W E I

855

W E I

Tab

le,

shewing the Comparison between French and English Grains. (Paid de Marc.)

French grs

• = Eng. grs.

! Eng. grs. =

^French grs.

1

0.8203

1 1

1 1.2189

2

1.6407

2

2.4378

3

2.4611

i 3

3.6568

4

3.2815

4

4.8757

5

4.1019

5

6.0947

6

4.9223

6

7.3136

7

5.7427

7

8.5325

8

6.5631-

8

9.7515

9

7.3835

9

10.9704

10

8.203

10

12.189

20

16.407

20

24.378

30

24.611

30

36.568

40

32.815

40

48.757

50

41.019

50

60.947

60

49.223

60

73.136

7 O'

57.427

70

85.325

80

65.631

80

97.515

90

73.835

90

109.704

100

82.03’

100

121.89

200

164.07

200

243.78

300

246.11

300

365.68

400

328.15

400

487.57

500

410.19

500

609.47

600

492.23

600

731.36

700

574.27

700

853.25

800

656.31

800

975.15

900

738.35

900

1097.04

1000

820.3

1000

1218.0

2000

1640.7

2000

2437.8

3000

2461.1

3000

3656.8

4000

3281.5

4000

4875.7

5000

4101.9

5000

6094.7

6000

4922.3

6000

7313.6

7000

5742.7

7000

8532.5

8000

6563.1

8000

9751.5

9000 1

7383.5

9000

10970.4

10.000 I

8203.0 1

10,000

12189.0

A Comparative Table of the Unities of the French Metres,Litres, and Grammes, with their corresponding English Inches,Gallons, and Grains.

French

Mea-

sures.

1

2

3

4

5

Metres

in

English

Inches.

Litres in English .

1 1 1 1 1 1

Grammes

r

Cubic

Inches.

61.1816

122.3632

183.544S

244.7264

305.9080

Ale Gal.of

282 Inch.

0.21695

0.43390

0.65085

0.56780

1.08475

WineGalls, of231 Inch.

in

Eng. Grs.Troy.

39.40478.808118.212157.616197.020

0.26485

0.52970

0.79455

1.05940

1.32425

15.4457

30.8914

46.3371

61.7828

77.2285

G

236.424

_

367.0896

1.30170

1.58910

—-

92.6742

7

275.828

_

428.2712

1.51865

1.85395

—

108.1199

8

315.232

—

4S9.4528

1.73560

2.11880

—

lyj.oOoo

9

354.636

—

550.6344

1.95255

2.38365

—

139.0113

10

394.04

_

611.8 If.

2.1695

2.6485

—

154.457

20

788.08

—

1223.632

4.3390

5.2970

—

398.914

30

1182.16

—

1835.44S

6.5085

7.9455

—

463.371

40

1576.16

2447.264

8.6780

10.5940

—

617.828

50

1970.20

—

3059.080

10.8475

13.2425

—

773.285

60

2364.24

-i

3670.890

13.0170

15.8910

—

926.742

70

2758.28

_

4282.712

15.1865

18.5395

—

1081.199

80

3152.32

_ .

4894.528

17.3560

21.1880

1235.656

' 90

3546.36

5506.344

19.5255

23.8365

—

1390.113

100

3940.4

—

61 IS. 16

21.695

26.485

—

1544.57

WEIGHTS and MEASURES, Universal Standard for.Various statutes have been enacted, with a view to regulate theuniformity of weights and measures; but the wisdom and accu-racy of (hose laws have not yet produced the desired effect; andso prevalent is the force of habit, that the old weights are stillemployed in many parts of the kingdom, to the great detrimentand confusion of commerce. Hence, ingenious mathematicianshave proposed, various schemes for introducing a more uniformscale in weights and measures; the principal of which are the fol-lowing: In the year J779, the Society for the Encouragement ofArts, &c. conferred a bounty of 30 guineas on Mr. ThomasHatton, for his “Attempt to find, by Approximation , an Univer-sal Standard.”— Mr. H.’s plan consists in applying a moveablepoint of suspension to one and the same pendulum, in order toproduce the full effect of two pendulums, the difference of thelength of which is the intended measure. An abstract of Mr,Hatton’s memoir, will be found in the first volume of the So-ciety’s Transactions. Several years having elapsed without hissuggesting any farther improvement, Mr Whitehurst proposed,in 1787, “An attempt towards obtaining an invariable measure,length, and capacity, from the mensuration of time; indepen-dently of the mechanical operations, necessary' to ascertain thetrue length of pendulums.” In short, his contrivance is foundedon Mr. H.’s apparatus, in an improved state ; and the inquisitivereader, who is desirous of farther information, will consult Mr.W.’s elaborate essay (4lo, 5v. Bent). Numerous abuses, relativeto weights and measures, are also stated, with appropriate reme-dies, in the late Sir John Riggs Miller’s “ Speeches in the Houseof Commons , upon the equalization of weights and measuresof Great Britain, ” &c. Svo. pp. 128, 2s. fid. Debrett. 1790 ;in the late Sir James Stuart’s “ Rian for introducing an Uniformityin Weights and Measures, within the Limits of the British Empire,”8vo. pp. G4, li. fid. Stockdale, 1700; and in Sir George Shuck-burgh Evelyn’s memoir, inserted in the Philosophical Transactionsof the Royal Society , for 1798. As a specification of their differ-ent plans would be incompatible with our limits, we have givenour readers an account of the new French weights and measures;because they frequently occur in translations of works from thatlanguage. The principal measure of length is the metre, whichis equal to 39.404 English inches: it is multiplied by prefixingthe Greek numeral adjectives to the word metre: thus, the De-cametre signifies 10 metres; Hectometre, 8; Kilometre, 1000;’and Myriametre, 10,000 metres. The measures below a metre,are named in a similar manner; the Latin numeral adjectivesbeing substituted for those of the Greek : hence, a decimetre de-notes the tenth part; centimetre, the hundredth part; and milli-metre, the thousandth part of a metre. The standard measure ofcapacity is denominated a litre, which is equivalent to 61.1816English cubic inches, or about 1, 5-7ths of a pint, ale-measure,and 2, 1 -10th of a pint, wine-measure. Its multiplication, andsub-multiplication, are performed in a similar manner. Thegramme is adapted to weighing bodies, and is equal to 15.4457English "rains, Troy-weight. Its divisions, and sub-divisions,correspond with those of the metre. The French arc is employedfor measuring the superficies of land, and is equal to 1076, 2-5thssquare feet, or 119, 3-5ths square yards, or about one-fortieth partof an acre. Lastly, the stere is used in measuring wood for fuel:

it is equal to 35.31467 cubic feet. .

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