Tables
I.—Dalton’s Table showing the Proportion of Dry Soda in Leys of different Densities.
| Specific | Dry Soda | Boiling | Specific | Dry Soda | Boiling |
| gravity of | per cent. | points. | gravity of | per cent. | points. |
| solution. | by weight. | solution. | by weight. | ||
| 1·85 | 63·6 | 600° | 1·36 | 26·0 | 235° |
| 1·72 | 53·8 | 400° | 1·32 | 23·0 | 228° |
| 1·63 | 46·6 | 300° | 1·29 | 19·0 | 224° |
| 1·56 | 41·2 | 280° | 1·23 | 16·0 | 220° |
| 1·50 | 36·8 | 265° | 1·18 | 13·0 | 217° |
| 1·47 | 34·0 | 255° | 1·12 | 9·0 | 214° |
| 1·44 | 31·0 | 248° | 1·06 | 4·7 | 213° |
| 1·40 | 29·0 | 242° |
II.—Table of Strength of Caustic Soda Solutions at 59° F. = 150° C. (Tünnerman).
| Specific Gravity | Degrees | Per cent. of | Equivalent per cent. |
| (Water 1,000). | Twaddell. | Soda. | of 60 per cent. |
| Caustic Soda. | |||
| 1·0040 | 0·80 | 0·302 | 0·503 |
| 1·0081 | 1·62 | 0·601 | 1·001 |
| 1·0163 | 3·26 | 1·209 | 2·015 |
| 1·0246 | 4·92 | 1·813 | 3·021 |
| 1·0330 | 6·60 | 2·418 | 4·030 |
| 1·0414 | 8·28 | 3·022 | 5·037 |
| 1·0500 | 10·00 | 3·626 | 6·043 |
| 1·0587 | 11·74 | 4·231 | 7·051 |
| 1·0675 | 13·50 | 4·835 | 8·059 |
| 1·0764 | 15·28 | 5·440 | 9·067 |
| 1·0855 | 17·10 | 6·044 | 10·073 |
| 1·0948 | 18·96 | 6·648 | 11·080 |
| 1·1042 | 20·84 | 7·253 | 12·090 |
| 1·1137 | 22·74 | 7·857 | 13·095 |
| 1·1233 | 24·66 | 8·462 | 14·103 |
| 1·1330 | 26·60 | 9·066 | 15·110 |
| 1·1428 | 28·56 | 9·670 | 16·117 |
| 1·1528 | 30·56 | 10·275 | 17·125 |
| 1·1630 | 32·60 | 10·879 | 18·131 |
| 1·1734 | 34·68 | 11·484 | 19·140 |
| 1·1841 | 36·82 | 12·088 | 20·147 |
| 1·1948 | 38·96 | 12·692 | 21·153 |
| 1·2058 | 41·16 | 13·297 | 22·161 |
| 1·2178 | 43·56 | 13·901 | 23·170 |
| 1·2280 | 45·60 | 14·506 | 24·177 |
| 1·2392 | 47·84 | 15·110 | 25·170 |
III.—Table showing the Specific Gravity corresponding with the Degrees of Baumé’s Hydrometer.
Liquids denser than Water.
| Degrees. | Specific | Degrees. | Specific | Degrees. | Specific |
| Gravity. | Gravity. | Gravity. | |||
| 0 | 1·0000 | 26 | 1·2063 | 52 | 1·5200 |
| 1 | 1·0066 | 27 | 1·2160 | 53 | 1·5353 |
| 2 | 1·0133 | 28 | 1·2258 | 54 | 1·5510 |
| 3 | 1·0201 | 29 | 1·2358 | 55 | 1·5671 |
| 4 | 1·0270 | 30 | 1·2459 | 56 | 1·5833 |
| 5 | 1·0340 | 31 | 1·2562 | 57 | 1·6000 |
| 6 | 1·0411 | 32 | 1·2667 | 58 | 1·6170 |
| 7 | 1·0483 | 33 | 1·2773 | 59 | 1·6344 |
| 8 | 1·0556 | 34 | 1·2881 | 60 | 1·6522 |
| 9 | 1·0630 | 35 | 1·2992 | 61 | 1·6705 |
| 10 | 1·0704 | 36 | 1·3103 | 62 | 1·6889 |
| 11 | 1·0780 | 37 | 1·3217 | 63 | 1·7079 |
| 12 | 1·0857 | 38 | 1·3333 | 64 | 1·7273 |
| 13 | 1·0935 | 39 | 1·3451 | 65 | 1·7471 |
| 14 | 1·1014 | 40 | 1·3571 | 66 | 1·7674 |
| 15 | 1·1095 | 41 | 1·3694 | 67 | 1·7882 |
| 16 | 1·1176 | 42 | 1·3818 | 68 | 1·8095 |
| 17 | 1·1259 | 43 | 1·3945 | 69 | 1·8313 |
| 18 | 1·1343 | 44 | 1·4074 | 70 | 1·8537 |
| 19 | 1·1428 | 45 | 1·4206 | 71 | 1·8765 |
| 20 | 1·1515 | 46 | 1·4339 | 72 | 1·9000 |
| 21 | 1·1603 | 47 | 1·4476 | 73 | 1·9241 |
| 22 | 1·1692 | 48 | 1·4615 | 74 | 1·9487 |
| 23 | 1·1783 | 49 | 1·4758 | 75 | 1·9740 |
| 24 | 1·1875 | 50 | 1·4902 | 76 | 2·0000 |
| 25 | 1·1968 | 51 | 1·4951 |
IV.—Table of Boiling Points of Alkaline Leys.
| Alkaline | Specific | Percentage of | Boils at |
| Ley. | Gravity. | Alkali. | degrees |
| Fahrenheit. | |||
| Soda | 1·18 | 13 | 217° |
| Potash | 1·23 | 19·5 | 220 |
| Soda | 1·23 | 16 | 220 |
| Potash | 1·28 | 23·4 | 224 |
| Soda | 1·29 | 19 | 224 |
| Soda | 1·32 | 23 | 228 |
| Potash | 1·33 | 26·3 | 229 |
| Soda | 1·36 | 26 | 235 |
| Soda | 1·40 | 29 | 242 |
| Potash | 1·42 | 34·4 | 246 |
| Soda | 1·47 | 34 | 255 |
| Potash | 1·44 | 36·8 | 255 |
| Soda | 1·5 | 36·8 | 265 |
| Potash | 1·52 | 42·9 | 276 |
| Potash | 1·6 | 46·7 | 290 |
| Soda | 1·63 | 46·6 | 300 |
| Potash | 1·68 | 51·2 | 329 |
V.—Table showing the Quantity of Caustic Soda in Leys of different Densities (Water 1,000).
| Specific | Soda | Specific | Soda |
| gravity. | per cent. | gravity. | per cent. |
| 1·00 | 0·00 | 1·22 | 20·66 |
| 1·02 | 2·07 | 1·24 | 22·58 |
| 1·04 | 4·02 | 1·26 | 24·47 |
| 1·06 | 5·89 | 1·28 | 26·33 |
| 1·08 | 7·69 | 1·30 | 28·16 |
| 1·10 | 9·43 | 1·32 | 29·96 |
| 1·12 | 11·10 | 1·34 | 31·67 |
| 1·14 | 12·81 | 1·35 | 32·40 |
| 1·16 | 14·73 | 1·36 | 33·08 |
| 1·18 | 16·73 | 1·38 | 34·41 |
| 1·20 | 18·71 |
VI.—Table showing the Quantity of Bleaching Liquid at 6° Twaddell (Specific Gravity 1·030) required to be added to Weaker Liquor to raise it to the given Strengths.
| Strength of Sample in 1/12°. | Required Strength. | Proportions Required. | |
| Given Sample. | Liquor at 6°. | ||
| parts. | part. | ||
| Water | 8/12° | 8 | 1 |
| 1 | ″ | 9¼ | 1 |
| 2 | ″ | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | ″ | 13½ | 1 |
| 4 | ″ | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | ″ | 23 | 1 |
| 6 | ″ | 35 | 1 |
| 7 | ″ | 71 | 1 |
| Water | 6/12° | 11 | 1 |
| 1 | ″ | 13½ | 1 |
| 2 | ″ | 17 | 1 |
| 3 | ″ | 23 | 1 |
| 4 | ″ | 35 | 1 |
| 5 | ″ | 71 | 1 |
| Water | 4/12° | 17 | 1 |
| 1 | ″ | 23 | 1 |
| 2 | ″ | 35 | 1 |
| 3 | ″ | 71 | 1 |
| Water | 3/12° | 23 | 1 |
| 1 | ″ | 35 | 1 |
| 2 | ″ | 71 | 1 |
VII.—Comparative French and English Thermometer Scales.
| French or Centigrade. | English or Fahrenheit. | |||||
| 0 | Cent. or C. | equals | 32 | Fahr. or F. | ||
| 5 | ″ | ″ | 41 | ″ | ||
| 10 | ″ | ″ | 50 | ″ | ||
| 15 | ″ | ″ | 59 | ″ | ||
| 20 | ″ | ″ | 68 | ″ | ||
| 25 | ″ | ″ | 77 | ″ | ||
| 30 | ″ | ″ | 86 | ″ | ||
| 35 | ″ | ″ | 95 | ″ | ||
| 40 | ″ | ″ | 104 | ″ | ||
| 45 | ″ | ″ | 113 | ″ | ||
| 50 | ″ | ″ | 122 | ″ | ||
| 55 | ″ | ″ | 131 | ″ | ||
| 60 | ″ | ″ | 140 | ″ | ||
| 65 | ″ | ″ | 149 | ″ | ||
| 70 | ″ | ″ | 158 | ″ | ||
| 75 | ″ | ″ | 167 | ″ | ||
| 80 | ″ | ″ | 176 | ″ | ||
| 85 | ″ | ″ | 185 | ″ | ||
| 90 | ″ | ″ | 194 | ″ | ||
| 95 | ″ | ″ | 203 | ″ | ||
| 100 | ″ | (Water boils) | ″ | 212 | ″ | (Water boils) |
| 200 | ″ | ″ | 392 | ″ | ||
| 300 | ″ | ″ | 572 | ″ | ||
| 356 | ″ | (Mercury boils) | ″ | 662 | ″ | (Mercury boils) |
VIII.—Weights and Measures of the Metrical System.
(From the British Pharmacopœia.)
WEIGHTS.
| 1 Milligramme | = | the thousandth part of one gramme, or | 0·001 | gramme. | |
| 1 Centigramme | = | the hundredth | ″ ″ | 0·01 | ″ |
| 1 Décigramme | = | the tenth | ″ ″ | 0·1 | ″ |
| 1 Gramme | = | weight of a cubic centimètre of water at 4° C. | 1·0 | ″ | |
| 1 Décagramme | = | ten grammes | 10·0 | ″ | |
| 1 Hectogramme | = | one hundred grammes | 100·0 | ″ | |
| 1 Kilogramme | = | one thousand grammes | 1,000·0 | ″ | |
MEASURES OF CAPACITY.
| 1 Millilitre | = | 1 | cubic centimètre, | or the measure of | 1 | gramme of water. |
| 1 Centilitre | = | 10 | ″ | ″ | 10 | ″ |
| 1 Décilitre | = | 100 | ″ | ″ | 100 | ″ |
| 1 Litre | = | 1,000 | ″ | ″ | 1,000 | ″ |
MEASURES OF LENGTH.
| 1 Millimètre | = | the thousandth | part of | one mètre, or | 0·001 | mètre. |
| 1 Centimètre | = | the hundredth | ″ | ″ | 0·01 | ″ |
| 1 Décimètre | = | the tenth | ″ | ″ | 0·1 | ″ |
| 1 Mètre | = | the ten-millionth part of a quarter of the meridian of the earth. | ||||
IX.—Table of French Weights and Measures.
Kilogramme, 1,000 grammes, equals 2 lbs. 3¾ ozs. nearly.
Gramme (the unit) equals 15·432 grains.
FRENCH MEASURE OF VOLUME.
1 Litre (the unit) equals 34 fluid ozs. nearly.
LONG MEASURE.
| Mètre (the unit) | equals | 39·371 | inches. |
| Décimètre (10th of a mètre) | ″ | 3·9371 | ″ |
| Centimètre (100th of a mètre) | ″ | 0·3937 | ″ |
| Millimètre (1,000th of a mètre) | ″ | 0·0393 | ″ |