 | Amos Eaton - Chemistry - 1822 - 250 pages
...for cleansing as before described ; but when used for shortening, it cannot. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 20 grains 1 scruple — 3 scruples 1 drachm — 8 drachms 1 ounce — 12 ounces 1 pound. MARKS ON WEIGHTS. o stands for grain — 9 for scruple — 3 for drachm — 3 for ounce — ft> for... | |
 | Thomas Conkling (W.) - Arithmetic - 1831 - 302 pages
...denominations of Apothecaries Weight are, pound, ounce, drachm, scruple, and grain. 20 grains make 1 scruple 3 scruples 1 drachm 8 drachms 1 ounce 12 ounces 1 pound gr. stands for grains; 9 for scruples; 3 for drachms; § for ounces; Ib for pounds. Apothecaries make... | |
 | Thomas Bilby - 1834 - 188 pages
...or dross ; And this we're taught at school. Then 'tis Clap, &c. APOTHECARIES WEIGHT. 20 Grains make 1 Scruple. 3 Scruples .. 1 Drachm. 8 Drachms .. 1 Ounce. 12 Ounces .. 1 Pound. In Verse. Twenty grains make a scruple, some scruple to take, Tho' at times it is needful for our health's... | |
 | T. Pigott - Mental arithmetic - 1838 - 68 pages
...yar<l , 20 pennywts.... 1 ounce 12 ounces 1 pound (12) Lituids. Apothecaries' Weight. * S"'s 1 pint 3 scruples .... 1 drachm 8 drachms .... 1 ounce 12 ounces .... 1 pound Particular Measures for^ Ale. Wool Weight. 14 pounds.... 1 stone 2 stones 1 tod 6J tods . 1 wey 2 weys... | |
 | Alfred Crowquill - Arithmetic - 1843 - 156 pages
...1 Quarter. 4 Quarters . . 1 Hundred wt. 20 Hundred wt. 1 Ton. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 40 Grains make 1 Scruple. 3 Scruples . . 1 Drachm. 8 Drachms. . 1 Ounce. 12 Ounces . . 1 Pound. WOOL WEIGHT. 7 Pounds make 1 Clove. 2 Cloves . . 1 Stone. 2 Stones ... 1 Tod. 6J Tods ... 1 Wey. 2... | |
 | Charles Haynes Haswell - Engineering - 1851 - 346 pages
...barometer being at 30 inches. Troy. 24 grains = 1 dwt. • 20 dwt. =: 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound. Apothecaries. 20 grains = 1 scruple. 3 scruples = 1 drachm. 8 drachms = 1 ounce. IS- ounces = 1 pound. Grams. Dwt. 480. 5760 = 240. Grams. Scruples. Drachms. 60. 480 = 24 5760 = 288... | |
 | John Neville (civil engineer.) - 1860 - 516 pages
...distilled water, barometer 30 inches ; thermometer 62°. APOTHECAETS -WEIGHT. 20 Troy grains 1 scruple. 8 scruples ... ... ... ... 1 drachm. 8 drachms ... 1 ounce. 12 ounces ... ... 1 pound. The ounce weighs 480 grains, and the pound 5760 grains, both in Troy and Apothecary's weight. AVOIRDUPOIS... | |
 | John Neville - Hydraulic engineering - 1861 - 494 pages
...1 pennyweight. 20 pennyweights 1 ounce 12 ounces 1 pound. rsn APOTHECAHT'S WEIGHT. .-.,* y 20 Troy grains 1 scruple. 3 scruples ... ... ... ... 1 drachm....... 1 ounce. 12 ounces .,. ... ... ... 1 pound. The ounce weighs 480 grains, and the pound 6760 grains, hoth in Troy and Apothecary's weight. AVOIRDUPOIS... | |
 | Handy book - 1861 - 92 pages
...minutes 1 minute, 60 seconds APOTHECABIES- WEIGHT. The Old Table. Unit of measure, the pound Troy. 20 grains, 1 scruple 3 scruples, 1 drachm 8 drachms, 1 ounce, 480 grains 12 oz., 1 ft., 5760 grabs DUBLIN PHABMACOPŒIA, 1850. Unit of measure, the pound Avd. 18-22... | |
 | Robert Johnston (F.R.G.S.) - 1863 - 254 pages
...* OU J 4 quarters orl 8 st. or }• = 1 hundredwt. 112 Ibs. J 20 hundreds or 1 . . 160 lt. )= ltOD 20 grains — 1 scruple 3 scruples = 1 drachm 8 drachms...medicines. The grain, ounce, and pound, are the same as in TROY. The symbols respectively are, dr., oz., Ib., St., qr., cwt., t. pound, Avoirdupois. Is = 14 OB.... | |
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APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 20 Grains = 1 Scruple 3 Scruples = 1 Drachm 8 Drachms = 1 Ounce 12 Ounces = 1 Pound APOTHECARIES 
