 1.284 | = | cubic feet. |
" | II | 2218.2 | = | cubic inches. |
Cubic feet | " | .779 | — | bushels. |
Cubic inches | " | .00045 | = | bushels. |
Pounds | It | .009 | = | hundredweights. |
Pounds | " | .00045 | = | tons |
Cylindrical feet | It | 4.895 | = | imperial gallons. |
" inches | It | .002832 | = | " " |
Cubic inches | It | .263 | = | pounds of cast iron. |
" " | " | .281 | = | " wrought do. |
" " | " | .283 | = | " steel. |
" " | " | .3225 | = | " copper. |
" " | " | .3037 | — | " brass. |
" " | " | .26 | as | " zinc. |
" " | " | .4103 | = | " lead. |
" " | " | .2636 | = | " tin. |
" " | " | .4908 | = | " mercury. |
Cylindrical inches | " | .2065 | = | " cast iron. |
" " | " | .2168 | = | " wrought iron. |
" " | " | .2223 | = | " steel. |
: " | " | .2533 | = | " copper. |
" " | " | .2385 | = | '• brass. |
" " | " | .2042 | = | " zinc. |
" " | " | .3223 | — | lead. |
" " | " | .207 | = | tin. |
" " | " | .3854 | = | " mercury. |
 
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