Comparisons of commonly used metrics in the book
1 inch = 25.4 mm
12 inches = 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters
3 feet = 1 yard = 0.914 meters
1760 yards = 1 mile = 1.609 kilometers
3 miles = 1 league = 4.828 kilometers -
1 chain (Royal Navy) = 608 feet = 185.31 meters
1 chain (U.S. Navy) = 720 feet = 219.46 meters
1 nautical mile = 6080 feet = 1.825 km
1 nautical mile = 3 nautical miles = 5.55 km -
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
16 ounces = 1 pound = 0.454 kilograms
28 lbs = 1 quart = 12.7 kg
4 quarts = 1 hundredweight = 50.8 kilograms
20 quintals = 1 ton = 1016.04 kg -
4 and Le = 1 pint = 1.201 pint (US) = 0.568 liters
2 pints = 1 quart = 1.201 quart = 1.136 liters
4 quarts = 1 gallon = 1.201 gallons = 4.546 liters -
1 square inch = 6.452 square centimeters
144 square inches = 1 square foot = 92.03 square centimeters
9 square feet = 1 square yard = 0.836 square meters
484 square yards = 1 square measuring chain = 404.62 square meters
4840 square yards = 1 acre = 0.405 hectares
40 square poles = 1 Ruth = 10.116 acres
4 Ruth = 1 acre = 0.405 hectares
640 acres = 1 square mile = 2.59 square kilometers or 259 hectares