 | John Bonnycastle - 1851 - 314 pages
...whole debt ? Ans. 178/. 12s. EXAMPLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASUKES. TROTT WEIGHT.* 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight dwt. 20 Pennyweights - • 1 Ounce oz. 12 Ounces - 1 Pound Ib. 100 lbs.= l Hundred Weight, and 2000 lbs.= l Ton. Grains. 24= 1 Pennyweight. 480= 20= 1 Ounce. 5760=240=12=1... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - Engineering - 1851 - 310 pages
...troy. 1 oz. — = 0 18 5J — 1 dr. — = 0 1 3J — TROY WEIGHT. Grains 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 Lb. 5760 = 240 = 12 = 1 By this weight are weighed Gold, Silver,... | |
 | Oscar Montgomery Lieber - Assaying - 1852 - 168 pages
............ 39 38.2 Table of Txsy Weights used with Gold, and Silver, and Platina. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (Ib.) Ib. oz. dwt. gr. 1 = 12 = 240 = 5760 1 = 20 = 480 1 = 24 « The value of gold is given in carats fine,... | |
 | Horace Grant - 1852 - 112 pages
...weight . 99 1 ton. 7,000 grains .... 99 1 pound. WEIGHTS — continued. TBOY WEIGHT. 24 grains .... make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights . . ,, 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces .... ,,1 pound, fl>. 15.444 grains .... ,,1 gramme (French). ANGULAR MEASURE, OR DIVISIONS OP THE CIRCLE. 60 seconds.... | |
 | John Radford Young - Arithmetic - 1852 - 230 pages
...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.... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1853 - 622 pages
...A farthing is often expressed by I d., 2 farthings by £ d., 3 farthings by £. d. '" Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights...= 1 ounce, . . oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound, . . . Ib. gr. dwt 24 = 1 480 = 20 = 1 ib. 5760 = 240 = 12 = 1 OBS. 1. This weight is used in weighing gold, silver,... | |
 | William Jordan Unwin - 1853 - 172 pages
...0 35 12 6 40 13 0 45 13 4 50 14 0 55 14 2 60 15 0 65 154 ABITHMETICAL TABLES. II. WEIGHT. I. TROY. 24 grains, gr. = 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound, Ibor Ib. Grains. Pennyweights. Ounces. Pound. 24 = 1 480 = 20 = 1 5760 = 240 = 12 = 1 Troy weight derives... | |
 | William Scott - Arithmetic - 1854 - 232 pages
...(hhd.) „ 63 gal. = 1 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... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - Arithmetic - 1854 - 356 pages
...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,... | |
 | 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... | |
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Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) — 1 pennyweight (dwt). 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (Ib.). 
