De Vraagbaak. Almanak voor Suriname 1913

Metrieke maten en gewichten in Engelsche overgebracht¹⁾.

Millimeter - 0,03937 inches; centimeter - 0,3937 inches; decimeter - 3,9370 inches; meter 39,3701 inches - 32806 feet - 1,0936 yards decameter - 32,8084 feet - 10,9361 yards; hectometer - 109,3614 yards; kilometer - 1093,6143 yards - 0,6214 miles; myriameter - 62138 miles.

1) Overeenkomstig de ‘Metric System Bill’ (1904).

Oppervlaktematen.

Centiare - 1,1960 square yards; are - 119,603 square yards - 0,0247 acres; decaare - 1196,033 square yards - 0,2474 acres; hectare - 11960,33 squards 2,4736 acres.

Inhoudsmaten.

Decimeter - 3,5317 cubic feet; stére (M³.) - 35,3166 cubic feet; decastére - 353,1658 cubic feet.

Gewichten.

Milligram - 0,0154 grains; centigram - 0,1543 grains, decigram - 7,5432 grains gram - 15,4324 grains, decagram - 154,3236 grains; hectogram - 1543,2356 grains - 3,2167 troy ounces - 3,5291 avoirdupois ounces; kilogram - 32,167 ounces - 2,2057 pounds.