Epps' reference book of facts and figures : money, weights, measures, interest, geographical, asronomical / James Epps & Co. Ltd.

  • James Epps & Co.
Date:
[1920?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Epps' reference book of facts and figures : money, weights, measures, interest, geographical, asronomical / James Epps & Co. Ltd. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    METRIC WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, ~ LINEAR MEASURE. The Metre isthe Unit. Eng. Inch. 10 Millimetres.n............ = 1 Centimetre(c:m.) = “393708 10 Centimetres..........0..6. ='1 Decimetre......... = 3°93708 10 Decimetres .......... eek aE Metre-s sieht as = 393708 10 Metres ceie a rtaaeo eee =A ele Netrenrcc. core = 393°708 10 Dekametres....s.ccccccee. = 1 Hektometre i..... = 393708 10 Hektometres ............ === 1 Kilometre: » 2... = 393708 The Land Chain is one Dekametre in length, or 10 yards 27 inches. It is divided into 50 Links, each two Decimetres, or about 7? inches in length. SQUARE MEASURE. The Sq. Metre is the Unit. 100 Sq. Millimetres 1 Sq. Centimetre 100 Sq. Centimetres 1 Sq. Decimetre 100 Sq. Decimetres 1 Sq. Metre 100 Sq, Metres 1 Sq. Dekametre 119°6033 sq. yds. _ 100 Sq. Dekametres = 1 Sq. Hektometre = 2 ac. 1 ro, 35 po. , 100 Sq. Hektometres= 1 Sq. Kilometre = 246ac.3 ro. 20 po, In Land Measurement the unit is 1 Are (100 Sq. Metres) ; other terms commonly used are Centiare (1 sq. metre), and Hektare (100 Are or 10,000 sq. metres), CUBIC MEASURE. The Cubic Metre or Stere is the Unit. . In the following table the multiples are 1,000 and the sub- multiples sy55- .1,000 Cub. Millimetres = 1 Cub, Centimetre (c.c,) = °06002 155006 sq. in. 15°5006 sq. in. 10°7643_ sq. ft. oe | et cub. in. 1,000 Cub. Centimetres = 1 Cub. Decimetré = 60°02 cub. in: 1,000 Cub, Decimetres = 1 Cub, Metre == 35°317 cub. ft. Timber and firewood are measured by the Stere, which is the same as 1 cubic metre, . EPPS’S COCOA has the highest food value.
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