 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - Arithmetic - 1885 - 422 pages
...apothecaries in compounding medicines which are not liquid. Table. 20 grains [gr.] = 1 scruple [ Э ]. 8 scruples = 1 dram [ 3 ]• 8 drams = 1 ounce [ - ¡. 12 ounces = 1 pound [Ib.]. RBM. 1. — The pound, ounce, and grain of Apothecaries' weight are the same as the corresponding... | |
 | Alexander Ingram - 1885 - 190 pages
...Is used fbi weighing gold. eiher, jewels,! «o. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT.Î 20 grains = 1 scruple V) 8 scruples = 1 dram 3 8 drams = 1 ounce ? 12 ounces = 1 pound lb. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 16 drams, dr. = 1 ounce oz. 16 ounces = 1 pound lb. 28 pounds = 1 quarter qr.... | |
 | Charles Austin Hobbs - Arithmetic - 1889 - 370 pages
...58. Apothecaries' Weight is used in compounding medicines. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (3). 3 scruples = 1 dram (3). 8 drams = 1 ounce ( § ) . 12 ounces = 1 pound (ft.). NOTE. The pound, ounce, and grain have the same weight as those of Troy Weight. 59. Avoirdupois... | |
 | Caton's national business college, Buffalo, N.Y. - 1889 - 330 pages
...apothecaries in compounding medicines which are not liquid. Scale : 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (3) ; 3 scruples = 1 dram ( 3 ) ; 8 drams = 1 ounce ( § ) ; 12 ounces = 1 pound (ft). 159. Avoirdupois "Weight is the customary weight of commerce. Scale: 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound... | |
 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - Business mathematics - 1890 - 312 pages
...apothecaries in compounding medicines which are not liquid. Scale: 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (3); 3 scruples = 1 dram ( 3 ); 8 drams = 1 ounce ( § ); 12 ounces = 1 pound (ft). 159. Avoirdupois "Weight is the customary weight of commerce. Scale: 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1885 - 108 pages
...how many have both ? LESSOK XXII. APOTHECARIES WEIGHT. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, marked £• 3 scruples 1 dram, " 3. 8 drams 1 ounce " §. 12 ounces 1 pound, " ib. 1. Repeat the table of Apothecaries Weight. 2. How many grains in 2 scruples? In 3? In 4? 3.... | |
 | Webster Wells - Arithmetic - 1893 - 382 pages
...pound. (Ib.) Apothecaries, Weight is used in compounding medicines. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.)=1 scruple. (Э) 3 scruples == 1 dram. ( 3 ) 8 drams = 1 ounce. (?) 12 ounces = 1 pound. (tb) V A pound avoirdupois contains 7000 grains, and a pound troy 5760 grains; the pound, ounce, and... | |
 | Frank H. Hall - Arithmetic - 1896 - 296 pages
...32 Ib. 1 bu. corn = 56 Ib. 1 cental = 100 Ib. 55. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT, 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (Э) 3 scruples = 1 dram (3). 8 drams = 1 ounce (|). 12 ounces = 1 pound (ft). 56. TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt. or pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.).... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1896 - 384 pages
...miles " 1 marine league. 477. Apothecaries' Measures. Weight. Liquid. 20 grains are 1 scruple, Э3 scruples " 1 dram, 3 8 drams " 1 ounce, § . 12 ounces " 1 pound, ft,. 60 minims (щ) are 1 fluid drachm, f. 3. 8 fluid drachms " 1 fluid ounce, f. | . 16 fluid ounces... | |
 | Frank H. Hall - Arithmetic - 1898 - 298 pages
...mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (3). 3 scruples = 1 dram (3). 8 drams = 1 ounce (§). 12 ounces = 1 pound (ft>). NOTE 1. — The pound Troy and the pound Apothecary are equal, each weighing 5760 grains. The... | |
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APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (3). 3 scruples = 1 dram (3). 8 drams = 1 ounce (§). 12 ounces = 1 pound (ft). 
