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The Metric System
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By Susan Campbell and Caroline Conran
Published 1971
Conversion tables for measurements and temperatures.
Weight
| 1 oz | 28.35 g |
| 2 oz | 56.7 g |
| ¼ lb | 113.4 g |
| ½ lb | 226.8 g |
| 12 oz | 340.2 g |
| 16 oz | 453.6 g |
| 1 kilogramme | 1000 g | 2 lb 3 oz approx |
| 500 g | 1 lb 1½ oz approx | |
| 250 g | 9 oz approx | |
| 125 g | 4¼ oz approx | |
| 100 g | 3½ oz approx | |
| 25 g | 1 oz approx |
Liquids
| ¼ pt (1 gill) | 142 ml |
| ½ pt | 284 ml |
| 1 pt | 568 ml |
| 1 litre | 1000 g | 1¾ pt — 35 fl oz approx |
| ½ litre | 500 g | ¾ pt plus 4½ tablespoons approx |
| ¼ litre | 250 g | ½ pt less 2 tablespoons approx |
| 1 decilitre | 100 g | 6 tablespoons approx |
| 1 centilitre | 10 g | 1 dessertspoon approx |
| 1 millilitre | 1 g | a few drops approx |
| 5 millilitres | 5 g | pharmaceutical teaspoon |