weights and measures

measure of capacity

dry and liquid measure

1 gill	= 0.142 l
1 pint	= 4 gills	= 0.586 l
1 quart	= 2 pints	= 1.136 l
1 gallon	= 4 quarts	= 4.5459 l
1 quarter	= 64 gallons	= 20.935 l
	dry measure
1 peck	= 2 gallons	= 9.092 l
1 bushel	= 4 pecks	= 36.368 l
1 pint	= 0.5506 l
1 quart	= 2 pints	= 1.1012 l
1 gallon	= 4 quarts	= 4.405 l
1 peck	= 2 gallons	= 8.8096 l
1 bushel	= 4 pecks	= 35.2383 l
	liquid measure
1 barrel	= 36 gallons	= 163.6561 l
1 gill	= 0.1183 l
1 pint	= 4 gills	= 0.4732 l
1 quart	= 2 pints	= 0.9464 l
1 gallon	= 4 quarts	= 3.7853 l
1 barrel	= 31.5 gallons	= 119.228 l
1 hogshead	= 2 barrels	= 238.456 l
1 barrel petroleum	= 42 gallons	= 158.97 l
1 ml (millilitre)	= 10 -3 l
1 dl (decilitre)	= 0.1 l (litre)
1 l (litre)	= 1.7607 pint	= 7.0431 gills
	= 0.8804 quart	= 0.2201 gallon
	= 2.1134 pints	= 8.4534 gills
	= 1.0567 quart	= 0.2642 gallon
1 hl (hectolitre)	= 100 l	= 22.009 gallons
	= 2.751 bushels	= 26.418 gallons
	apothecaries' fluid measure
1 minim	= 0.0592 ml
1 minim	= 0.0616 ml
1 fluid dram	= 60 minims	= 3.5515 ml
1 fluid dram	= 60 minims	= 3.6966 ml
1 fluid ounce	= 8 fluid drams	= 0.0284 l
1 fluid ounce	= 8 fluid drams	= 0.0296 l
1 pint	= 20 fluid ounces	= 0.5683 l
1 pint	= 16 fluid ounces	= 0.4732 l

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