Coraphyco - COnversion RAtios and PHYsical COnstnts in Forth

Words and constants for converting amounts between measurement
units.

GLOSSARY

->     r1 r2 r3 --     cora     `convert'

     Convert quantity r1 of units r2 to units r3 and display results.
     r1 must be floating-point type (append `e' to decimal
     representation). r2 and r3 are the base unit conversion factors
     for r1 units and target units, respectively. Constants hve been
     defined for a wide variety of units (See `help-const').

->E     r1 r2 r3 --     cora     `convert-E'

     Convert quantity r1 of units r2 to units r3 and display results
     in engineering notation. See `->'.

MKS     r1 r2  --     cora     `M-K-S'

     Convert quantity r1 of units r2 to units r2 base units (m, kg, 
     ms, ...) and display results.

C>F     r --     cora     `C-to-F'

     Convert Celcius temperature to Fahrenheit and display result.
 
F>C     r --     cora     `F-to-C'

     Convert Fahrenheit temperature to Celcius and display result.
 
HELP     --     cora     `help'

     Display this help text.

CONSTANTS

Linear measure (length/distance) (Standard unit: M))

     M	meter              FT foot              NMI nautical mile
     KM	kilometer          IN inch              AU astronomical unit
     CM	centimeter         YD yard              LY light year       
     MM	millimeter         MI mile              PC parsec

Mass (standard unit: KG)

     KG kilogram           MT tonne/metric ton  T ton
     G gram                LB pound             OZ ounce
     
Time (standard unit: MS)

     MS millisecond        HR hour              WK week
     S second              DAY                  YR year
     MINUTE

Angle (standard unit: radian (dimensionless))

     CIRCLE                AMIN arc minute      ASEC arc second
     DEG degree

Area (standard unit: M^2)

     M^2 square meter      ACRE                 HECTARE
     FT^2 square feet      ARE

Volume (standard unit: M^3)

     M^3 cubic meter       PT pint              TBSP tablespoon
     CC cubic centimeter   FLOZ fluid ounce     TSP teaspoon
     IN^3 cubic inch       BBL petroleum barrel L liter
     GAL gallon            CUP                  ML milliliter
     QT quart

Speed (standard unit: M/S)

     M/S meters per second MACH speed of sound (STP)
     C light in vacuum 

Acceleration (standard unit: M/S^2)

     M/S^2 meters per second per second 
     GEE standard gravitational acceleration