 | John Purdue Bidlake - Arithmetic - 1866 - 232 pages
...1 oz. or J. 12 Ounces 1 Pound 1». In the above table, the yrain, ounce, and pound are the same ns in Troy Weight ; but in the system of weights adopted...the ounce is the Avoirdupois ounce of 437j grains. IV. — MISCELLANEOUS MEASUBES OF WEIGHT. 1 Stone (Butcher's meat) = 8 Ibs. 1 Sack of Coals ... = 2... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1866 - 434 pages
...Prescriptions. 20 grains = 1 scruple (sc.) 3 scruples = 1 dram. 8 drams = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 Ib. The grain, ounce, and pound, are the same as in troy weight. TROT WEIGHT, For Precious Stones and Metals, and in Phitosophical Experiments. 2i grains = 1 pennyweight... | |
 | Charles Elsee - Arithmetic - 1866 - 300 pages
...Scruples .... = i Drachm (dr. or 3). 8 Drachms .... = i Ounce (oz. or J). 12 Ounces = i Pound (Ib. or ft). The grain, ounce, and pound, are the same as in Troy weight. In the new weight, the pound and ounce Avoirdupois and the grain are adopted, (i Ib. = 7000 grs., i... | |
 | Joseph Brown (schoolmaster.) - 1869 - 154 pages
...5 Ibs. ? in 10 Ibs. ? APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. This weight is used by chemists in weighing medicines. The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in Troy weight. 20 grs. = 1 scruple, or 9. 39 =1 dram, or 3. 85 =1 ounce, or 5. 12 3 =1 Ib. 1 Ib. = 5760 grs. EXERCISES.... | |
 | Braithwaite Arnett - Mathematics - 1873 - 120 pages
...7000 gr. Troy...l Ib. Avoir. Apothecaries'. 20 grains 1 scruple 3 sc 1 dr. 8 drs 1 oz. 12 oz 1 Ib. the grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in Troy weight. Capacity. 2 pints 1 quart 4 qts 1 gallon 2 gals 1 peck 4 pks 1 bushel 8 bush 1 qr. 5 qrs 1 load 63... | |
 | Rorert Kater Vinter - Arithmetic - 1877 - 36 pages
...1 scruple 9 3 scruples = 1 dram 3 8 drams = 1 ounce \ 12 ounces = 1 pound № APOTHECARIES'. CLOTH. The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in Troy Weight. 2J inches = 1 nail 4 nails = 1 quarter 4 quarters = 1 yard 5 quarters = 1 English ell 4 inches = 1... | |
 | Arthur Dawson Clarke - 1880 - 286 pages
...grains (grs.) = 1 scruple (scr.) 3 scr. = 1 dram (dr.) 8 drs. = 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ozs. =l pound (Ib.) The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in Troy weight. IV. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. ALIQUOT PARTS OF A V. LINEAR MEASURE. 12 inches (ins.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 ft.... | |
 | Admiralty - 1883 - 364 pages
...Apothecaries compound their Medicines ; but Drugs are bought and sold by Avoirdupois Weight. NOTE.— The Grain, Ounce, and Pound are the same as in Troy Weight. 480 Minims, or Drops = 1 Fluid Ounce. 20 Ounces = 1 Pint. 8 Pints = 1 Gallon. 8760 Grains of Distilled... | |
 | William Thomas Jeffcott - 1883 - 232 pages
...Ounce (oz. or 5) 12 Ounces =1 Pound (Ib. or 'ft.) This weight is only used for preparing medicine ; the grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in Troy weight. Medicines are now sold by Avoirdupois weight. APOTHECAEIES' FLUID MEASURE. 60 Minims (min.) . = 1 Drachm... | |
 | A E. Booth - 1883 - 74 pages
...make 1 scruple (scr.) 3 scruples „ 1 dram (dr.) 8 drama ,, 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces „ 1 pound (Ib.) The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in Troy Weight. USE: — For Mixing Medicines. 3. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (drs.) make 1 ounce (oz.) 16 ounces... | |
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Apothecaries' 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... 
