LINEAR MEASURE |
From |
To |
Multiply by |
inches |
 |
millimetres |
25.4 |
millimetres |
 |
inches |
0.0394 |
inches |
 |
centimetres |
2.54 |
centimetres |
 |
inches |
0.3937 |
feet |
 |
metres |
0.3048 |
metres |
 |
feet |
3.281 |
yards |
 |
metres |
0.9144 |
metres |
 |
yards |
1.094 |
miles |
 |
kilometres |
1.609 |
kilometres |
 |
miles |
0.6214 |
nautical miles |
 |
kilometres |
1.852 |
nautical miles |
 |
miles |
1.150779 |
1 square foot =
144 sq. in. 1 square yard = 9 sq. ft 1 acre = 4,840 sq. yd 1 square mile =
640 acres
1 square metre = 10,000 sq. cm 1
are = 119.6 sq. yards 1 are = 100 square metres 1 hectare = 100 ares = 2.471 acres 1 square kilometre = 100 hectares
Avoirdupois Weight is the system of weights used in most English Speaking countries.
1 dram= 1.772 grams 1 ounce = 16 drams 1 pound =
16 ounces= 7,000 grains 1 stone = 14 pounds 1 hundredweight = 112 pounds (US 100 pounds) 1 short ton= 0.907 tonne
= 2,000 pounds 1 (long) ton = 20 hundredweight = 2,240 pounds
Troy Weight (Precious Metals) 24 grains
= 1 pennyweight 20 pennyweights = 480 grains = 1 ounce 12 ounces = 5760 = grains = 1 pound
Apothecaries' Weight 20 grains = 1 scruple 3
scruples = 1 dram 8 drams = 1 ounce 12 ounces = 5760 grains = 1 pound
Archaic and less frequently used linear measure 3 hands = 1 foot 1 span 9 inches 1 rod, pole or
perch = 16.5 feet 40 poles = 1 furlong 8 furlongs = 1 mile 320 rods = 1 mile 3 miles =
1 league Nautical miles and Knots 10 cables = 1 nautical mile 6080 feet = 1 nautical mile 1 Knot = 1.151 mph The nautical mile is defined
as the average distance on the earth's surface corresponding to an angle of 1 minute of arc. A speed of one nautical
miles per hour is known as the knot. The International Nautical mile is accepted by the Royal Navy
(1970) as being equal to 1852 metres. As the earth is not a perfect sphere, but is an oblate spheroid, the
distance corresponding to one minute of arc will vary depending on location. The value of 6080 feet is a
compromise and is the value as measured at some point in the English channel
Depth 6 feet = 1 fathom 15 fathom
= 1 shackle
Power horsepower - 745.7 Watts (SI) or 735.5 Watts (Continental Europe)
C to F first deduct 32, Multiply by 5 then Divide
by 8 |
F to C Multiply by 9, Divide by 5, Add 32
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