186.
vi F O R the sake of accuracy, the French Measures, as given by the Author, and the indications of the Centigrade Thermometer, are retained in the translation. The following tables may, therefore, be found useful. TABLE OF LINEAR MEASURE.
1 toise = 6 ft. 4.73 in. 1foot = 12.78in.
1 metre = 3 ft. 3.37 in.
CENTIGRADE Thermometer reduced to FAHRENHEIT'S Scale. Cent.
100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 69 68 67 66
Fahr.
212 210.2 208.4 206.6 204.8 203 201.2 199.4 197.6 195.8 194 192.2 190.4 188.6 8 185 183.2 181.4 179.6 177.8 176 174.2 172.4 170.6 168.8 167 165.2 163.4 161.6 159.8 158 156.2 154.4 152.6 150.8
Cent.
53
65 64 63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31
Fahr.
Cent
Fahr.
Cent.
149 147.2 145.4 143.6 141 8 140 138.2 136.4 134.6 132.8 131 129.2 127.4 125.6 123.8 122 120.2 118.4 116.6 114.8 113 111.2 109.4 107.6 105.8 104 102.2 100.4 98.6 96.8 95 93.2 91.4 89.6 87.8
30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 —1 2 3 4
86 84.2 82.4 80.6 78.8 77 75.2 73.4 71.6 69.8 68 66.2 64.4 62.6 60.8 59 57.2 55.4 53.6 51.8
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39
50
48.2 46.4 44.6 42.8 41 39.2 37.4 35.6 33.8 32 30.2 28.4 26.6 24.8
Fahr.
23 21.2 19.4 17.6 15.8 14 12.2 10.4 8.6 6.8 5 3.2 1.4 —0.4 2.2 4 5.8 7.6 9.4 11.2 13 14.8 16.6 18.4 20.2 22 23.8 25.6 27.4 29.2 31 32.8 34.6 36.4 38.2