PART I.

TABLES.

THE METRIC SYSTEM, WITH EQUIVALENTS.

The entire metric system of weights and measures is based upon a fundamental unit called a meter, which is the ten-millionth part of the distance from the equator to the pole, and is the principal unit of linear measure.

The are, or unit of square measure, is a square whose side is 10 meters.

The stere, or unit of cubic measure, is a cube whose edge is

a meter.

TABLES.

The liter, or unit of all measures of capacity, is a cube whose edge is the tenth of a meter.

The gram, or unit of weight, is the weight of a cube of pure water at its greatest density, the edge of which is the hundredth part of a meter.

Elements of the System.

Millimeter.
Centimeter
Decimeter.
Meter

Decameter.
Hectometer.
Kilometer

Myriameter....

Linear, or Long, Measure.

Meters. Inches.

.861

.01

1,000

10,000

Decaliter.

Hectoliter
Kiloliter.
Myrialiter..

..1 3.937-
1 139.37

10

100

Millistere, or cubic decimeter

Centistere..

Decistere..

Stere, or cubic meter

Decastere
Hectostere.

.1 1

10

100

1,000

10,000

Milliliter, or cubic centimeter..
Centiliter

Deciliter

Liter, or cubic decimeter.

Square Square Square
Meters. Inches.

Feet.

.03937

:3937

139.37 inches is the legalized equivalent of the meter in the United States. The exact equivalent is 39.37079 inches.

Square Measure.

Cubic
Meters.

1

10 100

Liters.

155

1,550

.001
.01

.1

1

10 100

Feet.

1.000

10,000

.00328

.03280

.32808

3.28083 32.80933

328 0833 3,280.833

33.8

338

1.0764

10,764 107.64

Cubic
Inches.

1,076.4

A square centimeter equals 0.155 square inches, a square decimeter 15.5 square inches, and a square kilometer 0.386 square miles.

Cubic Measure.

61.023 610.23

.001 .0338 .00106

.01

338 3.38

01057 .10567

1

Yards. Miles.

.00109

.01093

.10936

1.093611

1.0567

10 93611 109.3611 1,093.611

10.567

105.67

Square Acres.

Yards.

.1196

11 96 119.6

Cubic
Feet.

.00264

.02642
.26417

2 6417
26.417
264.17
2,641.7

A liter of water at its maximum density weighs a kilogram.

1.196

1,196

£5 314 353.14

.035314

.00006 00062

.35314 3.5314

.00621

.06213

.62137

6.2137

Measure of Capacity.

Fluid

Ounces Quarts. Gallons. Bushels.

.0024 0247

.2471

2.471

Cubic

Yards.

.01308

.1308

1.308

13.08

130.8

002838 .028377

.283774

2.83774 28.3774 233.774