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  2. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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    In 1824, these units were replaced with a single system based on the imperial gallon. [a] Originally defined as the volume of 10 pounds (4.54 kg) of distilled water (under certain conditions), [b] then redefined by the Weights and Measures Act 1985 to be exactly 4.546 09 L (277.4 cu in), the imperial gallon is close in size to the old ale gallon.

  3. Unit of volume - Wikipedia

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    Volume Unit of measure cubic metre litre Reference size Usage 1 cubic metre = 1 = 1000: base unit in SI : 1 barrel = 0.158 987 294 928 = 158.987294928 = 42 US gallons = 9,702 cubic inches

  4. Litre - Wikipedia

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    A litre is a cubic decimetre, which is the volume of a cube 10 centimetres × 10 centimetres × 10 centimetres (1 L ≡ 1 dm 3 ≡ 1000 cm 3). Hence 1 L ≡ 0.001 m 3 ≡ 1000 cm 3; and 1 m 3 (i.e. a cubic metre, which is the SI unit for volume) is exactly 1000 L.

  5. Metric Act of 1866 - Wikipedia

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    264.17 gallons Stère-1 cubic meter-- Hectoliter: 100 liters: 1 ... Milliliter: 1 ⁄ 1000 liter: 1 cubic centimeter: 0.061 cubic inches: 0.27 fluid drams Notes,

  6. Imperial and US customary measurement systems - Wikipedia

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    In 1832, in the absence of any direction by Congress, the United States Treasury chose the second smallest gallon, the "Queen Anne gallon" of 231 cubic inches (3.785 litres), to be the official gallon in the United States for fiscal purposes. Sixteen US fluid ounces make a US pint (8 pints equals 1 gallon in both customary and imperial systems).

  7. Gallon - Wikipedia

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    Winchester or corn gallon was 272 in 3 (157 imp fl oz; 4,460 mL) (1697 act 8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 22) Henry VII (Winchester) corn gallon from 1497 onwards was 154.80 imp fl oz (4,398 mL) Elizabeth I corn gallon from 1601 onwards was 155.70 imp fl oz (4,424 mL) William III corn gallon from 1697 onwards was 156.90 imp fl oz (4,458 mL)

  8. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    The common 55-gallon size of drum for storing and transporting various products and wastes is sometimes confused with a barrel, though it is not a standard measure. In the U.S., single servings of beverages are usually measured in fluid ounces. Milk is usually sold in half-pints (8 fluid ounces), pints, quarts, half gallons, and gallons.

  9. South African units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    1 half-pipe [55 Dutch gallons, 208.29 L iters, 45. 81 (≈46) Imp. gals.] 1 pipe [110 Dutch gallons, 416.58 L iters, 91. 63 (≈92) Imp. gals.]: A wine cask based on the Spanish pipa of Cadiz that was introduced to Britain via the garrison of Gibraltar. The British adopted several different sized 'pipes' that varied in capacity depending on the ...