APPENDIX I

CONVERSIONS BETWEEN IMPERIAL AND METRIC MEASURES

                To convert any item listed along the left margin of a table to the item heading a column, multiply by the factor at the intersection of the row and column. For example, to convert 850 kg into lbs, the factor in Table 2 is 2.205, hence the answer is 1,874 lbs.

TEMPERATURE FORMULAS
Celsius (Centigrade)	=	5/9 Fahrenheit - 32
Fahrenheit	=	9/5 Celsius + 32
Kelvin	=	Celsius  - 273.15
Celsius	=	Kelvin +  273.15

Table 1.  Metric prefixes and corresponding mathematical factor
Prefix	Abbreviation	Factor
exa	E	1018
peta	P	1015
terra	T	1012
giga	G	109
mega	M	106
kilo	k	103
hecto	h	102
deka	da	101
deci	d	10-1
centi	c	10-2
milli	m	10-3
micro	µ	10-6
nano	n	10-9
pico	p	10-12
femto	f	10-15
atto	v	10-18

Table 2.  Useful Ratios
From	To	Multiply By
Kg/m3	lb/ft3	.062428
m3/tonne	ft3/ton (short)	32.037
m3/ha	ft3/acre	14.2913
joule/kg	BTU/LB	0.0004296
LB/ft3	kg/m3	16.0185
ft3/ton (short)	m3/tonne	0.031214
ft3/acre	m3/ha	0.0699725
BTU/LB	joule/kg	2326