Kirkes' handbook of physiology. / By W. Morrant Baker and Vincent Dormer Harris.
- William Senhouse Kirkes
- Date:
- 1888
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Kirkes' handbook of physiology. / By W. Morrant Baker and Vincent Dormer Harris. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![*Table for converting Degrees of the FAHEENHEIT Ther- mometer Scale into Degrees CENTIGBADE. Fadkenheit. Centiobadb. 500° 260° 401 205 392 200 383 195 374 190 356 180 347 175 338 170 329 165 320 160 311 155 302 150 2S4 I'JO 275 135 266 130 248 120 239 115 230 110 212 100 203 95 194 90 176 80 167 75 140 60 122 60 113 45 105 40-54 104 40 ICX3 37-8 98-5 36-9 95 35 86 30 77 25 68 20 SO 10 41 5 32 Zero 0 23 - 5 14 -10 + 5 -15 - 4 -20 -13 -25 -22 —30 -40 -40 -76 -CO I degree Falir. = -54° C 18 „ „ =: l°C. 36 „ „ = 2°C. 4- 5 „ = 2-5° C, 5- 4 M „ = 3° C. • Modified from Fownes' Chemistry. MEASUREMENTS. T7Dx''MrnTT TWPA T?TorrTTCTr FaENCH 1.NJ.U x<n(TLi81I. LENGTH I mStre ^ 10 decimetres 100 centimetres 1,000 millimetres - 39-37 English inches (or I yard and 3! in.) I decimetre 10 centimetres 100 millimetres [ = 3'937 inches ) (nr nearly 4 inches) I centimetre 10 millimetres I millimetre L = 3937 or about ' (nearly | inch.) = nearly i inch. CAPACITY. 1,000 cubic d^cimfetres -j 1,000,000 cubic centimetres J ^ ^ ^'^^^^ I ciabic decimetre or 1,000 cubic centimetres . - I litre (3Si fluid oz., or rather less than an English quart) •WEIGHT, I gramme 10 decigrammes 100 centigrammes 1,000 milligrammes ) . = I5432349 grs. (or neaily 15J) I decigramme 10 centigrammes ] 100 milligrammes = rather more than \\ grain 1 centigramme ^ 10 decigrammes J - — rather more than ^ grain I milligramme = rather more than ^ grain Measure of i decimetre, or 10 centimetres, or 100 millimetres.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24757226_0020.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
