Maße und Gewichte im Englischen

1. Längenmaße

1 Zoll (inch - in) = 2,54 cm
1 Fuß (foot - ft) = 12 Zoll = 30,48 cm
1 yard (yd) = 3 Fuß = 91,44 cm
1 furlong (fur) = 220 yards = 201,17 m
1 Meile (mile - m) = 1760 yards = 1,609 km
1 league = 3 miles = 4,828 km

2. Nautische Maße

1 Faden (fathom) = 6 feet = 1,829 m
1 cable = 608 feet = 185,31 m
1 Seemeile (nautical, sea mile) = 10 cables = 1,852 km
1 sea league = 3 Seemeilen = 5,550 km

3. Flüssigkeitsmaße (Britisch)

1 gill = 0,142 l
1 pint (pt) = 4 gills = 0,568 l
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints = 1,136 l
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts = 4,564 l
1 barrel = 35 gallons = 159,106 l
1 barrel = 36 gallons (Bier) = 163,656 l

4. Flüssigkeitsmaße (Amerikanisch)

1 gill 0,118 l
1 pint = 4 gills = 0,473 l
1 quart = 2 pints = 0,946 l
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 3,785 l
1 barrel = 42 gallons = 159,106 l

5. Gewichte

1 grain (gr) = 0,065 g
1 dram (dr) = 27,3438 grains = 1,772 g
1 Unze (ounce - oz) = 16 drams = 28,35 g
1 Pfund (pound - lb) = 16 Unzen = 453,59 g
1 Stein (stone) = 14 Pfund = 6,348 kg
1 quarter = 28 Pfund = 12,701 kg
1 hundredweight (cwt) = 112 Pfund (Brit) = 50,8 kg = 100 Pfund (US) = 45,36 kg
1 ton = 20 cwt (Brit) = 1016 kg = 2000 Pfund (US) = 907,185 kg

6. Temperaturumrechung

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°F	°C	°C	°F
0	-17,8	0	32
50	10	30	86
100	37,7	50	122
200	93,3	100	212