1 HECTARE = 100 "
1 DeCIARE = 1/10th of an are.
1 CENTIARE = 1/100th of an are, or, metre carre (square metre).
MEASURES OF WEIGHT.
The GRAMME, the unit of weight, is the _weight_ of a cubic centimetre of distilled water at 4 Centigrade.
1 GRAMME = as above.
1 DeCAGRAMME = 10 gram.
1 HECTOGRAMME = 100 "
1 KILOGRAMME, or KILO = 1000 "
1 MYRIAGRAMME = 10,000 "
1 DeCIGRAMME = 1/10th of a gram.
1 CENTIGRAMME = 1/100th "
1 MILLIGRAMME = 1/1000th "
kilogramme is called a livre.
MEASURES OF CAPACITY, DRY AND LIQUID.
The LITRE, the unit of the measures of capacity, dry and liquid, is the _volume_ of a cubic decimetre.
1 LITRE = as above.
1 DeCALITRE = 10 litres.
1 HECTOLITRE = 100 "
1 DeCILITRE = 1/10th of a litre.
1 CENTILITRE = 1/100th "
1 MILLILITRE = 1/1000th "
MONEY.
1 FRANC = 100 centimes.
A franc = 5 grammes (4.5 silver, and .5 alloy).
1 DeCIME = 10 centimes.
1 SOU = 5 "
FRENCH LINEAL MEASURES, &c. = BRITISH.
_French_. _British_.
LINEAL. MILLIMeTRE 0.0394 inch.
CENTIMeTRE 0.3937 " or less than half an inch.
DeCIMeTRE 3.937 inches nearly 4 inches.
MeTRE 39.3708 " about 3 feet 3 inches.
HECTOMeTRE 0.0621 mile " 1/16th of a mile.
KILOMeTRE 0.6214 " 8 kilometres = 5 miles.
SQUARE. CENTIARE 1.196 square yard or 1-1/5th square yard.
ARE 3.954 poles 40 ares = 1 acre.
HECTARE 2.471 acres nearly 2 acres.
BRITISH LINEAL MEASURES, &c. = FRENCH.
_British_. _French_.
LINEAL. INCH 25.399 millimetres.
FOOT 30.479 centimetres.
YARD 0.914 metre.
CHAIN [22 yards] 20.116 metres.
FURLONG [10 chains] 201.164 "
MILE 1.609 kilometre. 5 miles = 8 kilometres, nearly.
SQUARE. SQUARE FOOT 9.29 square decimetres.
ACRE 0.405 hectare or about 40 ares.
SQUARE MILE 2.599 square kilometres 100 square miles = 260 sq. kilometres.
FRENCH WEIGHTS = BRITISH.
_French_. _British_.
DeCIGRAMME 1.543 grain or about 1 grains.
GRAMME 15.432 grains 28-1/3 grammes = 1 ounce avoirdupois.
DeCAGRAMME 0.353 ounce avoirdupois about 1/3 of an ounce avoirdupois.
HECTOGRAMME 3.527 ounces nearly pound.
KILOGRAMME or KILO 2.2046 pounds In trade, a kilo is reckoned at 10 per cent. more than 2 pounds.
BRITISH WEIGHTS = FRENCH.
_British_. _French_.
GRAIN .0648 gramme.
OUNCE (avoirdupois) 28-1/3 grammes.
POUND " 454 "
POUND (troy) 373 grammes.
CWT (avoirdupois) 50.8 kilos.
TON 1015 "
FRENCH LIQUID AND CORN MEASURES = BRITISH.
_French_. _British_.
LITRE 1.76 pint (imperial) or about 1 pints.
HECTOLITRE 22.01 gallons " 22 gallons.
BRITISH LIQUID AND CORN MEASURES = FRENCH.
_British_. _French_.
PINT 0.568 litre or more than litre.
QUART 1.136 " about 1-1/8 litres.
GALLON 4.543 litres " 4 litres 11 gallons = 50 litres.