 | Thomas H. Palmer - Arithmetic - 1854 - 356 pages
...$1=4*. 8d.=56£; therefore, II. WEIGHT. 1. Troy Weight. For weighing gold, silver, jewels, liquors, fyc. 24 grains (gr.) make . . 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights...1 ounce. . . oz. 12 ounces ...... 1 pound. ^ . Ib. gr. dwt. 24= 1 oz. 480= 20= 1 Ib. 5760=240=12=1. 2. Avoirdupois Weight. For weighing hay, grain, groceries,... | |
 | J L. Ellenberger - 1854 - 344 pages
...more than 12d. 217. TARLE OF TROY WEIGHT. Grains are ........................ marked gr. 24 grains make 1 pennyweight „ dwt. 20 pennyweights 1 ounce ...... „ oz. 12 ounces 1 pound ............ ,, lb. gr. dwt. 24= 1 oz. 480= 20= 1 Ib. 5760 = 240=12 = 1 This weight, which was formerly... | |
 | David Henry Cruttenden - Arithmetic - 1854 - 70 pages
...ounces, pennyweights, carats, and grains. f 4 grains (gr.) make 1 carat ca. 6 carats, or 24 grs. " 1 pennyweight dwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce oz. 12 ounces " .-.1 pound Ib. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT is used by apothecaries, in compounding their medicines. Its denominations are... | |
 | William Scott - Arithmetic - 1854 - 230 pages
...hogsh.(hhd.)wine mea. 2 hhd. = 1 pipe (pi.) „ 2 pipes = 1 tun. 7. TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces =1 pound (Ib.) 8. APOTHECARIES• WEIGHT. 20 grains (troy) = 1 scruple (3). 3 scruples = 1 dram (3). 8 drams =1 ounce... | |
 | C. W. Thornhill - 1854 - 228 pages
...... „ £. 4 = I 3. 48 = 12 = 1 £ 960 = 240 = 20 = 1 TROY WEIGHT. grains • marked gr. 24 grains make 1 pennyweight, „ dwt. 20 pennyweights „ 1 ounce „ oz. 12 ounces „ 1 pound „ ft. This weight is applied to gold, silver, jewels, &c., and is generally used in philosophical... | |
 | J. R. Young - 1854 - 254 pages
...last : 12 sacks also make a chaldron of coals, — a measure now discontinued. TROY. marks. 24 grains make 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights „ 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces „ 1 pound (lb.) This weight is for the precious metals, and for ingredients used in philosophical experiments.... | |
 | Noble Heath - Arithmetic - 1846-1880 - 1855 - 468 pages
...costly articles are weighed by Troy Weight, the denominations of which are as follows : Troy Weight. 24 grains, gr., make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces 1 pound, Ib. We refer the student to what is said in Art. 4, from which he will understand that the grains here... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1855 - 180 pages
...Money ? Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) = 1 Pennyweight . dwt. 20 Pennyweights ....== 1 Ounce .... oz. 12 Ounces = 1 Pound .... Ib. 17. How many grains are there in 1 dwt. ? 18. In 3 dwt. 6 gr. how many grains are there? 19. In 8 oz.... | |
 | Noble Heath - Arithmetic - 1856 - 472 pages
...are weighed by Troy Weight, the denominations of which are as follows : Troy Weight. 24 grains, (jr., make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces 1 pound, Ib. We refer the student to what is said in Art. 4, from which he will understand that the grains here... | |
 | Weights and measures - 1857 - 22 pages
..... 208 .. rs. a. 9 0 9 6 10 0 10 10 11 0 11 4 11 14 12 0 12 8 13 0 4 TABLES OF WEIGHTS. Troy Weight. 24 Grains, gr. make 1 Pennyweight, dwt. 20 Pennyweights .. 1 Ounce. oz. 12 Ounces .. 1 Pound. lb. Grains 24 = 1 Pennyweight. 480 = 20 = 1 Ounce. 5760 = 240 == 12 = 1 Pound. Gold, silver, jewels,... | |
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TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, dwt. 
