§ 3. Measure of Capacity.
The Paris pint contains 58.145[63] English cubical inches, and the English wine pint contains 28.85 cubical inches; or, the Paris pint contains 2.01508 English pints, and the English pint contains .49617 Paris pints; hence,
| To reduce the Paris pint to the English, multiply by | 2.01508. |
| To reduce the English pint to the Paris, divide by |
No. VI.
Table of the Weights of the different Gasses, at 28 French inches, or 29.84 English inches barometrical pressure, and at 10° (54.5°) of temperature, expressed in English measure and English Troy weight.
| Names of the Gasses. | Weight of a cubical inch. | Weight of a cubical foot. | ||
| (A) | qrs. | oz. | dr. | qrs. |
| Atmospheric air | .32112 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Azotic gas | .30064 | 1 | 0 | 39.5 |
| Oxygen gas | .34211 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Hydrogen gas | .02394 | 0 | 0 | 41.26 |
| Carbonic acid gas | .44108 | 1 | 4 | 41 |
| (B) | ||||
| Nitrous gas | .37000 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| Ammoniacal gas | .18515 | 0 | 5 | 19.73 |
| Sulphurous acid gas | .71580 | 2 | 4 | 38 |
[Note A: These five were ascertained by Mr Lavoisier himself.—E.]
[Note B: The last three are inserted by Mr Lavoisier upon the authority of Mr Kirwan.—E.]