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© 2002 for the NEGenWeb Project by Pam Rietsch, Ted & Carole Miller
NEGenWeb Project
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On-Line LibraryNebraska Blue Book and Legislative Manual - 1889 Not reproduced "MANUAL OF PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE", pages 154-155.
page 155
METRIC SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
NAMES
NO. OF GRAMS
WEIGHT OF WHAT QUANTITY OF WATER AT MAXIMUM DENSITY
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT
Millier or tonneau
=
1,000,000.00
=
1 cubic meter
=
2204.6 lbs.
Quintal
=
100, 000.00
=
1 hectoliter
=
220.46 lbs.
Myriagram
=
10,000.00
=
10 liters
=
22.046 lbs.
Kilogram or kilo
=
1,000.00
=
1 liter
=
2.2046 lbs.
Hectogram
=
100.00
=
1 deciliter
=
3.5274 oz.
Dekagram
=
10.00
=
10 c. centimet
=
0.3527 oz.
Gram
=
1.00
=
1 c. centimet
=
15.432 grs.
Decigram
=
.10
=
.01 c. centimet
=
1.5432 grs.
Centigram
=
.01
=
10 c. millitimet
=
0.1543 gr.
WITH THEIR EQUIVALENTS ACCORDING TO THE SYSTEM IN USE MEASURES OF LENGTH METRIC DENOMINATIONS AND VALUES
EQUIVALENTS IN DENOMINATIONS IN USE
Myriameter
=
10,000.000 meters
=
6.2137 miles
Kilometer
=
1,000.000 meters
=
0.62137 m. or 3280 feet 10 inches
Hectometer
=
100.000 meters
=
328 feet 1 inch
Dekometer
=
10.000 meters
=
393.7 inches
Meter
=
1.000 meter
=
39.37 inches
Decimeter
=
.100 meter
=
3.937 inches
Centimeter
=
.001 meter
=
0.3937 inches
Millimeter
=
.001 meter
=
0.0397 inch
MEASURES OF SURFACE Hectare
=
10,000 square meters
=
2,471 acres
Are
=
100 square meters
=
119.6 square yards
Centaire
=
1 square meter
=
1,550 square inches
MEASURE OF CAPACITY NAMES
NO. LITERS
CUBIC MEASURE
DRY MEASURE
WINE MEASURE
Kiloliter
=
1,000
=
1 meter
=
1,308 cub. yds.
=
264.17 gals.
Hectoliter
=
100
=
0.1 meter
=
2 bu. 3.35 pks.
=
26.417 gals.
Decaliter
=
10
=
10 decim
=
9.08 quarts
=
2.6417 gals.
Liter
=
1
=
1 decim
=
.908 quart
=
1.0567 qts.
Deciliter
=
.01
=
.1 decim
=
6.1022 cu. in.
=
0.845 gill
Oentiliter
=
.01
=
10 centim
=
0.6102 cu. in.
=
0.338 fluid ozs.
Millimiter
=
.001
=
1 centim
=
0.061 cu. in.
=
0.27 fluid dr.
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