Kirkes' Handbook of physiology.

  • William Senhouse Kirkes
Date:
1889
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Credit: Kirkes' Handbook of physiology. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    * Table for converting Degrees of the FAHRENHEIT Ther- mometer Scale into Degrees CENTIGRADE. MEASUREMENTS. FRENCH INTO ENGLISH. LENGTH. 1 metre ] 10 decimetres 1 100 centimetres f 1,000 millimetres J = 39.37 English inches (or 1 yard and H in.) Fahrenheit. Centigrade. 500° 260° 401 205 392 200 383 195 374 , 190 356 180 347 175 338 170 329 165 • 320 160 311 155 302 150 284 140 275 , 135 266 , 130 248 120 239 . 115 230 110 212 100 203 95 194 , . 90 176 . , 80 167 75 140 60 122 50 113 45 105 40.54 104 , , 40 100 37.8 98.5 36.9 95 35 86 30 77 25 68 20 50 10 41 5 32 Zero 0 23 — 5 14 —10 + 5 —15 — 4 —20 —13 —25 —22 —30 —40 —40 —76 —60 1 decimetre ) 10 centimetres > 100 millimetres ) = 3.937 inches (or nearly 4 inches) 1 centimetre j 10 millimetres > 1 millimetre = .3937 or about (nearly §-inch.) =nearly fa inch. CAPACITY. 1,000 cubic decimetres { 1,000,000 cubic centimetres ) =1 cubic metre 1 cubic decimetre ) or V 1,000 cubic centimetres ) = 1 litre (35i fluid oz., or rather less than an English quart) WEIGHT. 1 gramme 10 decigrammes 1 100 centigrammes 1,000 milligrammes J = 15.432349 grs. (or nearly 15£) 1 decigramme ) 10 centigrammes > 100 milligrammes ) = rather more than 1^ grain 1 centigramme ) 10 decigrammes j = rather more than -330- grain 1 degree Fahr. = .54° C 1.8 = 1° C 3.6 = 2° C. 4.5 = 2.5° C. 5.4 = 3° C. 1 milligramme = rather more than gg^y grain * Modified from Fownes' Chemistry. Measure of i decimetre, or io centimetres, or ioo millimetres. Illlllll I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 10