A cube, whose side is one tenth of a metre, that is, a cubic decimetre, constitutes the unit of measures of capacity. It is called the litre, and contains 61,028 cubic inches.

A millilitre or 1000th part of a litre

Eng. Cub. In. Dec.

,06103

,61028

6,10280

61,02800

610,28000

6102,80000

61028,00000

610280,00000

The English pint, wine measure, contains 28,875 cubic inches. The litre therefore is 2 pints and nearly one eighth of a pint.

Hence,

A decalitre is equal to 2 gal. 64 cubic inches.

A hecatolitre

A chiliolitre

44

444 cubic inches.

cubic inches.

Weights.

The unit of weight is the gramme. It is the weight of a quantity of pure water, equal to a cubic centimetre, and is equal to 15,444 grains Troy.

A milligramme is 1000th part of a gramme

A chiliogramme

1000 grammes

15444,0234

154440,2344

A myriogramme 10000 grammes

A gramme being equal to 15,444 grains Troy.

A decagramme 6dwt. 10,44gr. equal to 5,65 drams Avoirdupois.

100 miriogramines make a tun, wanting 32lb. 8oz.

Land Measure.

The unit is the are, which is a square decametre, equal to 5,95 perches. The deciare is a tenth of an are, the centiare is 100th of an are, and equal to a square metre. The milliare is 1000th of an are. The decare is equal to 10 ares; the hecatare to 100 ares, and equal to 2 acres 1 rood 35,4 perches English. chilare is equal to 1000 ares, the myriare to 10000 ares. For fire-wood the stere is the unit of measure. It is equal to

a cubic metre, containing 35,3171 cubic feet English. cestere is the tenth of a stere.

The

The de

The quadrant of the circle generally is divided like the fourth part of the meridian, into 100 degrees, each degree into 100 minutes, and each minute into 100 seconds, &c. so that the same number, which expresses a portion of the meridian, indicates also its length, which is a great convenience in navigation.

The coin also is comprehended in this system, and made to conform to their unit of weight. The weight of the franc, of which one tenth is alloy, is fixed at 5 grammes; its tenth part is called décime, its hundredth part centime.

The divisions of time, soon after the adoption of the above, underwent a similar alteration.

The year was made to consist of 12 months of 30 days each, and the excess of 5 days in common and 6 in leap years was considered as belonging to no month. Each month was divided into three parts, called decades. The day was divided into 10 hours, each hour into 100 minutes, and each minute into 100 seconds. This new calendar was adopted in 1793; in 1805 it

was abolished, and the old calendar restored. The weights and measures are still in use, and will probably prevail throughout the continent of Europe. They are recommended to the attention of every civilized country; and their general adoption would prove of no small importance to the scientific, as well as the commercial world.

N. B. There was another span used in the East, equal to 4th

N. B. Two sorts of long measures were used in Greece, viz. the Olympic and the Pythic. The former was used in Peloponnesus, Attica, Sicily, and the Greek cities in Italy. The latter was used in Thssaly, Illyria, Phocis, and Thrace.

†These numbers show how many of each denomination it takes to make one of the next following.

The Olympic foot, properly called the Greek foot, according to

Hence it appears, that the Olympic stadium is 2011 English yards nearly; and the Pythic or Delphic stadium, 1621 yards nearly; and the other measures in proportion.

The Phyleterian foot is the Pythic cubit, or 14 Pythic foot. The Macedonian foot was 13,92 English inches; and Sicilian foot of Archimedes, 8,76 English inches.

N. B. The Roman measures began with 6 scrupula = 1 sicilicum; 8 scrupula = 1 duellum; 14 duellum 1 seminaria; and 18 scrupula = 1 digitus. Two passus were equal to 1 decempeda.

Attic Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine

=

Others reckon 6 choi 1 amphoreus, and 2 amphorei = 1 keramion or metretes. The keramion is stated by Paucton to have been equal to 35 French pints, or 83 English gallons, and the other measures in proportion.

Measures of Capacity for Liquids, reduced to English Wine