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2.46 SECTION 2<br />

TABLE 2.7<br />

Conversion Fac<strong>to</strong>rs (Continued)<br />

To convert In<strong>to</strong> Multiply by<br />

Liter-atmosphere (continued) horsepower (British) 3.774 42 10 5<br />

horsepower (metric)<br />

3.826 77 10 5<br />

joule* 101.325<br />

kilogram-meter 10.332 27<br />

watt-hour 0.028 145 8<br />

Lumen per square centimeter lux* 10 4<br />

phot* 1<br />

Lumen per square meter lumen per square foot 0.092 903 0<br />

Lux lumen per square meter* 1<br />

Maxwell weber* 10 8<br />

Meter ångström* 10 10<br />

fathom 0.546 807<br />

foot 3.280 839 895<br />

inch 39.370 078 740<br />

mile (nautical)<br />

5.399 568 10 4<br />

mile (statute)<br />

6.213 712 10 4<br />

Meter per second foot per minute 196.850<br />

kilometer per hour* 3.6<br />

knot 1.943 844<br />

mile per hour 2.236 936<br />

Meter-candle lux* 1<br />

Meter-lambert candela per square meter (1/)<br />

foot-lambert 0.092 903 0<br />

lambert*<br />

10 4<br />

Mho (ohm1) siemen* 1<br />

Micron meter 10 6<br />

Milinch* 0.001<br />

micrometer* 25.4<br />

Mile (nautical) foot 6076.115 49<br />

kilometer* 1.852<br />

mile (statute) 1.150 78<br />

Mile (statute) chain (Gunter’s)* 80<br />

chain (Ramsden’s)* 52.8<br />

foot* 5280<br />

furlong* 8<br />

kilometer* 1.609 344<br />

light-year<br />

1.701 11 10 11<br />

link (Gunter’s)* 8000<br />

link (Ramsden’s)* 5280<br />

mile (nautical) 0.868 976<br />

rod* 320<br />

Mile per gallon (British) kilometer per liter 0.354 006<br />

Mile per gallon (U.S.) kilometer per liter 0.425 144<br />

Mile per hour foot per minute 88<br />

kilometer per hour* 1.609 344<br />

knot 0.868 976<br />

Milliliter cubic centimeter* 1<br />

Millimeter of mercury (0C) atmosphere (1/760)<br />

dyne per square centimeter 1333.224<br />

millimeter of water (4C) 13.5951<br />

pascal133.322<br />

pound per square inch (psi) 0.019 336 8<br />

<strong>to</strong>rr* 1

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