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2 / Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
3 / Use is subject to license terms.
4 /
5 / Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
6 / All rights reserved. The Berkeley Software License Agreement
7 / specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
8 /
10 / ident "%Z%%M% %I% %E% SMI"
11 / dimensions
12 m *a*
13 kg *b*
14 sec *c*
15 coul *d*
16 candela *e*
17 dollar *f*
18 radian *g*
19 bit *h*
20 erlang *i*
21 degC *j*
23 / Authoritative places to get updated values:
24 / http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/
25 / http://www.npl.co.uk/npl/reference/index.html
26 / Less authoritative but very useful for non-SI units is
27 / http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm
29 / constants
31 fuzz 1
32 pi 3.14159265358979323846 fuzz
33 / speed of light in a vacuum
34 c 2.99792458+8 m/sec
35 / standard acceleration due to gravity
36 g 9.80665 m/sec2
37 / Astronomical Unit
38 au 1.4959787069+11 m fuzz
39 / Avagadro's number
40 mole 6.022137+23 fuzz
41 / charge on an electron
42 e 1.6021773-19 coul fuzz
43 / covert mass to energy (e.g., you have: kilogram energy you want: megaton tnt)
44 energy c2
45 / convert mass to weight (e.g., use "lb-force" to get a pound of force)
46 force g
47 / density of mercury expressed as weight/volume)
48 mercury 1.33322+5 kg/m2-sec2
49 hg mercury
51 / dimensionless
53 degree 1|180 pi-radian
54 circle 2 pi-radian
55 turn 2 pi-radian
56 grade .9 degree
57 arcdeg 1 degree
58 arcmin 1|60 arcdeg
59 ccs 1|36 erlang
60 arcsec 1|60 arcmin
62 steradian radian2
63 sphere 4 pi-steradian
64 sr steradian
66 / Time
68 second sec
69 s sec
70 minute 60 sec
71 min minute
72 hour 60 min
73 hr hour
74 day 24 hr
75 da day
76 week 7 day
77 / Mean tropical year in the year 2000. This decreases by .00000615 per century.
78 year 365.2421896698 day fuzz
79 yr year
80 month 1|12 year
81 ms millisec
82 us microsec
84 / Mass
86 gram millikg
87 gm gram
88 mg milligram
89 metricton kilokg
91 / Avoirdupois
93 lb .45359237 kg
94 lbf lb g
95 ounce 1|16 lb
96 oz ounce
97 dram 1|16 oz
98 dr dram
99 grain 1|7000 lb
100 gr grain
101 shortton 2000 lb
102 ton shortton
103 longton 2240 lb
105 / Apothecary
107 scruple 20 grain
108 apdram 60 grain
109 apounce 480 grain
110 appound 5760 grain
112 / Length
114 meter m
115 metre m
116 cm centimeter
117 mm millimeter
118 km kilometer
119 nm nanometer
120 micron micrometer
121 angstrom decinanometer
123 inch 2.54 cm
124 in inch
125 foot 12 in
126 feet foot
127 ft foot
128 yard 3 ft
129 yd yard
130 rod 5.5 yd
131 rd rod
132 mile 5280 ft
133 mi mile
135 british 1200|3937 m/ft
136 nmile 1852m
138 acre 4840 yd2
140 cc cm3
141 liter kilocc
142 litre liter
143 ml milliliter
145 / US Liquid
147 gallon 231 in3
148 imperial 1.20095
149 gal gallon
150 quart 1|4 gal
151 qt quart
152 pint 1|2 qt
153 pt pint
155 floz 1|16 pt
156 fldr 1|8 floz
158 / US Dry
160 dry 268.8025 in3/gallon
161 peck 8 dry-quart
162 pk peck
163 bushel 4 peck
164 bu bushel
166 / British
168 brgallon 4.54609 litre
169 brquart 1|4 brgallon
170 brpint 1|2 brquart
171 brgill 1|4 brpint
172 brfloz 1|20 brpint
173 brpeck 9.09218 litre
174 brbushel 4 brpeck
176 / Energy Work
178 newton kg-m/sec2
179 nt newton
180 joule nt-m
181 / There are 5 different small calories. The one used here is the "IT
182 / calorie". The "USA calorie" or "thermochemical calorie" is 4.184 joule
183 / (exact). The "calorie at 15 deg C" is 4.1855 joule fuzz. The "calorie
184 / at 20 deg C" is 4.1819 joule fuzz. The "mean calorie" is 4.19002 joule
185 / fuzz. The large Calorie is a thousand of (one of) these calories.
186 cal 4.1868 joule
188 / Electrical
190 coulomb coul
191 ampere coul/sec
192 amp ampere
193 watt joule/sec
194 volt watt/amp
195 ohm volt/amp
196 mho /ohm
197 farad coul/volt
198 henry sec2/farad
199 weber volt-sec
201 / Light & Radiation
203 cd candela
204 lumen cd sr
205 lux cd sr/m2
206 / actual radiation dose
207 gray joule/kg
208 / effective radiation dose
209 sievert joule/kg
211 / Temperature
213 kelvin degC
214 rankine 5|9 kelvin
215 degF rankine
216 / note that degF and degC are suitable for converting temperature intervals,
217 / but not actual temperatures on the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales.
219 / Money
220 / epoch May 22, 1998
221 / floating rates from Los Angeles Times
222 / fixed rates from http://dylee.keel.econ.ship.edu/intntl/intfin/currencies.htm
223 / Currencies pegged by the country to another currency are shown exactly
224 / (of course, they are still subject to change). Others are shown as "fuzz".
226 $ dollar
227 argentinapeso 1.0000 $
228 australiadollar 0.6297 $ fuzz
229 brazilreal 0.8705 $ fuzz
230 britainpound 1.6327 $ fuzz
231 canadadollar 0.9899 $ fuzz
232 chilepeso 0.002204 $ fuzz
233 chinayuanrenminbi 0.1208 $ fuzz
234 colombiapeso 0.000719 $ fuzz
235 czechkoruna 0.0308 $ fuzz
236 denmarkkrone 1.491 $ fuzz
237 dominicanrepublicpeso 0.0664 $ fuzz
238 equadorsucre 0.000196 $ fuzz
239 egyptpound 0.2927 $ fuzz
240 hongkongdollar 1|7.73 $
241 hungaryforint 1|211.02 $ fuzz
242 indiarupee 0.0247 $ fuzz
243 indonesiarupiah 1|11050 $ fuzz
244 iranrial 0.000333 $ fuzz
245 iraqdinar 1|.3109 $
246 israelnewshekel 0.2743 $ fuzz
247 israelshekel .001 israelnewshekel
248 israelpound .1 israelshekel
249 japanyen 0.007419 $ fuzz
250 jordandinar 1.4134 $ fuzz
251 lebanonpound 1|1519.5 $ fuzz
252 malaysiaringgit 0.2654 $ fuzz
253 malaysiadollar malaysiaringgit
254 mexicopeso 0.115781 $ fuzz
255 newzealanddollar 0.5338 $ fuzz
256 norwaykrone 0.1342 $ fuzz
257 pakistanrupee 0.0229 $ fuzz
258 perusol 0.3532 $ fuzz
259 perunewsol perusol
260 philippinespeso 0.0258 $ fuzz
261 polandnewzloty 0.2882 $ fuzz
262 russiaruble 0.1624 $ fuzz
263 saudiarabiariyal 0.2667 $ fuzz
264 singaporedollar 0.6109 $ fuzz
265 slovakiakoruna 0.0293 $ fuzz
266 southafricarand 0.1968 $ fuzz
267 southkoreawon 0.00072 $ fuzz
268 swedenkrona 0.1302 $ fuzz
269 switzerlandfranc 0.6841 $ fuzz
270 taiwannewdollar 0.0298 $ fuzz
271 thailandbaht 0.02541 $ fuzz
272 turkeylira 1|253780 $ fuzz
273 uaedirham 0.2724 $ fuzz
274 uruguaypeso 0.0966 $ fuzz
275 venezuelabolivar 1|535.5 $ fuzz
277 / The euro and currencies tied to it.
278 / See http://www.x-rates.com/faq_euro.html
279 / or http://europa.eu.int/euro/html/entry.html
280 / euro to $ as of 16 Jan 2002.
281 euro 0.8834 $ fuzz
282 austriaschilling 1|13.7603 euro
283 belgiumfranc 1|40.3399 euro
284 finlandmarkka 1|5.94573 euro
285 francefranc 1|6.55957 euro
286 germanymark 1|1.95583 euro
287 greecedrachma 1|340.750 euro
288 irelandpound 1|.787564 euro
289 italylira 1|1936.27 euro
290 luxembourgfranc 1|40.3399 euro
291 netherlandsguilder 1|2.20371 euro
292 portugalescudo 1|200.482 euro
293 spainpeseta 1|166.386 euro
295 mark germanymark
296 bolivar venezuelabolivar
297 peseta spainpeseta
298 rand southafricarand
299 escudo portugalescudo
300 sol perusol
301 guilder netherlandsguilder
302 peso mexicopeso
303 yen japanyen
304 lira italylira
305 dinar iraqdinar
306 rial iranrial
307 rupee indiarupee
308 drachma greecedrachma
309 franc francefranc
310 markka finlandmarkka
311 sucre equadorsucre
312 pound britainpound
313 poundsterling britainpound
314 / cruzeiro brazilcruzeiro
316 / PDP-11
318 baud bit/sec
319 byte 8 bit
320 word 2 byte
321 block 512 byte
322 K 1024 word
323 tc 578 block
324 rktrack 12 block
325 rkcylinder 2 rktrack
326 rk 203 rkcylinder
327 rptrack 10 block
328 rpcylinder 20 rptracks
329 rp 406 rpcylinder
330 rftrack 8 block
331 rfshoe 8 rftrack
332 rfdisk 16 rfshoe
333 rf 2 rfdisk
335 / Trivia
337 % 1|100
338 admiraltyknot 6080 ft/hr
339 apostilb cd/pi-m2
340 are 1+2 m2
341 arpentcan 27.52 mi
342 arpentlin 191.835 ft
343 astronomicalunit au
344 atmosphere 1.01325+5 nt/m2
345 atm atmosphere
346 atomicmassunit gm/mole
347 amu atomicmassunit
348 bag 94 lb
349 bakersdozen 13
350 bar 1+5 nt/m2
351 barie 1-1 nt/m2
352 barleycorn 1|3 in
353 barn 1-28 m2
354 barrel 42 gal
355 barye 1-1 nt/m2
356 / radiation activity
357 becquerel /sec
358 bev 1+9 e-volt
359 biot 10 amp
360 blondel cd/pi-m2
361 boardfoot 144 in3
362 bolt 40 yd
363 boltzmann 1.38066-23 joule/degC fuzz
364 k boltzmann
365 bottommeasure 1|40 in
366 britishthermalunit cal lb-degF/gm-degC
367 btu britishthermalunit
368 refrigeration 12000 btu/ton-hour
369 buck dollar
370 cable 720 ft
371 caliber 1-2 in
372 calorie cal
373 carat 205 mg
374 cent centidollar
375 cental 100 lb
376 centesimalminute 1-2 grade
377 centesimalsecond 1-4 grade
378 century 100 year
379 cfs ft3/sec
380 chain 66 ft
381 circularinch 1|4 pi-in2
382 circularmil 1-6|4 pi-in2
383 clusec 1-8 mm-hg m3/s
384 coomb 4 bu
385 cord 128 ft3
386 cordfoot cord
387 crith 9.06-2 gm
388 cubit 18 in
389 cup 1|2 pt
390 curie 3.7+10 /sec
391 dalton amu
392 decade 10 yr
393 dioptre /m
394 displacementton 35 ft3
395 doppelzentner 100 kg
396 dozen 12
397 drop .03 cm3
398 dyne cm-gm/sec2
399 electronvolt e-volt
400 ell 45 in
401 engineerschain 100 ft
402 engineerslink 100|100 ft
403 equivalentfootcandle lumen/pi-ft2
404 equivalentlux lumen/pi-m2
405 equivalentphot cd/pi-cm2
406 erg cm2-gm/sec2
407 ev e-volt
408 faraday 9.652+4 coul
409 fathom 6 ft
410 fermi 1-15 m
411 fifth 4|5 qt
412 fin 5 dollar
413 finger 7|8 in
414 firkin 9 gal
415 footcandle lumen/ft2
416 footlambert cd/pi-ft2
417 fortnight 14 da
418 franklin 3.33564-10 coul
419 frigorie kilocal
420 furlong 220 yd
421 / Universal Gravitational Constant
422 G 6.673-11 m3/kg-sec2 fuzz
423 galileo 1-2 m/sec2
424 gamma 1-9 weber/m2
425 gauss 1-4 weber/m2
426 geodeticfoot british-ft
427 geographicalmile 1852 m
428 gilbert 7.95775-1 amp
429 gill 1|4 pt
430 gross 144
431 gunterschain 22 yd
432 hand 4 in
433 / Planck's constant
434 hbar 1.054573-34 joule-sec fuzz
435 h 2 pi hbar
436 hectare 1+4 m2
437 hefnercandle .92 cd
438 hertz /sec
439 hogshead 2 barrel
440 hd hogshead
441 homestead 1|4 mi2
442 horsepower 550 ft-lb-g/sec
443 hp horsepower
444 hyl gm force sec2/m
445 hz /sec
446 imaginarycubicfoot 1.4 ft3
447 / radio intensity
448 jansky 1-26 watt/m2-hz
449 jeroboam 4|5 gal
450 karat 1|24
451 kcal kilocal
452 kcalorie kilocal
453 kev 1+3 e-volt
454 key kg
455 khz 1+3 /sec
456 kilderkin 18 gal
457 knot nmile/hr
458 lambert cd/pi-cm2
459 langley cal/cm2
460 last 80 bu
461 league 3 mi
462 lightyear c-yr
463 line 1|12 in
464 link 66|100 ft
465 longhundredweight 112 lb
466 longquarter 28 lb
467 lusec 1-6 mm-hg m3/s
468 mach 331.46 m/sec
469 magnum 2 qt
470 marineleague 3 nmile
471 maxwell 1-8 weber
472 metriccarat 200 mg
473 mev 1+6 e-volt
474 mgd megagal/day
475 mh millihenry
476 mhz 1+6 /sec
477 mil 1-3 in
478 millenium 1000 year
479 minersinch 1.5 ft3/min
480 minim 1|60 fldr
481 mo month
482 mpg mile/gal
483 mph mile/hr
484 nail 1|16 yd
485 nauticalmile nmile
486 nit cd/m2
487 noggin 1|8 qt
488 nox 1-3 lux
489 ns nanosec
490 oersted 2.5+2 pi-amp/m
491 oe oersted
492 pace 36 in
493 palm 3 in
494 parasang 3.5 mi
495 parsec au-radian/arcsec
496 pascal nt/m2
497 pc parsec
498 pennyweight 1|20 oz
499 percent %
500 perch rd
501 pf picofarad
502 phot lumen/cm2
503 pica 1|6 in
504 pieze 1+3 nt/m2
505 pipe 4 barrel
506 point 1|72 in
507 poise gm/cm-sec
508 pole rd
509 poundal ft-lb/sec2
510 pdl poundal
511 proof 1|200
512 psi lb-g/in2
513 quarter 9 in
514 quartersection 1|4 mi2
515 quintal 100 kg
516 quire 25
517 / actual radiation dose
518 rad 1-2 gray
519 ream 500
520 registerton 100 ft3
521 rehoboam 156 floz
522 / effective radiation dose
523 rem 1-2 sievert
524 rhe 10 m2/nt-sec
525 / ionization power of radiation
526 rontgen 2.58-4 coul/kg
527 roentgen rontgen
528 rood 1.21+3 yd2
529 rope 20 ft
530 rutherford 1+6 /sec
531 / This is the rydberg energy (ionization energy of hydrogen assuming infinite
532 / mass nucleus). To get the "rydberg constant", use rydberg/h-c
533 rydberg 13.605698 ev fuzz
534 sabin 1 ft2
535 sack 3 bu
536 seam 8 bu
537 section mi2
538 shippington 40 ft3
539 shorthundredweight 100 lb
540 shortquarter 25 lb
541 siemens /ohm
542 sigma microsec
543 skein 120 yd
544 skot 1-3 apostilb
545 slug lb-g-sec2/ft
546 span 9 in
547 spat 4 pi sr
548 spindle 14400 yd
549 square 100 ft2
550 stere m3
551 sthene 1+3 nt
552 stilb cd/cm2
553 stoke 1-4 m2/sec
554 stone 14 lb
555 strike 2 bu
556 surveyfoot british-ft
557 surveyorschain 66 ft
558 surveyorslink 66|100 ft
559 tablespoon 4 fldr
560 teaspoon 4|3 fldr
561 tesla weber/m2
562 therm 1+5 btu
563 thermie 1+6 cal
564 timberfoot ft3
565 tnt 4.6+6 m2/sec2
566 tonne 1+6 gm
567 torr mm hg
568 township 36 mi2
569 tun 8 barrel
570 water .22491|2.54 kg/m2-sec2
571 wey 40 bu
572 weymass 252 lb
573 Xunit 1.00202-13m