 Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.  A Course of Mathematics: In Two Volumes. For the Use of Academies, as Well ... - Page 25by Charles Hutton - 1818 - 558 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Clarence Wesley Sutton, Nels Johann Lennes - Business mathematics - 1918 - 488 pages
...carat is used in weighing diamonds. 1 carat = 3.168 grains Table of Apothecaries' Weight 20 grains = 1 scruple (sc. or 3) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or 3) 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib. or ft) 216. Uses of Apothecaries' Weight. — Apothecaries' weight is used... | |
 | George Wentworth - 1919 - 266 pages
...weight is 200 milligrams, or 3.08647 gr. APOTHECARIES'. WEIGHT 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (sc. or 9) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or §) 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.) LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4... | |
 | John Charles Stone, James Franklin Millis - Arithmetic - 1920 - 344 pages
...JI (sq. rd.) 160 square rods i 43,560 square feet/ " ;lcr° ( ° Apothecaries'1 Weight. 20 grains = 1 scruple (sc. or 3) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3 ) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or 5 ) 12 ounces i , . 5760 grains } = * Po™d (Ib. or ft.) -,„ f 1 square mile 640 acres = < , . I... | |
 | George Pease Lord - Arithmetic - 1920 - 284 pages
...writing and preparing prescriptions for dry medicines. TABLE 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (sc. or Э) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or 5) 12 ounces =1 pound (ft.) Avoirdupois Weight 472. Avoirdupois Weight is used in commerce in all cases... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1920 - 470 pages
...physicians in weighing medicines for prescriptions. TARLE. 20 Grains (gr.) = 1 Scruple . . . so., or 9 3 Scruples = 1 Dram .... dr., or 3 8 Drams = 1 Ounce .... oz., or 3 12 Ounces = 1 Pound.... lb., or ft 1. In writing prescriptions, physicians express the number in... | |
 | John Charles Stone - Arithmetic - 1926 - 356 pages
...160 square rods 1 i acre (A ) 43,560 square feet/" '' Apothecaries' Weight fl square mile 20 grains = 1 scruple (sc. or 3) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or § )• 640 acres = < , m^ 1 square mile = 1 section 36 square miles = 1 township __._ ounces I = 1... | |
 | John Charles Stone - Mathematics - 1926 - 344 pages
...= 1 pound J 480 " = 1 ounce \ 5760 " = 1 pound / y Apothecaries' Weight 20 grains = 1 scruple (so. or 3) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or 3 ) 12 ounces \ , , ... . r~,cn • ( = 1 pound (Ib. or ft) 5760 grams J Length 12 inches (in.) = 1... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter - Arithmetic - 1862 - 332 pages
...bought and sold by avoirdupois weight. (a) TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple. marked sc. or 9. 3 scruples '' 1 dram. " dr, or 3. 8 drams •' 1 ounce. " oz. or 3. 12 ounces " 1 pound. " lb; or Jfc. (J) A TABLE OF THE COMPARISON OF WEIGHTS. Troy Troy '1 lb. Troy=5760... | |
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