Weight This is used to. some extent in filling prescriptions. The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in troy weight, but the ounce is divided differently. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple . . . sc. or 3 3 scruples = 1 dram . . . dr. or 3 8 drams = 1 ounce... Arithmetic [elementary, Intermediate, Advanced].by Charles Ernest Chadsey - 1914Full view - About this book
| E. S. Norman Campbell - English language - 1844 - 314 pages
...when used for weighing Gold, Silver, and precious stones, (except diamonds.) Apothecaries' Weight. 8 Drams := 1 ounce (oz. or 5) 12 Ounces =: 1 pound (Ib. or ft) The Carat, used in weighing diamonds, is 3,1 grains. The term, however, when used to express the... | |
| Warren Colburn - Arithmetic - 1845 - 264 pages
...grains 1 APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, marked sc. 3 scruples 1 dram dr. or 3 8 drams 1 ounce oz. or 5 12 ounces 1 pound Ib. Apothecaries use this weight in compounding their medicines, but they buy and sell by Avoirdupois weight.... | |
| Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1855 - 180 pages
...them. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) . . . .= 1 Scruple. . . sc. or Э. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram . . .dr. or 3. 8 Drams = 1 Ounce . . . oz. or 5 . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound ... Ib. 35. In 3 scruples how many grains aro there ? 36. In 3 dr. how many scruples are there ? 37. 3 dr.... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 336 pages
...in mixing medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, sc. or B 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, dr. or 3 8 Drams " 1 Ounce, oz. or 5 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. or ft sc. gr. flf- 1 = 20 oz. 1 = 3 = 60 n>. 1 = 8 = 24 = 480 1 = 12 = 96 = 288 = 5760 NOTE 1. — In... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1861 - 338 pages
...in mixing medicine*. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruplo, so. or 9 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, dr. or 3 8 Drams " 1 Ounce, oz. or 5 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. or ft so. gr. <«•• 1 = 20 oz. 1 = 3 = 60 n>. 1 = 8 = 24 = 480 1 = 12 = 96 = 288 = 5760 NOTE 1. —... | |
| George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1869 - 188 pages
...for mixing medicines. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple, sc. or 9. 3 scruples = 1 dram, dr. or 3 . 8 drams = 1 ounce, oz. or 5 . 12 ounces = 1 pound, Ib. or ft. 1. How many grains in 2 scruples ? in 1 sc. 15 gr. ? 2. How many scruples in 4 drams ? in 5 dr.... | |
| Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1869 - 202 pages
...avoirdupois weight. TABLE. It grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, sc. or 3. 3 scruples " 1 dram, dr. or 3. 8 drams " 1 ounce, oz. or 5. 12 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. or ft. APOTHECARIES' FLUID MEASURE. 1 6. The measures for fluids, as adopted by apothecaries and physicians... | |
| James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1870 - 188 pages
...TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, marked 6C., or 9. 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, " dr., or 3. 8 Drama " 1 Ounce, " oz., or 5 . 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib., or Ib NOTE. The pound, ounce, and grain are the same in Apothecaries, Weight that they are in Troy Weight... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1873 - 384 pages
...avoirdupois weight. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, sc. or 9. 3 scruples " 1 dram, dr. or 38 drams " 1 ounce,. oz. or 5 . 12 ounces " 1 pound Ib. or ft. UNIT EQUIVALENTS. sc. gr. 20 IK dr. 1 = 1— o nf\ — O — OU 1 = 8 = 24 = 480 1 = 12 = 96 =... | |
| James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1876 - 366 pages
...Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, sc. or Э 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, dr. or 5 8 Drams " 1 Ounce, oz. or 5 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. or ft. Ib. l = l = 12 = NOTE 1. The pound, ounce, and grain, in Apothecaries' and Troy Weight are equal,... | |
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