CHAPTER XIV.

USEFUL NOTES, TABLES,
FORMULÆ, ETC.

§ 1. Comparative Velocities.

Miles per hr.Feet per sec.Metres per sec.
10=14·7=4·470
15=22=6·705
20=29·4=8·940
25=36·7=11·176
30=44=13·411
35=51·3=15·646

§ 2. A metre = 39·37079 inches.

In order to convert

Metres into inches multiply by39·37
"feet"3·28
"yards"1·09
"miles"0·0006214
Miles per hour into ft. per min. multiply by88·0
"min. into ft. per sec."88·0
"hr. into kilometres per hr."1·6093
""metres per sec."0·44702
Pounds into grammes"453·593
"kilogrammes"0·4536

§ 3. Total surface of a cylinder = circumference of base × height + 2 area of base.

Area of a circle = square of diameter × 0·7854.