Further on this thread.
One of the reasons which France introduced the metric system was introduced
by Napoleon was that the French and English inch was different at that time.
The French were introduced to the inch when the English ruled the Calais
area. The difference came about by usage in the two countries, the French
inch being 1 and a quarter English inches.
I have a French barometer which gives normal atmospheric pressure of
approximately 24 inches of mercury!
The inch had traditionally been defined roughly as the length of the first
bone of the thumb (the distal Phalanx).
Of course, this varies from person to person mine is 3 centimetres!
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Subject: [BlindHandyMan] This table provides some quick conversions for
common US and metric measurements.
This list is not all inclusive but hopefully helpful!
Length - US to US
Length - Metric to Metric
12 inches = 1 foot
1 meter = 1000 millimeters = 100 centimeters
1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches
1 meter = 100 centimeters
1 mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet = 63360 inches
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters
Length - US to Metric
Length - Metric to US
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters = 25.4 millimeters
1 millimeter = .03937 inches
1 foot = .3048 meters = 30.48 centimeters = 304.8 millimeters
1 centimeter = .3937 inches
1 yard = .9144 meters = 91.44 centimeters = 914.4 millimeters
1 meter = 1.093 yards = 3.281 feet = 39.37 inches
1 acre = 4840 square yards = 43560 square feet
1 square mile = 640 acres = 3,097,600 square feet
Square Measure - US to US
Square Measure - Metric to Metric
144 square inches = 1 square foot
1 square meter = 10000 square centimeters
1 square yard = 9 square feet = 1296 square inches
1 square centimeter = 100 square millimeters
Square Measure - US to Metric
Square Measure - Metric to US
1 square inch = 6.452 square millimeters
1 square millimeter = .00155 square inches
1 square foot = 929 square centimeters = 9290 square millimeters
1 square centimeter = .0011 square foot = .155 square inches
1 square yard = .8361 square meters
1 square meter = 1.196 square yards = 10.76 square feet
Cubic Measure - US to US
Cubic Measure - Metric to Metric
1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches
1 cubic centimeter = 1000 cubic millimeters
1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet = 46656 cubic inches
1 cubic meter = 1,000,000 cubic centimeters
Cubic Measure - US to Metric
Cubic Measure - Metric to US
1 cubic inch = 16.387 cubic centimeters
1 cubic foot = .0283 cubic meters
1 cubic meter = 1.307 cubic yards = 35.31 cubic feet
1 cubic yard = .7646 cubic meters
Liquid measure
1 pint = 2 cups = .4732 liter
1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups = .9463 liter
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 3.785 liters
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