Circular of the Bureau of Standards, Issue 570U.S. Government Printing Office, 1956 |
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... short ton of 2 000 pounds . The American colonists . adopted the English wine gallon of 231 cubic inches . The English of that period used this wine gallon and they also had another gallon , the ale gallon of 282 cubic inches . In 1824 ...
... short ton of 2 000 pounds . The American colonists . adopted the English wine gallon of 231 cubic inches . The English of that period used this wine gallon and they also had another gallon , the ale gallon of 282 cubic inches . In 1824 ...
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... short time intervals are measured and expressed . The time at which the " mean sun " crosses the meridian at any point on the earth is known as " local mean noon . " As it would be impracticable to use local mean time at each locality ...
... short time intervals are measured and expressed . The time at which the " mean sun " crosses the meridian at any point on the earth is known as " local mean noon . " As it would be impracticable to use local mean time at each locality ...
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... short , or net ton of 2 000 pounds . ( b ) . The long , gross , or shipper's ton of 2 240 pounds . ( c ) . The metric ton of 1 000 kilograms , or 2 204.6 pounds . In the second sense ( capacity ) it is usually restricted to uses ...
... short , or net ton of 2 000 pounds . ( b ) . The long , gross , or shipper's ton of 2 240 pounds . ( c ) . The metric ton of 1 000 kilograms , or 2 204.6 pounds . In the second sense ( capacity ) it is usually restricted to uses ...
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... pound ton , respectively ; these units may be designated " net " or " short " when necessary to distinguish them from the corresponding units in gross or long measure . in the table of apothecaries weight . The table of 19.
... pound ton , respectively ; these units may be designated " net " or " short " when necessary to distinguish them from the corresponding units in gross or long measure . in the table of apothecaries weight . The table of 19.
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... Short hundred- pounds weights Short tons 1 avoirdupois ounce 1 avoirdupois pound 1 short hundredweight 1 short ton 1 long ton 1 kilogram 1 metric ton 1 0.0625 16 1 1600 100 32 000 2000 0.000 625 0.01 1 20 0.000 031 25 0.0005 0.05 1 35 ...
... Short hundred- pounds weights Short tons 1 avoirdupois ounce 1 avoirdupois pound 1 short hundredweight 1 short ton 1 long ton 1 kilogram 1 metric ton 1 0.0625 16 1 1600 100 32 000 2000 0.000 625 0.01 1 20 0.000 031 25 0.0005 0.05 1 35 ...
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Page 18 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30£ square yards = 1 square rod (sq.
Page 18 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 29 - Used in assaying. The assay ton bears the same relation to the milligram that a ton of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois bears to the ounce troy; hence the weight in milligrams of precious metal obtained from one assay ton of ore gives directly the number of troy ounces to the net ton.
Page 4 - The essential features of the system were embodied in a report made to the French National Assembly by the Academy of Sciences in 1791. A number of other nations were invited to cooperate with France in establishing the new system, and Holland, Denmark...
Page 12 - When an equal-arm balance is used to compare an object with standards of mass ("weights"), the effects of variations in the acceleration of gravity are self-eliminating and need not be taken into account, but the apparent mass of the object is slightly different from the true mass because of the buoyant effects of the surrounding air. Mass can then be computed from apparent mass by applying a correction for air buoyancy. When a spring balance is used, an additional correction accounting for the local...
Page 20 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Page 14 - The mean solar day is divided into 24 hours, each hour into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds.
Page 4 - The liter is defined as the volume occupied, under standard conditions, by a quantity of pure water having a mass of 1 kilogram. This volume is very nearly equal to 1 000 cubic centimeters or 1 cubic decimeter; the actual metric equivalent iĦ.
Page 20 - The meter bars, however, continue in use as a standard for most types of measurements. In the metric system, designations of multiples and subdivisions of any unit may be arrived at by combining with the name of the unit the prefixes deka, hecto, and kilo, meaning, respectively, 10, 100, and 1,000, and deci, centi, and mill!, meaning, respectively, one-tenth, onehundredth, and one-thousandth.