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GENERAL INFORMATION.

Measures of Capacity.

The litre is the unit of capacity, both of liquid and of dry measures, and is equal in volume to one cubic decimetre.

Dry measure Liquid measure
1 centilitre = .61 cubic inch = ·338 fluid oz.
1 decilitre = 6 ·10 cubic inches = ·845 gill.
1 litre = .908 quart = 1 ·0567 quart.
1 decalitre = 9 ·081 quarts = 2 ·64175 gallons.
1 hectolitre = 2 ·837 bushels = 26 ·4175 "
1 kilometre, or stere = 28 ·37 bushels = 264 ·175 "
1 ·308 cubic yard
1 myrialitre = 283 ·72 bushels = 2,641 ·75 "

Measures of Weight.

The gramme is the unit of weight, and is equal to a weight of a cubic centimetre of distilled water.

1 centigramme = ·1543+ grain, troy.
1 decigramme = 1 ·5432+ ""
1 gramme = 15 ·432+ grains "
·03527+ ounce, avoirdupois.
1 decagramme = ·3527+ " "
1 hectogramme = 3 ·5274+ ounces, "
1 kilogramme or kilo = 2 ·6792 pounds, troy.
2 ·2046+ "avoirdupois.
1 myriagramme = 22 ·046+ " "
1 quintal = 112 " "
1 tonneau or ton = 22 ·046+ " "
1 ·1023 ton.

N. B.—Except the table of the metric system, the preceding part of this chapter is taken almost verbatim from Castro's Republic of Mexico.