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Page 52 - CUBIC MEASURE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in. ) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.).
Page 53 - TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, sc. or 9. 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, dr. or 5 . 8 Drams " 1 Ounce, oz. or § . 12 Ounces
Page 52 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 92 - The specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weight of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of. some substance taken as a standard.
Page 52 - WEIGHT 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (Ib.) 100 pounds =1 hundredweight (cwt.) 2000 pounds = 1 ton (T...
Page x - A cylinder is conceived to be generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides as an axis.
Page 104 - Progression (AP), is a series in which each term, after the first, is formed by adding a constant number to the preceding term.