Letter
Noyes to General Noyes , United States, May 10, 1880
No. 233. Mr. Noyes to Mr. Evarts.
Legation of the United States, Paris, May 10, 1880. (Received May 26.)
No. 347.]
Sir: At the request of the International Committee of Weights and Measures, I have the honor to forward herewith, for the consideration of the proper authorities, a lithographed report in relation to the new mode of figuring weights and measures in the metric system, adopted by the committee.
I have, &c.,
EDWARD F. NOYES.
List of abbreviated metrical symbols.
A.—Measures of length:
| Abbrev- | |
| Kilometer | km |
| Meter | m |
| Decimeter | dm |
| Centimeter | cm |
| Millimeter | mm |
| Mikron | u |
B.—Superficial measures:
| Abbrev. | |
| Square kilometer | km2 |
| Hectare | ha |
| Are | a |
| Square meter | m2 |
| Square decimeter | dm2 |
| Square centimeter | cm2 |
| Square millimeter | mm2 |
C.—Measures of bulk:
| Cubic meter | m3 |
| Stère | s |
| Cubic decimeter | dm3 |
| Cubic centimeter | cm3 |
| Cubic millimeter | mm3 |
D.—Measures of capacity:
| Hectoliter | hl |
| Decaliter | dal |
| Liter | l |
| Deciliter | dl |
| Centiliter | cl |
E.—Weights:
| Ton | t |
| Metric quintal | q |
| Kilogram | kg |
| Gram | g |
| Decigram | dg |
| Centigram | cg |
| Milligram | mg |
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U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.