 | United States association of charcoal iron workers - Iron industry and trade - 1886 - 896 pages
...that the yard in use in the Hulled States is equal to the British yard. The grain troy is the same a> the grain avoirdupois, and the pound avoirdupois in...States is equal to the British pound avoirdupois. The British gallon is 4.54346 litres, and the British bushel is 36.3477 litres. The litre is equal to a... | |
 | 1892 - 104 pages
...direct comparison. The British Avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains 7,000 grains Troy. The grain Troy is therefore the same...States is equal to the British pound Avoirdupois. The British gallon = 4.54346 litres. The British bushel = 36.3477 litres. The length of the nautical mile... | |
 | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - 1895 - 732 pages
...direct comparison. The British avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter and contains 7,000 grains troy. The grain troy is therefore the same...in the United States is equal to the British pound. • 2-20462234 pounds avoirdupois = 1 kilogramme. In Great Britain the legal metric equivalent of the... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - Physics - 1896 - 354 pages
...direct comparison. The British Avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains 7,000 grains Troy. The grain Troy is therefore the same...States is equal to the British pound Avoirdupois. The British gallon — 4.54346 litres. The British bushel rz 36,3477 litres. The length of the nautical... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - Mathematical geography - 1897 - 300 pages
...direct comparison. The British Avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains 7,000 grains Troy. The grain Troy is therefore the same...States is equal to the British pound Avoirdupois. The British gallon = 4-54346 litres. The British bushel = 36-3477 litres. The length of the nautical mile... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - Mathematical geography - 1897 - 982 pages
...direct comparison. The British Avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains 7»ooo grains Troy. The grain Troy is therefore the same...in use in the United States is equal to the British pnund Avoirdupois. The British gallon zr 4.54346 litres. The British bushel •=. 36.3477 litres. The... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1897 - 504 pages
...direct comparison. The British avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains 7.000 grains troy. The grain troy is therefore the same as the grain avolrdupo s, and the pound avoirdupois in use in the United States is equal to the British pound avoirdupo... | |
 | 1898 - 456 pages
...direct comparison. The British avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contai ns 7.000 grains troy The grain troy is therefore the same as...States is equal to the British pound avoirdupois. The British traMmi -i.Msn; liters. The British bushel=3tl.3477 liters. The length of the nautical mile... | |
 | Almanacs, American - 1898 - 460 pages
...comparison. The British avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains7.000 gra ns troy. The grain troy is therefore the same as the...In the United States is equal to the British pound avoirdupo s. The British gallon— 4.54316 liters. The British bushel-36.3477 liters. The length of... | |
 | 1898 - 944 pages
...British avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains 7.000 grains troy. The gra n troy Is therefore the same as the grain avoirdupois,...avoirdupois In use In the United States is equal to the Britl.si pound avoirdupois. The Hi t sh gallon— 4.54316 liters. The British bushel— 3K.8477 liters.... | |
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Troy pound of the Mint. It is of brass of unknown density, and therefore not suitable for a standard of mass. It was derived from the British standard Troy pound of 1758 by direct comparison. 
