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TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

On this page you will find a number of conversion factors that can be used to equate many units of measurement. Some of them are from a previous era and are rarely used today. However, they are interesting and useful if you read or translate old publications. You will be able to convert units of avoirdupois weight system (drams, stones, hundredweights) utilized by the United States and England for measuring commodities except precious metals, precious stones and medicines, the troy weight system (grains, pennyweights) that is used mainly for weighing precious metals and gems, apothecaries' weight system (grains, scruples, drams), now virtually unused since the metric system is used for all scientific purposes, and some other units used for measuring distance, square, volume and power.




The Metric System
METRIC GB & US
length
10
millimetres (mm) = 1 centimetre (cm) = 0.3937 inches (in)
100
centimetres
= 1 metre (m)
= 39.37 inches or 1.094 yards (yd)
1000
metres
= 1 kilometre (km)
= 0.62137 miles or about 5/8 mile
surface
100
square metres (m2)
= 1 are (a)
= 0.0247 acres
100
ares
= 1 hectare (ha)
= 2.471 acres
100
hectares
= 1 square kilometre (km2)
= 0.386 square miles
weight
10
milligrams (mg)
= 1 centigram (cg)
= 0.1543 grains
100
centigrams
= 1 gram (g)
= 15.4323 grains
1000
grams
= 1 kilogram (kg)
= 2.2046 pounds
1000
kilograms
= 1 tonne
= 19.684 cwt
capacity
1000
millilitres (ml)
= 1 litre (l)
= 1.75 pints (2.101 US pints)
10
litres
= 1 decalitre (dl)
= 2.1997 gallons (2.63 US gallons)
  


Nautical Measure
used for measuring the depth and surface distance of seas, rivers, etc
GB & US
METRIC
6
feet
=
1
fathom
=
1.8288 metres
608
feet
=
1
cable
=
185.313 metres
6080
feet
=
1
sea (or nautical) mile (1.151 statute miles)
=
1.852 kilometres
3
sea miles
=
1
sea league
=
5.550 kilometres
60
sea miles
=
1
degree


360
degrees
=
1
circle


1
knot
=
1
sea mile per hour


 


Avoirdupois Weight
GB & US
METRIC



1 grain (gr)
= 0.0648 grams (g)
43711 grains
= 1 ounce(oz)
= 28.35 grams
16 drams (dr)
= 1 ounce
= 28.35 grams
16
ounces
= 1 pound (1b)
= 0.454 kilograms (kg)
14
pounds
= 1 stone
= 6.356 kilograms
2
stone
= 1 quarter
= 12.7 kilograms
4
quarters
= 1 hundredweight (cwt)
= 50.8 kilograms
112
pounds
= 1 cwt
= 50.8 kilograms
100
pounds
= 1 short cwt
= 45.4 kilograms
20 cwt
= 1 ton = 1016.04 kilograms
2000
pounds
= 1 short ton
= 0.907 metric tons
2240
pounds
= 1 long ton
= 1.016 metric tons
  


Troy Weight
system of weights used in England for gold, silver and precious stones
GB & US
METRIC
24
grains
= 1 pennyweight (dwt)
= 1.555 grams
20
pennyweights
= 1 ounce
= 31.1 grams
12
ounces
= 1 pound (5760 grains)
= 0.373 kilograms



Apothecaries' Weight
used by pharmacists for mixing their medicines; they buy and sell drugs by Avoirdupois weight
GB & US
METRIC
20
grains
= 1 scruple
= 1.296 grams
3
scruples
= 1 dram
= 3.888 grams
8
drams
= 1 ounce
= 31.1035 grams
12
ounces
= 1 pound
= 373.24 grams
  


Linear Measure
GB & US METRIC



1
inch (in)
= 25.3995 millimetres (mm)
12 inches
= 1
foot (ft)
= 30.479 centimetres (cm)
3
feet
= 1
yard (yd)
= 0.9144 metres (m)
5 1/2
yards
= 1
rod, pole, or perch
= 5.0292 metres
22
yards
= 1
chain (ch)
= 20.1168 metres
220
yards
= 1
furlong (fur)
= 201.168 metres
8
furlongs
= 1
mile
= 1.6093 kilometres (km)
1760
yards
= 1
mile
= 1.6093 kilometres
3
miles
= 1 league
= 4.8279 kilometres
  


Square Measure
GB & US
METRIC


=
1
square inch
= 6.4516 sq centimetres
144
sq inches
= 1 sq foot = 929.030 sq centimetres
9
sq feet
= 1 sq yard
= 0.836 sq metres
484
sq yards
= 1 sq chain
= 404.624 sq metres
4840
sq yards
= 1 acre = 0.405 hectares
40
sq rods = 1 rood
= 10.1168 ares
4
rods
= 1 acre
= 0.405 hectares
640
acres
= 1 sq mile
= 2.599 sq kilometres
  


Cubic Measure
GB & US METRIC



1
cubic inch
=
16.387 cu centimetres
1728
cu inches
=
1
cu foot
=
 0.028 cu metres
27
cu feet
=
1
cu yard
=
0.765 cu metres
  


Surveyors' Measure
GB & US METRIC
7.92
inches
=
1
link
=
20.1168 centimetres
100
links
=
1
chain
=
20.1168 metres
10
chains
=
1
furlong
=
201.168 metres
80
chains =
1
mile
=
1.6093 kilometres
10
square chains
=
1
acre
=
0.405 hectares
  


Liquid Measure of Capacity
GB US METRIC
4
gills
=
1
pint (pt)
=
1.201 pints
=
0.5679 litres
2
pints
=
1
quart (qt)
=
1.201 quarts
=
1.1359 litres
4
quarts
=
1
gallon (gal) =
1.201 gallons
=
4.5435 litres


Apothecaries' Fluid Measure
used by pharmacists for measuring medicines







60
minims
=
1
fluid dram
=
3.552 millilitres
8
fluid drams
=
1
fluid ounce
=
2.841 centilitres
20
fluid ounces
=
1
pint
=
0.568 litres
8
pints =
1
gallon =
4.546 litres


Dry Measure of Capacity

METRIC
GB and US
GB US



1
gallon
=
4.5435 litres
=
4.404 liters
2
gallons
=
1
pint (pt)
=
1.201 pints
=
0.5679 litres
4
pecks
=
1
quart (qt)
=
1.201 quarts
=
1.1359 litres
8
bushels
=
1
gallon (gal) =
1.201 gallons
=
4.5435 litres


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