Arithmetical Tables of English and Indian Weights and Measures: For the Use of Youths in India

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Calcutta School-Book Society's Press, 1857 - Weights and measures - 16 pages
 

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Page 12 - Measure. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch in. 12 inches 1 foot ft. 3 feet 1 yard yd. 5j yards 1 rod, pole or perch rd.
Page 11 - I ounce 1 pound 20 grains — 3 scruples — 8 drams — 12 ounces — 1 scruple 1 dram 1 ounce 1 pound 16 ounces 26 pounds — 4 quarters — 20 cwt.
Page 16 - 1 Quart. 1 Pottle. 1 Gallon. 1 Peck. 1 Bushel. 1 Strike. 1 Coom.
Page 14 - Beer Measure. 2 pints, pts., make 1 quart, qt. 4 quarts 1 gallon, gal. 9 gallons 1 firkin, fir. 2 firkins 1 kilderkin, ls.il.
Page 14 - The square of a number is obtained by multiplying the number by itself as 12 X 12 = 144, the square of 12.
Page 12 - 3 barleycorns make 1 inch. 4 inches 1 hand. 12 inches 1 foot. 3 feet 1 yard. 6 feet 1 fathom. 5J yards 1 rod, pole, or perch. 40 poles 1 furlong. 8 furlongs 1 mile. 3 miles 1 league.
Page 5 - Hundreds 123 Thousands 1234 Tens of Thousands 12345 Hundreds of Thousands 123456 Millions- 1234567 Tens of Millions Г. 2 3; 4 5 6 7 8 Hundreds of Millions 123

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