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APPENDIX.
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF THE METRIC SYSTEM.
WEIGHTS.
| 1 Milligramme | = | the thousandth part of one grm. or | 0.001 | grm. |
| 1 Centigramme | = | the hundredth part of one grm.„ | 0.01 | grm„ |
| 1 Decigramme | = | the tenth part of one grm.„ | 0.1 | grm„ |
| 1 Gramme | = | weight of a cubic centimetre of water at 4° C. | 1.0 | grm„ |
| 1 Dekagramme | = | ten grammes | 10.0 | grm„ |
| 1 Hectogramme | = | one hundred grammes | 100.0 | grm„ |
| 1 Kilogramme | = | one thousand grammes | 1000.0 | grm„ |
MEASURES OF CAPACITY.
| 1 Millilitre | = | 1 | cub. centim. or the mea. of | 1 | gram. of water |
| 1 Centilitre | = | 10 | cub. centim. or the mea. of„ | 10 | gram. of water„ |
| 1 Decilitre | = | 100 | cub. centim. or the mea. of„ | 100 | gram. of water„ |
| 1 Litre | = | 1000 | cub. centim. or the mea. of„ | 1000 | gram„ (1 kilo.) |
MEASURES OF LENGTH.
| 1 Millimetre | = | the thousandth part of one metre or | 0.001 | metre |
| 1 Centimetre | = | the hundredth part of one metre or„ | 0.01 | metre„ |
| 1 Decimetre | = | the tenth part part of one metre or„ | 0.1 | metre„ |
| 1 Metre | 1.0 | metre„ |
RELATION OF THE WEIGHTS OF THE BRITISH PHARMACOPŒIA TO THE METRIC WEIGHTS.
| 1 Pound | = | 453.5927 | grammes |
| 1 Ounce | = | 28.3495 | grammes„ |
| 1 Grain | = | 0.0648 | grammes„ |
