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 340 THIRTY-NIN TH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 301. 1866. Measures of MEASURES OF LENGTH. length; music nmoumsnous Arm v.u.Uss. xqvxvnzzviss nw nzxomnnoxs m Us:. Myriemeter. . . . . . 10,000 meters. 6 2137 miles. Kilometer. . . . . . 1,000 meters. 0.62137 miles, or 8280 feet and ten inches. Hectometer. . 100 meters. 828 feet and 1 inch. Dekameter,. . . . . 10 meters. 893.7 inches. Meter .. . . 1 meter. 39.37 inches. Decimeter. . of a meter. 3.937 inches. Centimeter. . . . . . -1- of a meter. 0.3937 inches. Millimeter .. -Ulu-6 of a meter. 0.0394 inches. °f ¤¤Yf¤<>°$ _ MEASURES OF SURFACE. nmrmc ns¤ommsmNs sun vswss. mvrvnxms m Jmtonnxnxous rx usx. Hectare. . 10,000 square meters 2.471 acres. Are. . 100 square meters 119.6 square yards. Centare .. 1 square meter 1550 square inches. of capacity. MEASURES OF CAPACITY. mmuo nzrzoismnxous nm vawss. squrvnxzvrs nr nxmoxmsrrous m usr. N b. · · Names. °ft;;2er;x; Cubic measure. Dry measure. L’q:;;8°;r;i°° Kiloliter, or stere 1,000 1 cubic meter. . . 1.308 cubic yards. . 264.17 gallons. Hectoliter. , 100 {6 of a. cubic meter. 2 bushels and 8.85 packs 26.417 gallons. Dgkglitgr, , , 10 10 cubic decimeters. 9.08 quarts. . . . 2.6417 gellons. Liter 1 1 cubic decimeter. 0.908 quarts. . . . 1.0567 quarts. Dwililer. . . U -,1,,- of a cubic decimeter 6.1022 cubic inches. . 0.845 gills. (lentlliter . . T 5 10 cubic centimeters . 0.6102 cubic inches . . 0 338 fluid ounces. Milliliter . . . {310-5 1 cubic centimeter . 0.061 cubic inches . . 0.27 fluid drams. weigh. WEIGHTS. mrrurc nsuommrrous Arm vnmzs. xqmzgafggg g ,1;:: °m` Number of Weight of what quun tity of i . . NWS- mm. w ... n a.l.,». M ¤*··¤<>¤ rmt Millier or Tonneau . 1,000,000 1 cubic meter . 2204.6 pounds. Quintal . 100,000 1 hectoliter . . 220.46 pounds. Myriagrem  10,000 10 liters . . .  22.046 pounds. Kilogram or kilo . . 1,000 1 liter . ., . 2.2046 pounds. Hectogmm . . . . 100 1 declliter . . . . . . 3.5274 ounces. Deksgmm  10 10 cubic centimeters . . . 0.3527 ounces. Gram . . . . . 1 1 cubic centimeter . . . 15.4.32 grains. Decigram . . . . T10- of a cubic centimeter . 1.5432 grai¤S· Ceutigram . . . . -1- 10 cubic millimeters . . . 0·l% K\‘¤l¤¤· Milllgmm  -,-Ulm, 1 cubic millimeters . , . 0.0164 grains- Approved, July 28, 1866.