Circular of the Bureau of Standards, Issue 570 |
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144 square inches ( sq in . ) = 1 square foot ( sq ft ) . 9 square feet 304 square yards 160 square rods 640 acres 1 mile square 6 miles square = 1 square yard ( sq yd ) = 1 296 square inches . 1 square rod ( sq rd ) = 272 square feet .
144 square inches ( sq in . ) = 1 square foot ( sq ft ) . 9 square feet 304 square yards 160 square rods 640 acres 1 mile square 6 miles square = 1 square yard ( sq yd ) = 1 296 square inches . 1 square rod ( sq rd ) = 272 square feet .
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10 000 square centimeters 100 square meters 100 ares 100 hectares 1 square meter ( m 2 ) = 1 000 000 square millimeters . 1 are ( a ) . 1 hectare ( ha ) = 10 000 square meters . ... Inches 1 inch 1 link 1 foot 1 yard 1 21.
10 000 square centimeters 100 square meters 100 ares 100 hectares 1 square meter ( m 2 ) = 1 000 000 square millimeters . 1 are ( a ) . 1 hectare ( ha ) = 10 000 square meters . ... Inches 1 inch 1 link 1 foot 1 yard 1 21.
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... Square inches Square links Square feet Square yards Square rods Square chains 1 square inch 1 1 square link 62.7264 1 square foot 1 square yard 1 hectare 1 square rod 1 square chain 1 acre 1 square mile 1 square centimeter- 1 square ...
... Square inches Square links Square feet Square yards Square rods Square chains 1 square inch 1 1 square link 62.7264 1 square foot 1 square yard 1 hectare 1 square rod 1 square chain 1 acre 1 square mile 1 square centimeter- 1 square ...
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... Square meters Hectares Units 0.000 000 064 516 0.000 004 046 87 0.000 009 290 34 0.000 083 613 1 0.002 529 295 0.040 468 7 0.404 687 258.9998 0.000 000 01 0.0001 -1 square inch - 1 square link - 1 square foot = 1 square yard -1 ...
... Square meters Hectares Units 0.000 000 064 516 0.000 004 046 87 0.000 009 290 34 0.000 083 613 1 0.002 529 295 0.040 468 7 0.404 687 258.9998 0.000 000 01 0.0001 -1 square inch - 1 square link - 1 square foot = 1 square yard -1 ...
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1 point ( typography ) . 1 rod ( rd ) , pole , or perch___ 1 yard ( yd ) 1 acre i 1 are . 1 hectare [ 1 square ( building ) ] _ 1 square centimeter ( cm2 ) . 1 square decimeter ( dm2 ) _ 1 square foot ( sq ft ) _ 1 square inch ( sq in . ) ...
1 point ( typography ) . 1 rod ( rd ) , pole , or perch___ 1 yard ( yd ) 1 acre i 1 are . 1 hectare [ 1 square ( building ) ] _ 1 square centimeter ( cm2 ) . 1 square decimeter ( dm2 ) _ 1 square foot ( sq ft ) _ 1 square inch ( sq in . ) ...
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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.
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| Title | Circular of the Bureau of Standards, Issue 570 Circular of the Bureau of Standards, United States. National Bureau of Standards |
| Contributor | United States. National Bureau of Standards |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1956 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 16 Oct 2006 |
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