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Circular Measure

Troy Weight

Second (") = 1/60 minute
Minute (') = 60 seconds
Degree (°) = 60 minutes
Right angle = 90 degrees
Straight angle = 180 degrees
Circle = 360 degrees

 

24 grains = 1 pennyweight (dwt)
20 pennyweights = 1 ounce troy (oz t) = 480 grains
12 ounces troy = 1 pound troy (lb t) = 240 pennyweights
= 5,760 grains

 


Apothecaries Weights
20 grains = 1 scruple (s ap)
3 scruples = 1 dram apothecaries (dr ap) = 60 grains
8 drams apothecaries = 1 ounce apothecaries (oz ap) = 24 scruples = 480 grains
12 ounces apothecaries = 1 pound apothecaries
(lb ap) = 96 drams apothecaries = 288 scruples = 5, 760 grains


Customary Metric Conversions (approximate)

Inches (in) x 25.4 = millimeters

Feet (ft) x .3 = meter

Yards (yd) x .9 = meters

Miles (mi) x 1.6 = kilometers

Square inches (in2) x 6.5 = sq centimeters

Square Feet (ft2) x .1 = sq meter

Square yards (yd2) x .8 = sq meter

Acres x .4 = hectare

Cubic Feet (ft3) x .03 = cu meter

Cord (cd) x 3.6 = cu meter

Quarts (lq) (qt) x .9 = liter

Gallons (gal) x .004 = cu meters

Ounces (oz) (avdp) x 28.4 = grams

Pounds (lb) (avdp) x .5 = kilogram

Horsepower (hp) x .7 = kilowatt Degrees

Fahrenheit (-32) x 5/9 = degrees Celsius

 

Millimeters (mm) x .04 = inch

Meters x 3.3 = feet

Meters (m) x 1.1 = yards

Kilometers x .6 = mile

Sq centimeters (cm2) x .2 = sq inch

Sq meter (m2) x 10.8 = sq feet

Sq meter (m2) x 1.2 = sq yards

Hectare (ha) x 2.5 = acres

Cu meters (m3) x 35.3 = cu feet

Liters (l) x 1.1 = quarts (lq)

Cu meters (m3) x 284.2 = gallons

Grams (g) x .04 = ounce (avdp)

Kilograms (kg) x 2.2 lbs (avdp)

Kilowatts (kW) x 1.3 = horsepower

Degrees Celsius x 9/5 + 32 = degrees Fahrenheit


Units of Length and Area

Customary

Metric

Metric

Customary

Inch (in)

= 25.4 millimeters
Millimeter (mm)
= .001 meter = .039 inch
Foot (ft)
= 12 in - .305 meter

Centimeter (cm)

= .01 meter = .394 inch

Yard (yd)

= 36 in or 3 ft = .914 meter
Decimeter (dm)
= .1 meter = 3.937 inch
Mile (mi)
= 5,280 ft = 1.609
kilometer Meter (m)
= 3.281 feet
In2 (sq in)
= 6.453 cm2
Kilometer (km)
= 1,000 meters = .621 mile

Ft2 (sq ft)

= 144 sq in = .093 m2
Sq millimeter (mm2)
= .000001 m2 = .002 sq in
Yd2 (sq yd)
= 1,296 sq in = .836 m2 = 9 sq ft

Sq centimeter (cm2)

= .0001 m2 = .155 sq in
Acre

= 43,560 sq ft = .405 ha

Sq decimeter (dm2)
= .01 m2 = 15.5 sq in

Mile2 (sq mi)

= 640 acres = 2.59 km2
Sq meter (m2)
= 10.764 sq ft

Hectare (ha)
= 10,000 m2 = 2.471 acres

Sq kilometer (km)2

= 1,000,000 m2 = .386 sq miles

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