 Weight. ?0 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, 9 3 scruples, 1 dram, 3 8 drams, 1 ounce, 3 12 ounces, 1 pound, ft Apothecaries use this weight in compounding their medicines.  Conversations on arithmetic - Page 91by mrs. Henry Ayres - 1843 - 446 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1813 - 244 pages
...goods, grocery wares, and all metals except gold and silver. 4. Apothecaries Weight, ?0 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, " 9 3 scruples, 1 dram, 3 8 drams, 1 ounce, 5 12 ounces, 1 pound, ' Apothecaries use this weight in compounding their meiicines. 5. Cloth Measure.... | |
 | John Lyman Newell - Arithmetic - 1822 - 222 pages
...they buy and sell their commodities by Avoirdupois weight. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, B. 3 Scruples - 1 Dram, 3. 8 Drams - 1 Ounce, 3. 12 Ounces - 1 Pound, ft. NOTE. — The Apothecaries' pound and ounce, and the pound and •unce Troy, are the same, only... | |
 | Stephen Pike - Arithmetic - 1824 - 212 pages
...The denominations of Apothecaries weight are oound, ounce, dram, scruple, and grain. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple 9 3 scruples - - - - 1 dram 3 8 drams ----- 1 ounce § 12 ounces - - - - 1 pound g} EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 56 pounds to ounces. Facit 672 £ 2. Reduce 142... | |
 | John Dozell - Arithmetic - 1827 - 190 pages
.....30 .. 5 10 £ s. 1 10 20 2 10 3 10 40 4 10 50 APOTHECARIES WEIGHT. 20 Grains (gr ) make 1 Scruple 3 3 Scruples 1 Dram 3 8 Drams 1 Ounce 3 12 Ounces 1 Pound tb Apothecaries mix their Medicine by this Weight; but buy and sell by the Avoirdupois. CLOTH MEASURE.... | |
 | Zachariah Jess - Arithmetic - 1827 - 226 pages
...but buy and fell by avoirdupois weight. The denominations are, 20 grains (gr.~) make 1 scruple, Э 3 scruples 1 dram, 3 8 drams 1 ounce, 3 12 ounces 1 pound, A EXAMPLES. . \ ft 5 . 3 Э gr. ft § 3 Э gr. 6 7 '•'•& 1 11 13 10 6 2 13 3 4 3 1 «F Г6 1 1... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1829 - 252 pages
...wares, and all metals except gold and silver. 4. Apothecaries Weight. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, Э 3 scruples, 1 dram, 3 8 drams, 1 ounce, 3 12 ounces, 1 pound, fe Apothecaries use this weight in compounding their medicines. и. Clvth Measure. 4 nails Ina.) make... | |
 | Augustus De Morgan - Algebra - 1830 - 160 pages
...Troy Weight: 24 Grains are 1 pennyweight 20 Pennyioeights.. 1 ounce 12 Ounces 1 pound. 20 Grains are 1 scruple.... 9 * 3 Scruples.... 1 dram 3 8 Drams 1 ounce 3 12 Ounces 1 pound ft (136.) MEASURE OF TIME. The day is the average time which elapses between noon and noon. Time is... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - 1830 - 188 pages
...ounce, - ox. 12 ounces 1 pound, - Ib. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. The denominations are, 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple 9 3 scruples 1 dram 3 8 drams 1 ounce g 12 ounces - - 1 pound Jb LONG MEASURE. The denominations are, 3 barley-corns (6. c.) make 1 inch,... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - Arithmetic - 1830 - 192 pages
...ounce, - oz. 12 ounces - - 1 pound, - R>. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. The denominations are, 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple 9 3 scruples 1 dram 3 8 drams 1 ounce g 12 ounces •-' - 1 pound ft LONG MEASURE. The denominations are, 3 ba'rley-coms (6. c.) make I inch,... | |
 | Catharine Esther Beecher - Arithmetic - 1833 - 296 pages
...goods, grocery wares, and all metals except gold and silver. 3. Apothecaries Weight. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, 9 3 scruples, 1 dram, - 3 8 drams, 1 ounce, • 3 12 ounces, 1 pound, tt Apothecaries use this weight in compounding their medicines. 4. Cloth Measure. 4 nails (««-) make... | |
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