| Common Weights & Measures Formula |
| 1 Earth Equator | = | 86,400 sec. of time = 1440 min. of time = 24 hr. of time = 1 sidereal day |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 86,400 x 360/24 seconds = 1,296,000 seconds arc of Eq./mer. |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 1,296,000,000 x one side of a 1 fluid ounce cube |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 1,296,000,000 x one side of a 1.8000000 cubic inch cube |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | (101 1/3 feet ÷ 1000) x 1,296,000,000 |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 101 1/3 fathoms x 216,000 = 21,600 nautical miles = 360 degrees Eq./mer. |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 1 nautical cable x 216,000 = 21,600 minutes of Eq./mer. |
| 1 Eq./mer. (U.S.) | = | 131,328,000 x one side of a 960 fluid ounce cube |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 131,328,000 x one side of a 960 avoirdupois ounce wine, or butter, cube |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 131,328,000 x one side of a 1000 avoirdupois ounce distilled water cube |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 131,328,000 x one side of a 1728 cubic inch cube (or 1 cubic foot cube) |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 131,328,000 lengths of 12 inches |
| 1 Eq./mer. (U.S.) | = | 131,328,000 x ((1.8 cu.in. wine x 960 farthings or £1) ÷ (12 in. x 12 in.)) |
| 1" of arc of Eq./mer. | = | 1.216 in. x (10 x 10 x 10) | (U.S. & England Yr.732) |
| time measure | = | wt. & measures not founded upon time measure are neither wt. nor measure |
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| 1 Eq./mer. (U.K. Yr.1826) | = | 131,328,000 x one side of a 1000 (The Britains) explicit ounce cube |
| 1 Eq./mer. (U.K. Yr.1826) | = | 131,328,000 x ((1.728 cu.in. distill. water x 1000 mills or $1) ÷ (12 in. x 12 in.)) |
| 1" of arc of Eq./mer. | = | 1.2 in. x (10.044237 x 10.044237 x 10.044237) | (U.K. Yr.1826) |
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| 1 cubic foot | = | 1000 av. ounces fountain water | (Prof. Henry Briggs | Yr.1585) |
| 1 cubic foot | = | 1000 avoirdupois ounces rain water | (Mr. John Wybard | Yr.1654) |
| 1 cubic foot | = | 1000 av. ounces fountain water | (Prof. Edward Bernard | Yr.1688) |
| 1 cubic foot | = | 1000 avoirdupois ounces rain water | (Mr. Thomas Everard | Yr.1696) |
| 1 cubic foot | = | 1000 av.oz. distilled water @ 39.5° | (Rev. George S. Keith | Yr.1790) |
| 1 cubic foot | = | 1000 avoirdupois ounces pure water | (Sec.Thomas Jefferson | Yr.1790) |
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| Babylon/Assyria cube | = | (6 x 10) x (6 x 10) x (6 x 10) | (216,000) |
| Egypt/Arabic cube | = | 10 x 10 x 10 | (1000) |
| 216 | = | 6 x 6 x 6 | |
| 1000 | = | 10 x 10 x 10 |
| 1.216 | = | ((10 x 10 x 10) ÷ 1000) + ((6 x 6 x 6) ÷ 1000) |
| 1 Equator / meridian | = | 1.216 x 108,000,000 feet | (131,328,000 ft.) |
| 1 sextant of Eq./mer. | = | 1.216 x 18,000,000 feet | (21,888,000 ft.) |
| 1 degree Eq./mer. | = | 1.216 x 300,000 feet | (364,800 ft.) |
| 1 minute Eq./mer. | = | 1.216 x 5000 feet or 1 militia mile | (6080 ft. or 1 ntl. mile) |
| 1 second Eq./mer. | = | 1.216 x 1000 inches | (1216 in.) |
| 1/10 sec. Eq./mer. | = | 1.216 x 100 inches | (121.6 in.) |
| 1/100 sec. Eq./mer. | = | 1.216 x 10 inches | (12.16 in.) |
| 1/1000 sec. Eq./mer. | = | 1.216 x 1 inch | (1.216 in.) |
| 1 fluid ounce (1.80 cu.in.) | =/> | 1.216 x 1.216 x 1.216 inch | (1.798045696 cu.in.) |
| 1 fl.oz. (1.800 cu.in.) | = | 1 av. ounce wine or butter | (437 1/2 grains) |
| 1 fl.oz. (1.800 cu.in.) | = | 1000/960 av.oz. distilled water @ max.dens. @ 39.2° |
| 1.728 cu.in. | = | 1 av.oz. d. water @ max.dens. | (1.2 x 1.2 x 1.2 in.) |
| 1.728 cu.in. | = | 1 av.oz. distilled water @ max.dens. | (1.0000000 specific gravity) |
| 1.872 cu.in. | = | 1 av.oz. olive-oil | (0.9230769 (12/13) specific gravity) |
| 1.800 cu.in. (1 fl.oz.) | = | (1/2 av.oz. olive-oil) + (1/2 av.oz. d. water) | (0.9600000 specific gravity) |
| 1.000 cu.in. | = | 1 av.oz. ivory | (1.7280000 specific gravity) |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 960 av.oz. wine = 1728 cu.in. | (12 x 12 x 12 in.) |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 1000 av.oz. d. water = 1728 cu.in. | (12 x 12 x 12 in.) |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 60 av.lb. wine | (3 + 4 + 5 = 12) | (3 x 4 x 5 = 60) |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 1000/16 av.lb. distilled water @ max.dens. @ 39.2° |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 1000/16 troy lb. wheat |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 64 av.lb. sea water | (1 av. bushel sea water) |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 60 fl.pt | 1 fluid pint | = 28.8000 cu.in. |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 360/7 dry pt. | 1 dry pint | = 33.6000 cu.in. |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 60/8 fl.gal. | 1 fluid gallon | = 230.400 cu.in. |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 360/56 dry gal. | 1 dry gallon | = 268.800 cu.in. |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 3(4 in.) x 4(3 in.) x 5(2.4 in.) | (1728 cu.in.) | (60 fl.pt.) |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 8(1.5 in.) x 10(1.2 in.) x 12(1 in.) | (1728 cu.in.) | (960 fl.oz.) |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 10(1.2 in.) x 10(1.2 in.) x 10(1.2 in.) | (1728 cu.in.) | (1000 av.oz. water) |
| 960 fl.oz. (1 cu.ft.) | = | 960 farthings = 240 pennies = 20 shillings = U.S. £1 pound |
| 960 av.oz. wine | = | 960 farthings = 240 pennies = 20 shillings = U.S. £1 pound |
| 1 av.lb. sea water | = | 27.000 cu.in. | ||
| 1 tower lb. ethyl alcohol | = | 27.000 cu.in. | ||
| 1 av.lb. distill. water | = | 27.648 cu.in. | (U.K. Yr.1826) | (1 et.pt.) |
| 1 troy lb. wheat | = | 27.648 cu.in. | ||
| 1 av.lb. wine | = | 28.800 cu.in. | (1 av.lb. butter) | (1 fl.pt.) |
| 1 troy lb. ethyl alcohol | = | 28.800 cu.in. | ||
| 1 av.lb. wheat | = | 33.600 cu.in. | (1 dry pt.) | |
| 1 long lb. wheat | = | 34.560 cu.in. | ||
| 1 av.lb. rye | = | 34.560 cu.in. | (U.K. Yr.1826) | (1 imp.pt.) |
| 1 av.lb. ethyl alcohol | = | 35.000 cu.in. | (1 ex.pt.) |
| 1/1000" of arc Equator/mer. | = | one side of 1 fl.oz. cube of common fluid measure (1.216 in.) |
| 1 circle or Eq./mer. | = | 6 sextants | (131,328,000 ft.) |
| 1 sextant circle or Eq./mer. | = | 60 degrees | (6 x 10) | (21,888,000 ft.) |
| 1 degree circle or Eq./mer. | = | 60 min. of arc | (6 x 10) | (364,800 ft.) |
| 1 minute circle or Eq./mer. | = | 60 sec. of arc | (6 x 10) | (6080 ft. or 1 ntl. mile) |
| 1 second circle or Eq./mer. | = | 1/60 min. of arc | (1216 in.) | |
| 1 sidereal day or Equator | = | 6 sextants | (131,328,000 ft.) | |
| 1 sextant sidereal day | = | 4 hours | ((6 x 10) ÷ 15) | (21,888,000 ft.) |
| 1 hour sidereal day | = | 60 min. of time | (6 x 10) | (5,472,000 ft.) |
| 1 minute sidereal day | = | 60 sec. of time | (6 x 10) | (91,200 ft. or 15 ntl. miles) |
| 1 second sidereal day | = | 1/60 min. of time | (1520 ft.) |
| 1 explicit ounce | = | 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.2 inch | (1.728 cu.in.) | (Yr.1826) |
| 1 et.oz. (1.728 cu.in.) | = | 1 av.oz. distilled water @ max.dens. @ 39.2 F | (Yr.1826) |
| 1 cu.ft. | = | 1000 av.oz. distilled water = 1728 cu.in. | (12 x 12 x 12 in.) |
| 1000 et.oz. (1 cu.ft.) | = | 1000 mills = 100 cents = 10 dimes = U.K. $1 dollar | (Yr.1826) |
| 1000 av.oz. distilled water | = | 1000 mills = 100 cents = 10 dimes = U.K. $1 dollar | (Yr.1826) |
| 6/6080" of arc Equator/mer. | = | one side of 1 et.oz. cube of The Britains explicit measure = 1.2 in. | (Yr.1826) |
| LEATHER SEALER'S OFFICE, Londonderry, Vt. | April 8th 1826 | Rory Ely Cole |
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