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II.—WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
By the law of 25th July 1871, promulgated in the Imperial Law Repertory of the 2nd March 1872, the metric system of weights and measures has been legalised in Austria. Its use has been rendered permissive from the 1st January 1873, and it will become obligatory from the 1st January 1876.
Accordingly tlie Measures of Length will be :—
The Meter, as unit.
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Decimeter =
x b Meter
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Centimeter =
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Millimeter =
i
TiTotr »
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Kilometer =
1,000 „
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Myriameter =
10,000 „
The Measures of Surface.
The Are = 100 square meters.
„ Decaro = 10 Ares = 1,000 „ „
„ Hectare = 100 „ = 10,000 ,, „
The Measures of Capacity.
The Litre = 1 Cubic Decimeter.
„ Decilitre = jU Litre.
„ Centilitre = „
,, Hectoliter = 100 „
Weights.
The Kilogram
=
(2 Zollpfund) as unit.
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Decagram
=
to Kilogram.
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Gram
=
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Decigram
=
1
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Centigram
=
1
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Milligram
=
l
1 0 0 O' 0 0 0 »
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Ton
=
1,000 „
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