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1 agate (typography) = .07 inch = .18 centimeter
1 angstrom = .0000001 mm = .000000004 inch
1 cable's length = 720 feet = 219.46 meters
1 chain (engineer's) = 100 feet = 30.48 meters
1 chain (Gunter's or Surveyor's) = 66 feet = 20.12 meters
1 cubit = 18 inches = 45.72 centimeters
1 degree (geographical) = 69.05 miles = 111.12 kilometers
1 decameter = 10 meters = 32.81 feet
1 fathom = 6 feet = 1.83 meters
1 hand = 4 inches = 10.16 centimeters
1 league = 3 miles = 10.16 centimeters
1 light-year = 5,880,000,000 miles = 9,462,684,000,000 kms
1 link (Gunter's or Surveyor's) = 7.92 inches = 20.12 centimeters
1 link (engineer's) = 1 foot = .31 meter
1 micrometers = .001 millimeter = .000039 inch
1 micron = .001 millimeter = .000039 inch
1 mil = .001 inch = 0.3 millimeter
1 millimicron = .000001 millimeter = .000000019 inch
1 nanometer = .000001 millimeter = .000000019 inch
1 nautical mile = 1.15 mils = 1.852 Kilometers
1 perch of pole = 16.5 feet = 5 meters
1 point (typography) = 0.1 inch = .35 millimeter
1 are = 100 squire meters = 1,076.39 sq. feet
1 squaer (building) = 100 square feet = 9.29 sq. meters
1 square chain = 4,356 square feet = 404.69 sq. meters
1 square link = 62.73 square inches = 404.69 sq. cms
1 square perch = 272.25 sqaure feet = 25.29 sq. meters
1 square pole = 272.25 sqaure feet = 25.29 sq. meters
1 township = 36 square miles = 93.24 sq. kms
1 assey ton = 29.167 grams = 1.03 ounces
1 carat = 200 milligrams = 3.09 grams
1 decigram = 100 milligrams = 1.54 grams
1 decagram = 10 grams = .35 ounce
1 dram (apothecaries) = 60 grains = 3.888 grams
1 gross hundredweight = 112 pounds = 50.802 kilograms
1 gross ton = 2,240 pounds = 1,016 metric tons
1 long hundered weight = 112 pounds = 50.802 kilograms
1 long ton = 2,240 pounds = 1,016 metric tons
1 microgram = .000001 gram = .000000035 ounce
1 ounce (apothecaries) = 1.097 ounces (avoirdupois) = 31.10 grams
1 ounce (troy) = 1.097 ounces (avoirdupois) = 31.10 grams
1 pennyweight = 24 grains = 1,555 grams
1 point = .03 grains = 2 milligrams
1 pound (apothecaries) = .823 pound (avoirdupois) = .37 kilogram
1 pound (troy) = .823 pound (avoirdupois) = .37 kilogram
1 scruple (apothecaries) = 20 grains = 64.79 milligrams
1 stone = 14 pounds = 6.35 kilograms
1 cubic inch = .00058 cubit foot = 16.39 cubic cms
1 cubic foot = 1,728 cubic inches = 28.32 cubic dms
1 cubic yard/td> = 27 cubic feet = .76 cubic meter
1 cubic millimeter = .001 cubic cm = .000061 cubic in.
1 cubic decimeter = 1,000 cubic mms = .06 cubic inch
1 cubic decimeter = 1,000 cubic cms = 61.02 cubic inches
1 cubic meter = 1,000 cubic dms = 35.31 cubic feet
1 stere = 1 cubic meter = 35.31 cubic feet

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