This section is from the book "The English And American Mechanic", by B. Frank Van Cleve. Also available from Amazon: The English And American Mechanic.
Required the contents of a vessel, diameter 6 7-10ths inches, depth 10 inches?
By the table a vessel I inch deep and 6 and 7-10ths inches diaimeter contains .15 (hundredths) of a gallon, than 15 X 10= 1.50 or 1 gallon and 2 quarts.
Required the contents of a can, diameter 19 8-10ths inches, depth 30 inches?
By the table a vessel 1 inch deep and 19 and 8-10ths inches diameter contains 1 gallon and .33 (hundredths), then 1.33 X 30 = 39.90 or nearly 40 gallons.
Required the depth of a can whose diameter is 12 and 2-10ths inches, to contain 16 gallons.
By the table a vessel 1 inch deep and 12 and 2-10ths inches diameter contains •60 {hundredths) of a gallon, than 16 / 50 = 32 inches, the depth required, viz.: •50) 16 (32 X 50 - 16 gallons.
Diameter. | 1 1/10 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | A | 7/10 | 8/10 .04 | 9/10 | |
3 | •03 | •08 | •03 | .08 | •03 | •04 | •04 | •04 | ||
4 | •05 | •05 | •05 | •05 | •06 | •06 | •07 | •07 | •07 | •08 |
0 | •08 | •08 | •08 | .09 | •09 | •10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | •11 |
6 | •12 | .12 | •12 | 13 | •13 | 14 | 14 | •15 | 15 | 16 |
7 | •16 | •17 | •17 | •18 | •18 | •19 | •19 | •20 | •20 | •21 |
8 | •21 | •22 | •as | •23 | •23 | •24 | •25 | •25 | •26 | •26 |
9 | •27 | •28 | •28 | •29 | •so | •30 | •31 | •31 | •32 | •33 |
10 | •34 | •34 | •35 | •36 | •36 | •37 | •38 | •38 | •39 | •40 |
11 | •41 | •41 | .42 | •43 | •44 | •44 | •45 | •46 | •47 | •48 |
12 | •48 | •49 | •50 | •51 | •52 | .53 | •53 | •54 | •55 | •56 |
13 | •57 | •58 | •59 | •60 | •60 | •61 | •62 | •63 | •64 | •65 |
14 | •66 | •67 | •68 | •69 | •70 | •71 | •72 | •73 | •74 | •75 |
15 | •76 | •77 | •78 | •79 | •80 | •81 | •82 | •83 | •84 | •85 |
16 | •87 | •88 | •89 | •90 | •91 | •92 | .93 | •94 | •95 | •97 |
17 | •98 | •99 | 1.005 | 1.017 | 1.028 | 1.040 | 1051 | 1.063 | 1.075 | 1.086 |
18 | 1.101 | 1.113 | 1.125 | 1.138 | 1.150 | 1.162 | 1.170 | 1.187 | 1.200 | 1.211 |
19 | 1.227 | 1.240 | 1.253 | 1.266 | 1.279 | 1.292 | 1.304 | 1.317 | 1.330 | 1.343 |
20 | 1.360 | 1.373 | 1.385 | 1.400 | 1.414 | 1.428 | 1.441 | 1.455 | 1.478 | 1.482 |
21 | 1.499 | 1.513 | 1.527 | 1.542 | 1.556 | 1.570 | 1.585 | 1.600 | 1.612 | 1.630 |
22 | 1.645 | 1.660 | 1.675 | 1.696 | 1.705 | 1.720 | 1.735 | 1.750 | 1.770 | 1.780 |
23 | 1.798 | 1.814 | 1.830 | 1.845 | 1.861 | 1.876 | 1.892 | 1.908 | 1.923 | 1.940 |
24 | 1.958 | 1.974 | 1.991 | 2•007 | 2.023 | 2.040 | 2.056 | 2.072 | 2.096 | 2105 |
25 | 2.125 | 2.142 | 2.159 | 2.176 | 2.193 | 2.210 | 2.227 | 2244 | 2.261 | 2.280 |
26 | 2.298 | 2.316 | 2.333 | 2.351 | 2.369 | 2.386 | 2.404 | 2.422 | 2.440 | 2.460 |
27 | 2.478 | 2.496 | 2.515 | 2.533 | 2.552 | 2.570 | 2.588 | 2.607 | 2.625 | 2.643 |
28 | 2.665 | 2.684 | 2.703 | 2.722 | 2.741 | 2.764 | 2.780 | 2.800 | 2.820 | 2.836 |
29 | 2.859 | 2.879 | 2*898 | 2.918 | 2.938 | 2.958 | 2.977 | 2.997 | 3.017 | 3.038 |
30 | 3.060 | 3.080 | 3.100 | 3.121 | 3.141 | 3.162 | 3.182 | 3.202 | 3.223 | 3245 |
31 | 3.267 | 3.288 | 3.309 | 3.330 | 3.351 | 3.372 | 3.393 | 3.414 | 3.436 | 3.457 |
32 | 3481 | 3.503 | 3524 | 3.543 | 3.568 | 3.590 | 3.612 | 3633 | 3.655 | 3.689 |
S3 | 3.702 | 3.725 | 3.747 | 3.773 | 3.795 | 3.814 | 3.837 | 8*860 | 3.882 | 3.904 |
34 | 3.930 | 3.953 | 3.976 | 4.003 | 4.022 | 4.046 | 4070 | 4092 | 4115 | 4140 |
35 | 4.165 | 4.188 | 4.212 | 4.236 | 4.260 | 4.284 | 4.307 | 4.331 | 4.355 | 4380 |
36 | 4.406 | 4.430 | 4.455 | 4.483 | 4.503 | 4.528 | 4.553 | 4.577 | 4.602 | 4.626 |
37 | 4.654 | 4.679 | 4.704 | 4.730 | 4.755 | 4.780 | 4.805 | 4.834 | 4.855 | 4.880 |
38 | 4.909 | 4.935 | 4.961 | 4.987 | 5.012 | 5.038 | 5.064 | 5.090 | 5.120 | 5.142 |
39 | 5.171 | 5.197 | 5.224 | 5.250 | 5.277 | 5.304 | 5.330 | 5.357 | 5.383 | 5.410 |
40 | 5.440 | 5.467 | 5.491 | 5.521 | 5548 | 5.576 | 5.603 | 5.630 | 5.657 | 5.684 |
 
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