Appendix 1 contd
PART III
Measurement of Volume
(a) Metric Units
1 cubic metre
1 cubic decimetre
=
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a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one metre
0.001 cubic metre
1 cubic centimetre = 0.001 cubic decimetre
=
a volume equal to that of a cubic decimetre
= 0.1 litre
1 litre
1 decilitre
1 centilitre
0.01 litre
I millilitre
=
0.001 litre
(a) Metric Units
1 hectolitre
1 litre
=
100 litres
(b) Imperial Units
1 cubic yard
1 cubic foot
I cubic inch
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PART IV
Measurement of Capacity
a volume equal to that of a cubic decimetre
0.1 litre
1 decilitre
1 centilitre
= 0.01 litre
1 millilitre
0.001 litre
347
=
a volume equal to that of a cube each edge of which measures one yard
1
=
cubic yard
27
1
=
cubic foot
1 728
(b) Imperial Units
1 gallon
= 4.546 09 cubic decimetres
1 quart
=
gallon
1 pint
quart
1 gill
=
pint
1 fluid ounce
盘
20
-18
pint
(a) Metric Units
1 tonne
= 1000 kilograms
1 kilogram
=
1 gram
I metric carat
1 milligram
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PART V
Measurement of Mass or Weight
a unit of mass equal to the international prototype of the kilogram kept by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures 0.001 kilogram
13
gram
0.001 gram
(b) Imperial Units
1 ton
I hundredweight
1 quarter
1 stone
1 pound
1 ounce
= 2240 pounds
112 pounds
= 28 pounds
= 14 pounds
ן'
=
0.453 592 37 kilogram exactly
1
pound
16
1
1 dram
=
pound
256
1
1 grain
=
pound
7.000
12
1 ounce troy
=
pound
(c) Chinese Units
1 picul (tam)
100 catties
1 catty (kan)
==
0.604 789 82 kilogram
1 tael (leung)
=
catty
16
1
I mace (tsin)
catty
160
1
1 candareen (fan)
catty
1 600
175