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Surface of sphere = 3·1416 d^2.

Volume „ „ = 0·5236 d^3.

„ „ cone = 0·2618 d^2 h.

Radian = (180°)/(π) = 57·29 deg.

Base of nat. or hyp. log. = e = 2·7183.

Nat. or hyp. log. = com. log. × 2·3026.

g (at London) 32·18 ft. per sec., per sec.

Abs. temp. = deg. F. + 461° = deg. C. + 274°.

C.° = (5)/(9)(F.° − 32°); F.° = (9)/(5)C.° + 32°.

Cal. pr.—Ther. units per lb.: Coal, 14,300;

petrol’m, 20,000; coal gas per cu. ft., 700.

Sp. heat:—Wt. iron, 0·1138; C.I., 0·1298;

copper, brass, 0·095; lead, 0·0314.

Inch = 25·4 mil’metres; mil’metre = 0·03937 in.

Foot = 0·3048 metres; metre = 3·2809 feet.

Yard = 0·91438 metre; metre = 1·0936 yards.

Mile = 1·6093 kilomtrs.; kilomtr. = 0·6213 mile.

Sq. in. = 6·4513 sq. cm.; sq. cm. = 0·155 sq. in.

Sq. ft. = 9·29 sq. decmtr.; sq. decmtr. = 0·1076 sq. ft.

Sq. yd. = 0·836 sq. metre; sq. metre = 1·196 sq. yds.

Sq. ml. = 258·9 hectares; hectare = 0·00386 sq. ml.

Cu. in. = 16·386 c. cm.; c. cm. = 0·06102 cu. in.

Cu. ft. = 0·0283 c. metre; c. metre = 35·316 cu. ft.

Grain = 0·0648 gramme; gram. = 15·43 grs.

Ounce = 28·35 grams.; „ = 0·03527 oz.

Pound = 0·4536 kilogm.; kilogm. = 2·204 lb.

Ton = 1·016 tonnes; tonne = 0·9842 ton.

Mile per hr. = 1·466 ft., or 44·7 cm., per sec.

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