Length
12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
220 yards = 1 furlong
8 furlongs = 1 mile
5280 feet = 1 mile
1760 yards = 1 mile
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Area
144 sq. inches = 1 square foot
9 sq. feet = 1 square yard
43,560 sq. ft = 1 acre
4840 sq. yards = 1 acre
640 acres = 1 square mile
1 sq.mile = 1 section
36 sections = 1 township |
Volume
1728 cu. inches = 1 cubic foot
27 cu. feet = 1 cubic yard |
Capacity (Liquid)
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
4 gills = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
8 pints = 1 gallon |
Capacity (dry)
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel |
Mass/Weight
437.5 grains = 1 ounce
16 ounces = 1 pound (7000 grains)
14 pounds = 1 stone
100 pounds = 1 hundredweight [cwt]
20 cwt = 1 ton (2000 pounds) |
Troy Weights
24 grains = 1 pennyweight
20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains) |
Apothecaries’ Measures
60 minims = 1 fl.dram
8 fl.drams = 1 fl. ounce
16 fl. ounces = 1 pint |
Apothecaries’ Weights
20 grains = 1 scruple
3 scruples = 1 dram
8 drams = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains) |
