2006-09-10 05:46:17 · 3 answers · asked by luygghi 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
the pound, and...? a need it,
2006-09-10 05:47:14 · update #1
i want more, the horse power, the fharenheit, there is more?
2006-09-10 06:16:23 · update #2
LINEAR MEASUREMENT
mile = 5280 feet
yard = 3 feet
feet
inch = 1/12 of a foot
mil = .001 inch
fathom = 6 feet
rod = 16.5 feet
hand = 4 inches
micro-inch .000001 inch
furlong = 660 feet
chain = 66 feet
link = 7.92 inch
nautical mile = 6076.11549 feet
league = 3 nautical mile
SURFACE AREA MEASUREMENT
(any linear measurement squared)
acre 208.7 feet squared
DRY VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENT
(any linear measurement cubed)
bushel = 1.2445 cubic feet
peck = 1/4 bushel
cord = 128 cubic feet
perch = 24.75 cubic feet
LIQUID MEASUREMENT
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 32 gills = 231 cubic inches
1 tun = 2 pipes = 3 puncheons
1 pipe = 2 hogsheads = 4 barrels = 126 gallons
1 puncheon = 2 tierces = 84 gallons
1 fluid ounce = 8 drachms = 1/128 gallon
SHIPPING MEASUREMENT
register ton = 100 cubic feet
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT MEASUREMENT
long ton = 2240 pounds
short ton = 2000 pounds
1 pound = 16 ounces = 7000 grains
1 ounce = 16 drachms
1 hundred-weight = 4 quarters = 112 pounds
1 stone = 14 pounds
TROY WEIGHT MEASUREMENT
1 pound = 12 ounces = 5760 grains
1 ounce = 20 pennyweight = 480 grains
1 carat = 3.086 grains
1 scruple = 20 grains
PRESSURE MEASUREMENT
1 pound per square inch = 144 pounds per square foot = .068 atmoshperes = 2.042 inches of mercury @ 62 degrees farenheight
MISCELLANEOUS
1 great gross = 12 gross = 144 dozen = 1728 units
1 score = 20 units
1 quire = 24 sheets
1 ream = 20 quires = 480 sheets
(1 ream of printing paper = 500 sheets)
TEMPERATURE
fahrenheight = 1.8 x temperature celsius + 32
Wire gauge
sheet metal gauge
TORQUE
foot-pounds
inch-pounds
ENERGY
british thermal unit (Btu) = 1055.87 joule
watt-hour = 3600 joule
horse power = 745.699 watt
With this system of measurement, can you believe that some people here in the states think that metric is complicated.
2006-09-10 07:42:17 · answer #1 · answered by sprcpt 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking about mass or currency?
Currency - 1 pound = 100 pence
Mass - in the imperial system, 16 ounces = 1 pound
14 pounds = 1 stone
2 stones = 1 quarter = 28 pounds
4 quarters = 1 hundredweight = 112 pounds
20 hundredweight = 1 ton = 2240 pounds
2006-09-10 05:54:41 · answer #2 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are (at least) 3 systems of 'basic' units.
mks (meter, kilogram, second) now called SI
cgs (centimeter, gram, second) now obsolete
British engineering system (foot, pound, second) also becoming obsolete
All other units (like horsepower) in those systems are combinations of the 'basic' 3.
2006-09-10 07:16:17 · answer #3 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋