TABLE OF FRENCH COINS, MEASURES, AND WEIGHTS, REDUCED TO AMERICAN MONEY, MEASURES, AND WEIGHTS.
Reading edition
Francs. Centimes. Dollars. Cents.
Fr. c. $ cts.
0 05 0 01·0
0 10 0 01·9
0 25 0 04·8
0 50 0 09·6
1 00 0 19·3
2 00 0 38·6
3 00 0 57·9
4 00 0 77·2
5 00 0 96·5
6 00 1 15·8
7 00 1 35·1
8 00 1 54·4
9 00 1 73·7
10 00 1 93·0
11 00 2 02·3
12 00 2 21·6
13 00 2 50·9
14 00 2 70·2
15 00 2 89·5
16 00 3 08·8
17 00 3 28·1
18 00 3 47·4
19 00 3 66·7
20 00 3 86·0
ITINERARY MEASURE.
Mètre (ten-millionth part of the arc of a meridian between the pole and the equator) 3·2808992 feet.
Décamètre (10 mètres) 32·808992 feet.
Kilomètre (1,000 mètres) 1093·633 yards.
Myriamètre (10,000 mètres) 6·2138 miles.
LONG MEASURE.
Décimètre (10th of a mètre) 3·937079 inches.
Centimètre (100th of a mètre) 0·393708 inch.
Millimètre (1,000th of a mètre) 0·03937 inch.
MEASURE OF CAPACITY.
Litre (1 cubic décimètre) 1·760773 pint.
Décalitre (10 litres) 2·2009668 gallons.
Hectolitre (100 litres) 22·009668 gallons or 2·7512 bushels.
Kilolitre, mètre cube (1,000 litres) 3·426 quarters.
Décilitre (10th of a litre) 0·1760773 pint.
Centilitre (100th of a litre) 0·01760773 pint.
SUPERFICIAL MEASURE.
Are (100 square mètres) 0·098845 rood.
Hectare (10,000 square mètres) 2·471143 acres.
Centiare (1 square mètre) 1·196033 sq. yd.
SOLID MEASURE.
Stère (1 cubic mètre) 1·31 cubic yard or 35 cubic feet, 547 cubic inches.
Décastère (10 stères) 13·1 cubic yards.
Décistère (10th of a stère) 3 cubic feet, 918·7 cubic inches.
WEIGHTS.
Gramme (weight of 1 cubic centimètre of water in its state of maximum density, or 39½° Fahr., or 4 degrees centigrade) 15·4325 grains troy.
Décagramme (10 grammes) 6·43 dwt.
Hectogram. (100 grammes) 3·527 oz. avoir. or 3·216 oz. troy.
Kilogram. (1,000 grammes) 2·2055 lb. avoir. or 2·6803 lb. troy.
Quintal métrique (100 kilogs.) 220·548 lb.
Millier, tonneau de mer (1,000 kilogrammes) 19 cwt. 12 oz. 5 dwt.
Décigram. (10th of 1 gram.) 1·5432 grain.
Centigramme (100th do.) 0·15432 grain.
Milligramme (1,000th do.) 0·015432 grain.
THERMOMETER.
0° Centigrade Melting ice 32° Fahrenheit.
100° do. Boiling water 212° do.
0° Réaumur Melting ice 32° do.
80° do. Boiling water 212° do.