[29] Amoy, .641; Cheefoo, .613; Chin Kiang, .626; Fuchau, .593; Hankau, .599; Kiaochu, .621; Nanking, .634; Newchang, .601; Ningpo, .616; Peking, .625; Shanghai, .585; Swatow, .592; Takau, .645; Tientsin, .621.
[30] The sovereign is the standard coin of India, but the rupee ($0.3244 1/2) is the current coin, valued at 15 to the sovereign.
[32] The current coin of the Straits Settlements is the silver dollar issue on government account and which has been given a tentative value of $0.567758 1/3.
NOTE. — The coins of silver-standard countries are valued by their pure silver contents at the average market price of silver for the three months preceding the date of this table. (Courtesy _The World Almanac_.)
Réaumur Centigrade Fahrenheit 80 100 212 Water boils at sea-level 76 95 203 72 90 194 68 85 185 63.1 78.9 174 Alcohol boils 60 75 167 56 70 158 52 65 149 White of egg coagulates 48 60 140 44 55 131 42.2 52.8 127 40 50 122 36 45 113 Tallow melts 33.8 42.2 108 32 40 104 29.3 36.7 98 Blood heat 28 35 95 25.8 32.2 90 24 30 86 21.3 26.7 80 20 25 77 16 20 68 Temperate 12.4 15.3 60 10.2 12.8 55 8 10 50 5.8 7.2 45 4 5 41 1.3 1.7 35 0 0 32 Water freezes 0.9 - 1.1 30 4 - 9 23 5.3 - 6.7 20 8 -10 14 9.8 -12.2 10 12 -15 5 14.2 -17.8 0 Zero Fahr. { 149} 16 -20 - 4 20 -25 -13 24 -30 -22 28 -35 -31 32 -40 -40 Mercury freezes
_To change from centigrade to Fahrenheit multiply by 9, divide by 5, and add 32. To change from Réaumur to Fahrenheit, multiply by 9, divide by 4, and add 32._
Multiples which are used equally with all the principal units M (myria = 10000) K (kilo = 1000) H (hekto = 100) D (deka = 10) (NOTE. These are Greek numerals)
Divisions which are used equally with all the principle units d (deci = .1) c (centi = .01) m (milli = .001) (NOTE. These are Latin numerals)
+-------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------+ | Kinds of | Principal Units | Definitions | | Quantities | | | | Measured | | | +-------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------+ Length m (meter)
Weight g (gram) Weight of 1 cu. cm. of pure water at 4° centigrade
NOTE. 1000 kg. is called t. (a metric ton.)
12 in. = 1 foot 3 ft. = 1 yd. 5 1/2 yds. = 1 rod 320 rds. = 1 mile 5280 ft. = 1 mile 3 miles = 1 league