The Metric System of Weights and MeasuresBrewer & Tileston, 1867 - 24 pages |
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... base of the system ; this length was called a meter . In order to ascertain more accurately the length of a quadrant , new measurements of the earth were subsequently instituted under the direc- tion of eminent mathematicians , who ...
... base of the system ; this length was called a meter . In order to ascertain more accurately the length of a quadrant , new measurements of the earth were subsequently instituted under the direc- tion of eminent mathematicians , who ...
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... base of all the weights and measures which it employs . The Meter was intended to be , and is very nearly , one ten millionth part of the distance measured on a meridian of the earth from the equator to the pole , and equals about 39.37 ...
... base of all the weights and measures which it employs . The Meter was intended to be , and is very nearly , one ten millionth part of the distance measured on a meridian of the earth from the equator to the pole , and equals about 39.37 ...
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... base . If the solid resting upon this base were but 1 decimeter in height , it would contain 100 cubic decimeters , but since it is 10 decimeters in height , it must contain 10 times as many , or 1000 cubic decimeters . three for cubic ...
... base . If the solid resting upon this base were but 1 decimeter in height , it would contain 100 cubic decimeters , but since it is 10 decimeters in height , it must contain 10 times as many , or 1000 cubic decimeters . three for cubic ...
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... base of the system ? What is the length of a meter ? 2. What primary units are based upon the meter ? Define the square meter ; the are ; the cubic meter or stere ; the liter ; the gram . 3. How are the names of the higher orders of ...
... base of the system ? What is the length of a meter ? 2. What primary units are based upon the meter ? Define the square meter ; the are ; the cubic meter or stere ; the liter ; the gram . 3. How are the names of the higher orders of ...
Common terms and phrases
acres bushels centi Centigram centiliters centim centimeters in length cord cube whose edge cubic centimeters cubic decimeters cubic meter deci Decigram deciliters decimal point decimeters equal decimeters high decimeters long decimeters wide decisteres deka Dekagram dekaliters dekastere DENOMINATIONS AND VALUES different orders Dry Measure equal 1 sq EQUIVALENTS IN DENOMINATIONS Express the following following numbers four dekameters hectares hecto hectograms hectoliter hectometers inches increase and decrease kilo kilogram equals kiloliter land measure lower orders manner of writing measure increase MEASURES OF LENGTH measures of surface meter equals meter or stere meter wide meters and add meters high meters long METRIC DENOMINATIONS metric system Milligram milliliters millimeters Myriagram myriameters orders of units pounds primary unit Quintal rectangular Repeat the table school-room cost square centimeters square decimeter square meter contains square yards steres of wood SYSTEM OF WEIGHTS tonneau unit of length weights and measures writing numbers writing the different
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Page 24 - That from and after the passage of this act it shall be lawful throughout the United States of America to employ the weights and measures of the metric system ; and no contract, or dealing, or pleading in any court, shall be deemed invalid, or liable to objection, because the weights or measures expressed or referred to therein are weights or measures of the metric system.
Page 16 - The GRAM is the primary unit of weights, and is the weight in a vacuum of a cubic centimeter of distilled water at the temperature of 39.2° F.
Page 24 - That the tables in the schedules hereto annexed * shall be recognized in the construction of contracts, and in all legal proceedings, as establishing, in terms of the weights and measures now in use in the United States, the equivalents of the weights and measures expressed therein in terms of the metric system...
Page 16 - Weight 10 milli-grams = 1 centi-gram. 10 centi-grams = 1 deci-gram. 10 deci-grams = 1 gram. 10 grams = 1 deka-gram. 10 deka-grams = 1 hecto-gram. 10 hecto-grams = 1 kilo-gram.
Page 3 - The Metric System is so called from the METER, which is the base of all the weights and measures which it employs. The Meter is the primary unit of length, and equals about 39.37 inches, or nearly 3 ft.
Page 3 - The meter was intended to be, and is very nearly, one tenmillionth part of the distance measured on a meridian of the earth from the equator to the pole, and equals about 39.37 inches or nearly 3 feet 3J inches.
Page 20 - The following are some of the measures in common use with their equivalents in measures of the metric system: — An inch A foot A yard A rod A mile A sq. inch A sq. foot A sq. yard A sq. rod An acre A sq. mile A cu. inch A cu. foot : 2.54 centimeters.
Page 3 - ... square meters. The Cubic Meter, or Stere, is the unit of volume ; this is a cube whose edge is one meter in length. The Liter is the unit of capacity ; this is the capacity of a cube whose edge is- one tenth of a meter in length. The Gram is the unit of weight ; this is the weight of distilled water contained in a cube whose edge is the one hundredth part of a meter. From these primary units the higher and lower orders of units are derived decimally.
Page 18 - DENOMINATIONS AND VALUES. EQUIVALENTS IN DENOMINATIONS IN USE. Names. No. of Liters Cubic Measure. Dry Measure. Liquid or Wine Measure. Kiloliter or stere Hectoliter . . Dekaliter .... Liter...
Page 4 - Length. 10 millimeters (mm.) = 1 centimeter (cm.). 10 centimeters = 1 decimeter. 10 decimeters = 1 meter (m.). 10 meters = 1 decameter.