8 9 10 1-10th Mètre; or Décimètre of 10 centimètres or 100 millimètres. The Mètre, unit of length, = ten-millionth part of the distant from the pole to the equator; the Are, unit of surface, 100 square mètres; the Litre, unit of capacity, 1 cubic décimètre ; and the Gramme, unit of weight, 1 cubic centimètre of distilled water.-Vide pp. 138, 157. 1 Yard 9.1438 Décimètres, or 9143 millimètres; and 35 yards=32 mètres nearly. 1 Mètre 3 old Paris feet 11.296 lines, or 443.296 lines = 39.37079, or 398 inches. Mile of 1760 yards = 1609.315 mètres; Kilomètre of 1000 mètres=1093.633 yards. SECTIONS OF THE BRITISH AND FRENCH METRICAL UNITS. |