{ }
cube foot = 1.211278 } cubical { 2093.088384 }
The cubic } feet, { } inches.
inch = .000700 } or { 1.211278 }

VII. _To Reduce English Cube Measure to French._

The English cube foot, }
or 1728 cubical inches } = 1427.4864 } French
The cubical inch = .8260 } cubical
The cube tenth = .0008 } inches.

Sec. 3. _Measure of Capacity._

The Paris pint contains 58.145[63] English cubical inches, and the
English wine pint contains 28.85 cubical inches; or, the Paris pint
contains 2.01508 English pints, and the English pint contains .49617
Paris pints; hence,

To reduce the Paris pint to the English, }
multiply by } 2.01508.
To reduce the English pint to the }
Paris, divide by }

No. VI.

TABLE _of the Weights of the different Gasses, at 28 French inches, or
29.84 English inches barometrical pressure, and at 10 deg. (54.5 deg.) of
temperature, expressed in English measure and English Troy weight._

Names of the Gasses. Weight of a Weight of a
cubical inch. cubical foot.
(A) qrs. oz. dr. qrs.
Atmospheric air .32112 1 1 15
Azotic gas .30064 1 0 39.5
Oxygen gas .34211 1 1 51
Hydrogen gas .02394 0 0 41.26
Carbonic acid gas .44108 1 4 41
(B)
Nitrous gas .37000 1 2 39
Ammoniacal gas .18515 0 5 19.73
Sulphurous acid gas .71580 2 4 38

[Note A: These five were ascertained by Mr Lavoisier himself.--E.]

[Note B: The last three are inserted by Mr Lavoisier upon the authority
of Mr Kirwan.--E.]

No. VII.

_Tables_ _of the Specific Gravities of different bodies._

Sec. 1. _Metallic Substances._

GOLD.

Pure gold of 24 carats melted but not hammered 19.2581
The same hammered 19.3617
Gold of the Parisian standard, 22 carats fine, not hammered(A) 17.4863
The same hammered 17.5894
Gold of the standard of French coin, 21-22/32 carats fine,
not hammered 17.4022
The same coined 17.6474