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" 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 - 1914
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A Dictionary of the Military Science: Containing an Explanation of the ...

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...
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Arithmetic Upon the Inductive Method of Instruction: Being a Sequel to ...

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....
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An Elementary Intellectual Arithmetic: Containing Numerous Original ...

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....
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Introduction to The National Arithmetic: On the Inductive System : Combining ...

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...
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Introduction to the National Arithmetic, on the Inductive System: Combining ...

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. —...
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An Intellectual Arithmetic: With an Introduction to Written Arithmetic

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....
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Arithmetical Examples: Or, Test Exercises for the Use of Advanced Classes

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...
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An Intellectual Arithmetic: Upon the Inductive Method with an Introduction ...

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...
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Robinson's Progressive Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Theory of ...

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 =...
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Common School Arithmetic

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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