 | Charles Butler - Mathematics - 1814 - 540 pages
...statute made in the reign of Henry III. ordained, that the wine gallon should contain eight pounds troy of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried. During many ages Wine Measure was the only measure sanctioned by law for measuring any commodity whatever... | |
 | William Pulleyn - London (England) - 1830 - 402 pages
...called grains. All measures of capacity, both liquid and dry, were at first taken from Troy-weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry...well dried, should make one gallon of Wine Measure. The standard Wine Gallon, which was kept sealed at Guildhall, was generally reckoned to contain 331... | |
 | John Timbs - Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1831 - 302 pages
...first taken from troy- weight ; and laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting that 81b. troy of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and...well dried, should make one gallon of wine measure. Weights and measures were invented 869, BC ; fixed to a standard irf England, 1257 ; regulated, 1492... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 362 pages
...first taken from troy- weight ; and laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting that 81b. troy of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and...well dried, should make one gallon of wine measure. Weights and measures were invented 869, BC ; fixed to a standard in England, 1257 ; regulated, 1492... | |
 | John Timbs - 1832 - 300 pages
...of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of wine measure. Weights and measures were invented 869, BC; fixed to a standard in England, 1257; regulated, 1492; equalized, 1826. Why do we use the grain weight ? Why has the pendulum been... | |
 | John Timbs - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1832 - 314 pages
...of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of wine measure. Weights and measures were invented 869, BC ; fixed to a standard in England, 1257 ; regulated, 1492 ; equalized, 182d Why has the pendulum been resorted to in regulating modern... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...Style differs now twelve days from the old style. * The original standard of all our weights was a corn of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried. These were called grains, and 32 of them made one pennyweight. But it was afterwards thought sufficient... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...Style diners now twelve days from the old style. * The origmal standard of all our weights was a corn of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried. These were called grams, and 32 of them made one pennyweight. But it was afterward? thought sufficient... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 266 pages
...Style differs now 12 days from the Old Style. t " The original standard of all our weights was a corn of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried. These were called grains, and 32 of them made one penny weight. But it was afterwards thought sufficient... | |
 | James Ferguson (schoolmaster.) - 1840 - 48 pages
...taken from Troy weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III, enacting, that 81b. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and...make one gallon of Wine measure ; and 8 such gallons made a bushel. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT was first made legal in the reign of Henry VII, and its particular... | |
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Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried, should make one gallon of Wine measure, and 8 such gallons make a bushel. 
