usr/lib/units

/ @(#)units.lib 4.2 (Berkeley) 12/2/87

/ dimensions
m                       *a*
kg                      *b*
sec                     *c*
coul                    *d*
candela                 *e*
dollar                  *f*
radian                  *g*
bit                     *h*
erlang                  *i*
degC                    *j*

/ constants

fuzz                    1
pi                      3.14159265358979323846
c                       2.997925+8 m/sec fuzz
g                       9.80665 m/sec2
au                      1.49597871+11 m fuzz
mole                    6.022169+23 fuzz
e                       1.6021917-19 coul fuzz
energy                  c2
force                   g
mercury                 1.33322+5 kg/m2-sec2
hg                      mercury

/ dimensionless

degree                  1|180 pi-radian
circle                  2 pi-radian
turn                    2 pi-radian
grade                   .9 degree
arcdeg                  1 degree
arcmin                  1|60 arcdeg
ccs                     1|36 erlang
arcsec                  1|60 arcmin

steradian               radian2
sphere                  4 pi-steradian
sr                      steradian

/ Time

second                  sec
s                       sec
minute                  60 sec
min                     minute
hour                    60 min
hr                      hour
day                     24 hr
da                      day
week                    7 day
year                    365.24219879 day fuzz
yr                      year
month                   1|12 year
ms                      millisec
us                      microsec

/ Mass

gram                    millikg
gm                      gram
mg                      milligram
metricton               kilokg

/ Avoirdupois

lb                      .45359237 kg
lbf                     lb g
ounce                   1|16 lb
oz                      ounce
dram                    1|16 oz
dr                      dram
grain                   1|7000 lb
gr                      grain
shortton                2000 lb
ton                     shortton
longton                 2240 lb

/ Apothecary

scruple                 20 grain
apdram                  60 grain
apounce                 480 grain
appound                 5760 grain

/ Length

meter                   m
cm                      centimeter
mm                      millimeter
km                      kilometer
nm                      nanometer
micron                  micrometer
angstrom                decinanometer

inch                    2.54 cm
in                      inch
foot                    12 in
feet                    foot
ft                      foot
yard                    3 ft
yd                      yard
rod                     5.5 yd
rd                      rod
mile                    5280 ft
mi                      mile

british                 1200|3937 m/ft
nmile                   1852m

acre                    4840 yd2

cc                      cm3
liter                   kilocc
ml                      milliliter

/ US Liquid

gallon                  231 in3
imperial                1.20095
gal                     gallon
quart                   1|4 gal
qt                      quart
pint                    1|2 qt
pt                      pint

floz                    1|16 pt
fldr                    1|8 floz

/ US Dry

dry                     268.8025 in3/gallon fuzz
peck                    8 dry-quart
pk                      peck
bushel                  4 peck
bu                      bushel

/ British

brgallon                277.420 in3 fuzz
brquart                 1|4 brgallon
brpint                  1|2 brquart
brfloz                  1|20 brpint
brpeck                  554.84 in3 fuzz
brbushel                4 brpeck

/ Energy Work

newton                  kg-m/sec2
nt                      newton
joule                   nt-m
cal                     4.1868 joule

/ Electrical

coulomb                 coul
ampere                  coul/sec
amp                     ampere
watt                    joule/sec
volt                    watt/amp
ohm                     volt/amp
mho                     /ohm
farad                   coul/volt
henry                   sec2/farad
weber                   volt-sec

/ Light

cd                      candela
lumen                   cd sr
lux                     cd sr/m2

/ Money
/ epoch June 16, 1980 Linns Stamp News
/ (Wall Street Journal; Manfra, Tordella and Brookes, Inc.)

$                       dollar
argentinapeso           .0056 $
australiadollar         1.1460 $
austriaschilling        .0793 $
bahamsdollar            1.0300 $
belgiumfranc            .0352 $
belizedollar            .5500 $
bermudadollar           1.0300 $
brazilcruzeiro          .0201 $
canadadollar            .8628 $
chilepeso               .0303 $
chinayuan               .6780 $
chinadollar             .0278 $
colombiapeso            .0218 $
cypruspound             2.8500 $
denmarkkrone            .1814 $
dominicanrepublicpeso   1.0000 $
eastcarribeandollar     .3900 $
equadorsucre            .0375 $
egyptpound              2.1910 $
fijidollar              1.3000 $
finlandmarkka           .2747 $
francefranc             .2422 $
germanymark             .5647 $
germanmark              germanymark
greatbritainpound       2.2970 $
britainpound            greatbritainpound
greecedrachma           .0233 $
honduraslempira         .5200 $
hongkongdollar          .2040 $
icelandpound            .0034 $
indiarupee              .1285 $
indonesiarupiah         .0016 $
/ iranrial              ??????
iraqdinar               3.40000 $
irelandpound            2.0860 $
israelshekel            .0219 $
italylira               .0012 $
jamaicadollar           .5950 $
japanyen                .0045 $
koreawon                .0017 $
lebanonpound            .2939 $
malaysiadollar          .4635 $
mexicopeso              .0439 $
netherlandsguilder      .5140 $
newzealanddollar        .9870 $
nigerianaira            1.6000 $
norwaykrone             .2057 $
pakistanrupee           .1015 $
paraguayguarani         .0081 $
perusol                 .0037 $
phillippinespeso        .1360 $
polandzloty             .0300 $
portugalescudo          .0204 $
saudiarabiariyal        .3003 $
singaporedollar         .4684 $
southafricarand         1.2825 $
southkoreawon           koreawon
spainpeseta             .0143 $
sudanpound              2.1000 $
swedenkrona             .2391 $
switzerlandfranc        .6064 $
tanzaniashilling        .1400 $
thailandbhat            .0500 $
trinidaddollar          .4300 $
turkeylira              .0204 $
uruguaynewpeso          .1158 $
ussrruble               1.5600 $
russiaruble             ussrruble
venezuelabolivar        .2329 $
yugoslaviadinar         .0600 $
zairezaire              1.2300 $
zambiakwacha            1.3600 $

mark                    germanymark
bolivar                 venezuelabolivar
peseta                  spainpeseta
rand                    southafricarand
escudo                  portugalescudo
sol                     perusol
guilder                 netherlandsguilder
peso                    mexicopeso
yen                     japanyen
lira                    italylira
dinar                   iraqdinar
rupee                   indiarupee
drachma                 greecedrachma
franc                   francefranc
markka                  finlandmarkka
sucre                   equadorsucre
pound                   britainpound
poundsterling           britainpound
cruzeiro                brazilcruzeiro
ruble                   ussrruble
/ rial                  iranrial

/ PDP-11

baud                    bit/sec
byte                    8 bit
word                    2 byte
block                   512 byte
K                       1024 word
tc                      578 block
rktrack                 12 block
rkcylinder              2 rktrack
rk                      203 rkcylinder
rptrack                 10 block
rpcylinder              20 rptracks
rp                      406 rpcylinder
rftrack                 8 block
rfshoe                  8 rftrack
rfdisk                  16 rfshoe
rf                      2 rfdisk

/ Trivia

%                       1|100
admiraltyknot           6080 ft/hr
apostilb                cd/pi-m2
are                     1+2 m2
arpentcan               27.52 mi
arpentlin               191.835 ft
astronomicalunit        au
atmosphere              1.01325+5 nt/m2
atm                     atmosphere
atomicmassunit          1.66044-27 kg fuzz
amu                     atomicmassunit
bag                     94 lb
bakersdozen             13
bar                     1+5 nt/m2
barie                   1-1 nt/m2
barleycorn              1|3 in
barn                    1-28 m2
barrel                  42 gal
barye                   1-1 nt/m2
bev                     1+9 e-volt
biot                    10 amp
blondel                 cd/pi-m2
boardfoot               144 in3
bolt                    40 yd
bottommeasure           1|40 in
britishthermalunit      1.05506+3 joule fuzz
btu                     britishthermalunit
refrigeration           12000 btu/ton-hour
buck                    dollar
cable                   720 ft
caliber                 1-2 in
calorie                 cal
carat                   205 mg
cent                    centidollar
cental                  100 lb
centesimalminute        1-2 grade
centesimalsecond        1-4 grade
century                 100 year
cfs                     ft3/sec
chain                   66 ft
circularinch            1|4 pi-in2
circularmil             1-6|4 pi-in2
clusec                  1-8 mm-hg m3/s
coomb                   4 bu
cord                    128 ft3
cordfoot                cord
crith                   9.06-2 gm
cubit                   18 in
cup                     1|2 pt
curie                   3.7+10 /sec
dalton                  amu
decade                  10 yr
dioptre                 /m
displacementton         35 ft3
doppelzentner           100 kg
dozen                   12
drop                    .03 cm3
dyne                    cm-gm/sec2
electronvolt            e-volt
ell                     45 in
engineerschain          100 ft
engineerslink           100|100 ft
equivalentfootcandle    lumen/pi-ft2
equivalentlux   lumen/pi-m2
equivalentphot          cd/pi-cm2
erg                     cm2-gm/sec2
ev                      e-volt
faraday                 9.652+4 coul
fathom                  6 ft
fermi                   1-15 m
fifth                   4|5 qt
fin                     5 dollar
finger                  7|8 in
firkin                  9 gal
footcandle              lumen/ft2
footlambert             cd/pi-ft2
fortnight               14 da
franklin                3.33564-10 coul
frigorie                kilocal
furlong                 220 yd
galileo                 1-2 m/sec2
gamma                   1-9 weber/m2
gauss                   1-4 weber/m2
geodeticfoot            british-ft
geographicalmile        1852 m
gilbert                 7.95775-1 amp
gill                    1|4 pt
gross                   144
gunterschain            22 yd
hand                    4 in
hectare                 1+4 m2
hefnercandle            .92 cd
hertz                   /sec
hogshead                2 barrel
hd                      hogshead
homestead               1|4 mi2
horsepower              550 ft-lb-g/sec
hp                      horsepower
hyl                     gm force sec2/m
hz                      /sec
imaginarycubicfoot      1.4 ft3
jeroboam                4|5 gal
karat                   1|24
kcal                    kilocal
kcalorie                kilocal
kelvin                  degC
kev                     1+3 e-volt
key                     kg
khz                     1+3 /sec
kilderkin               18 gal
knot                    nmile/hr
lambert                 cd/pi-cm2
langley                 cal/cm2
last                    80 bu
league                  3 mi
lightyear               c-yr
line                    1|12 in
link                    66|100 ft
longhundredweight       112 lb
longquarter             28 lb
lusec                   1-6 mm-hg m3/s
mach                    331.46 m/sec
magnum                  2 qt
marineleague            3 nmile
maxwell                 1-8 weber
metriccarat             200 mg
mev                     1+6 e-volt
mgd                     megagal/day
mh                      millihenry
mhz                     1+6 /sec
mil                     1-2 in
millenium               1000 year
minersinch              1.5 ft3/min
minim                   1|60 fldr
mo                      month
mpg                     mile/gal
mph                     mile/hr
nail                    1|16 yd
nauticalmile            nmile
nit                     cd/m2
noggin                  1|8 qt
nox                     1-3 lux
ns                      nanosec
oersted                 2.5+2 pi-amp/m
oe                      oersted
pace                    36 in
palm                    3 in
parasang                3.5 mi
parsec                  au-radian/arcsec
pascal                  nt/m2
pc                      parsec
pennyweight             1|20 oz
percent                 %
perch                   rd
pf                      picofarad
phot                    lumen/cm2
pica                    1|6 in
pieze                   1+3 nt/m2
pipe                    4 barrel
point                   1|72 in
poise                   gm/cm-sec
pole                    rd
poundal                 ft-lb/sec2
pdl                     poundal
proof                   1|200
psi                     lb-g/in2
quarter                 9 in
quartersection          1|4 mi2
quintal                 100 kg
quire                   25
rad                     100 erg/gm
rankine                 1.8 kelvin
ream                    500
registerton             100 ft3
rehoboam                156 floz
rhe                     10 m2/nt-sec
rontgen                 2.58-4 curie/kg
rood                    1.21+3 yd2
rope                    20 ft
rutherford              1+6 /sec
rydberg                 1.36054+1 ev
sabin                   1 ft2
sack                    3 bu
seam                    8 bu
section                 mi2
shippington             40 ft3
shorthundredweight      100 lb
shortquarter            25 lb
siemens                 /ohm
sigma                   microsec
skein                   120 yd
skot                    1-3 apostilb
slug                    lb-g-sec2/ft
span                    9 in
spat                    4 pi sr
spindle                 14400 yd
square                  100 ft2
stere                   m3
sthene                  1+3 nt
stilb                   cd/cm2
stoke                   1-4 m2/sec
stone                   14 lb
strike                  2 bu
surveyfoot              british-ft
surveyorschain          66 ft
surveyorslink           66|100 ft
tablespoon              4 fldr
teaspoon                4|3 fldr
tesla                   weber/m2
therm                   1+5 btu
thermie                 1+6 cal
timberfoot              ft3
tnt                     4.6+6 m2/sec2
tonne                   1+6 gm
torr                    mm hg
township                36 mi2
tun                     8 barrel
water                   .22491|2.54 kg/m2-sec2
wey                     40 bu
weymass                 252 lb
Xunit                   1.00202-13m
k                       1.38047-16 erg/degC