APOTHECARIES’ 1 scruple = 20 grains 1 dram = 3 scruples 1 ounce = 8 drams 1 pound = 12 ounces

AVOIRDUPOIS
1 ounce = 16 drams
1 pound = 16 ounces
1 hundredweight = 100 pounds
1 ton = 2,000 pounds
1 long ton = 2, 240 pounds

Table of Measures

1 span = 9 inches 1 square chain = 16 square rods 1 foot = 12 inches 1 acre = 10 square chains

1 yard = 3 feet

1 rod = 51⁄ 2 yards

1 mile = 320 rods = 1,760 yards =

5, 280 feet

1 Int. nautical mile =

6,076.1155 feet

1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour

1 fathom = 2 yards = 6 feet

1 furlong = ¹⁄ 8 mile = 660 feet =

220 yards

11 league = 3 miles = 24 furlongs

11 chain = 100 links = 22 yards

CUBIC

1 cubic foot = 1,728 cubic inches

1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet

1 cord = 128 cubic feet

1 U.S. liquid gallon = 4 quarts =

231 cubic inches

1 imperial gallon = 1. 20 U.S. gallons = 0.16 cubic foot

11 board foot = 144 cubic inches

LIQUID
4 gills = 1 pint
63 gallons = 1 hogshead
2 hogsheads = 1 pipe or butt
2 pipes = 1 tun

DRY 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts = 1 gallon 2 gallons = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel

SQUARE

11 square foot = 144 square inches

11 square yard = 9 square feet
1 square rod = 30¹⁄ 4 square
yards = 272¹⁄ 4 square feet
1 acre = 160 square rods =

43,560 square feet

11 square mile = 640 acres =

102,400 square rods

11 square rod = 625 square links

KITCHEN
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
1 cup = 8 ounces
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon

LINEAR 1 hand = 4 inches 1 link = 7. 92 inches

TO CONVER T CELSIUS AND FAHRENHEI T :

°C = (°F – 32) ✕ ⁵⁄ 9
°F = (°C ✕ ⁹⁄ 5) + 32

LINEAR
1 inch = 2. 54 centimeters
1 centimeter = 0.39 inch
1 meter = 39. 37 inches
1 yard = 0.914 meter
1 mile = 1. 61 kilometers
1 kilometer = 0.62 mile

11 square mile = 2. 59 square kilometers

11 square kilometer = 0.386 square mile

11 acre = 0.40 hectare

11 hectare = 2. 47 acres

SQUARE

11 square inch = 6. 45 square centimeters

11 square yard = 0.84 square meter

¹¹⁄ 4 cup = 60 mL ¹⁄ 3 cup = 75 mL ¹⁄ 2 cup = 125 mL ²⁄ 3 cup = 150 mL ³⁄ 4 cup = 175 mL 1 cup = 250 mL 1 liter = 1.057 U.S. liquid quarts

^CUBIC 1 U.S. liquid quart = 0.946 liter ^{1 cubic yard = 0.76 cubic meter} 1 U.S. liquid gallon = 3. 78 liters 1 cubic meter = 1. 31 cubic yards _{1 gram = 0.035 ounce}

11 ounce = 28.349 grams 1 kilogram = 2. 2 pounds 1 pound = 0.45 kilogram

HOUSEHOLD ¹⁄ 2 teaspoon = 2 mL 1 teaspoon = 5 mL 1 tablespoon = 15 mL