TO CORRESPONDENTS.
A(Jt T A. —The rule for measuring the contents of circular tanks is as follows: — Multiply the diameter by the diameter, and then by •1584; then multiply by the depth. The product will give the cubic feet, which, multiplied by 6*, the number of gallons to the vubis foot, will give the contents of the tank. The rule for measuring the capacity of a square tank, say four feet square, and four feet deep, is as follows :. —Multiply the length by the breath, and the product by the depth, which will give the number of cubic feefc; multiply that number by 6£, which will give exactly 400 gallons as the capacity of the tank.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3576, 27 December 1882, Page 2
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