Measurements

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January …………. Garnet………….Garnet (faithfulness)

February……… Amethyst ………Amethyst (peacemaking)

March…………….. Jasper………….Bloodstone (courage and wisdom) or Aquamarine

April………………. Sapphire……… Diamond (innocence)

May…………………Agate (health and long life)… Emerald (true love)

June………………. Emerald ……….. Pearl or moonstone

July ……………… Onyx………………Ruby (true friendship)

August …………. Carnelian (content)…..Sardonyx (conjugal happiness) or peridot

September……..Chrysalites………. Sapphire (repentance)

October…………Aquamarine ……. Opal (hope) or tourmaline

November………Topaz………………. Topaz (friendship)

December……… Ruby ……………….Turquoise (happiness in love) Lapis Lazuli

TEMPERATURE

Centrigrade to Fehrenheit = multiply cent. degrees by 9, divide by 5 and add 32.

Fehrenheit to Centrgrade = subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9.

32 degrees F = 0 C (freezing)

70 ” F = 21.1 (room)

110 ” F = 43.3 C (bath)

212 ” F = 100 C (boiling)

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Avoirdupois,Weight or Mass

27 11/32 grains = 1 dram

16 drams = 1 ounce

16 ounces = 1 pound = 7000 grains = 256 drams

2000 pounds = 1 short ton

1 pound = 16 ounces or.454 kilograms

1 hundredweight = 100 lbs.

1 ton = 20 hundredweight or 2000 lbs.

1 long ton = 2240 lbs.

1 metric ton = 2204.6 lbs.

1000 microgram = 1 milligram

1000 milligrams = 1 gram

1000 grams = 1 kilogram or 2.2 lbs. or 35.3 ounces

1999kilograms = 1 metric ton

1 kilogram = 2.204 lbs

Apothecaries’ Measures

1 scruple = 20 grains

1 fluid dram = 60 minims(m)

1 dram = 3 scruples

8 fluid drams = 1 fluid ounce

16 fluid ounces = 1 pint (0)

8 pints = 1 gallon(cong)

A minim is a drop approx.

Square Measure

1 sq. foot = 144 sq. inches

1 sq. link = 0.4356 sq. feet

1 sq. yard = 9 sq. feet

1 sq. rod = 30 1/4 sq. yards

1 acre = 160 sq. rods or 43,560 sq. feet or 100,000 sq. links or 10 sq. chains

1 sq. mile = 640 acres or 102,400 sq. rods

1 sq. rod = 625 sq. links

1 sq. chain = 16 sq. rods

100 acres = 1 hectare

1 sq. meter = 10.76 sq. feet or 1.2 sq. yards

Dry Measure – Capacity

1 dry quart = 2 dry pints or .125 pecks or 1.101

1 peck = 16 dry pints or 8 dry quarts

1 bushel = 64 dry pints, or 32 dry quarts, or 4 pecks or 35.2383 liters, or 2150.42 cubic inches

1 liter = .908 dry quarts

Food Weights (approx.)

1 pint (2 cups) sugar = 1 pound

1 pint (2 cups) butter = 1 pound

1 pint (2 cups) lard = 1 pound

1 pint (2 cups) flour = 1/4 pound

9-10 eggs = 1 pound

1 pint milk = 1.075 pounds

4 teaspoons baking powder = 1 once

51/8 cups coffee = 1 pound

61/2 cups tea = 1 pound

Cubic Measure

1 cubic inch = 16.4 cubic centmeters

1 litre = 61.035 cubic inches or .035 cubic feet

1 cubic meter = 35.3 cubic feet or 1.3 cubic yards

1 cubic foot = 1728 cubic inches

1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet or 46656 cubic inches

1 ton, shipping ms. = 100 cu. feet

1 cord = 128 cubic feet, 8′ long x 4′ wide x 4 ‘ high

1 board foot = 144 cubic inches, 12″ x 12″ x 1″

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Seasons

December 22 = Winter

March 21 = Spring

June 21 = Summer

September 23 = Fall

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Flowers

January – Carnation or Snowdrop

February – Violet or Primrose

March – Jonquil or Daffodil

April – Sweet Pea or Daisy

May – Lily of the Valley or Hawthorn

June – Rose or Honeysuckle

July – Larkspur or Water Lily

August – Poppy or Gladiolus

September – Aster or Morning Glory

October – Calendula or Cosmos

November – Chrysanthemum

December – Narcissus or Holly

Metric Linear

1 centimeter = 10 millimeters

1 decimeter = 10 centimeters

1 meter = 10 decimeters

1 dekameter = 10 meters

1 hektometer = 10 dekameters1

1 kilometer = 10 hektometers

1 inch = 2.54 centimeters

1 meter = 39.37 inches

1 yard = 0.914 meters

Words of the Metric System

milli = 1/1000 = one thousand

centi = 1/100 = one hundred

deci = 1/10 = one tenth

deka = 10 = ten

hecto = 100 = one hundred

kilo = 1000 = one thousand

Troy Weight

(weight in gold, silver , jewels)

1 pennyweight = 24 grains

1 ounce = 20 pennyweight

1 pound = 12 ounces

Linear Measure

1 foot = 12 inches

1 link = 7.92 inches

1 yard = 3 feet or 36 inches

1 rod = 5 1/2 yards or 16 1/2 feet

1 mile = 320 rods

1 mile = 5280 feet or 1760 yards

1 mile = 8000 links or 320 rods or 80 chains

1 nautical mile = 6080.2 feet or 1.15 mile

1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour

1 furlong = 1/8 mile (660 feet or 220 yards)

1 league = 3 miles or 24 furlongs

1 fathom = 2 yards

1 chain = 100 links, 22 yards

1 hand = 4 inches

1 span = 9 inches

Liquid Measure – Capacity

1 drop = 1 minim or .05cc.

1 teaspoon = 1 1/2 fluid drams or 120 drops of water or 60 drops of thick fluid

2 teaspoons = 1 dessert spoon

1 tablespoon = 460 drops or 4 drams or 3 teaspoons or 15cc

1 medical teaspoon = 1 fluid dram, 1/4 tablespoon

1 cup = 16 tablespoons, 8 fluid ounces or 1/2 pint

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

2 tablespoonfuls = 1 fluid ounce

15 milliliters = 1 tablespoonful

1 pint = 2 cups

1 ounce = 30cc

8 fluid drams (fl. dr.) = 1 fluid ounce

4 fluid ounces = 1 gill

1 tumbler = 8 ounces or 240cc

1 pint = 16 ounces or 480cc or 4 gills

1 quart = 2 pints or 32 ounces or 960cc or .946 liters

1 gallon = 4 quarts or 231 cubic inches

2 tablespoons = 1 ounce = 1/16 pound

8 ounces = 1 cup

2 cups = 1 pint = 1 pound

4 cups = 1 quart

8 cups = 2 pounds = 1/2 gallon

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