 | William Vogdes - 1849 - 134 pages
...25 2 8 (3.) £ sd qr 24 1 9 1 10 0 4 2 7 8 10 3 17 19 2 1 741 19 11 421 16 7 342 4 6 30 0 1 TABLE. 24 grains, gr. make . . 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights ... 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces 1 pound, Ib. Golil, silver, jewels, precious stones, and liquors, are weighed by this weight. EXAMPLES. (i.) (2.)... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1849 - 162 pages
...180 3 10 0 195 3 15 0 200 4 0 0 300 4 5 0 400 4 10 0 500 4 15 0 600 5 0 0 1000 TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains make . 1 pennyweight dwt. 20 pennyweights . 1 ounce . . oz. 12 ounces . . 1 pound . ft. 25 pounds . . J quarter of a hund. qr. 100 pounds . . 1 hundred weight cwt. 20 cwt. . . 1 ton... | |
 | Benjamin Naylor - 1850 - 334 pages
...shillings, NE 1 guinea. NOTE. — One pound sterling is equal to <J>4.44J =$*^. TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains, grs. make 1 pennyweight, dwt 20 pennyweights 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces 1 pound, Ib. By this weight are weighed gold, silver, and jewels. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams, drs. make 1 ounce,... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1851 - 314 pages
...6frf. What is the amount of the 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
...11 15J 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,... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1851 - 280 pages
...is often expressed by 1 d., 2 farthings by i 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 zz: 240 zz: 12 — 1 OBS. 1. This weight is used in weighing... | |
 | Oscar Montgomery Lieber - Assaying - 1852 - 168 pages
...109 230 Mercurv ... ......... 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
...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.... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1853 - 622 pages
...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,... | |
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Table ///.—TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains, gr. make 1 pennyweight. dwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce. oz. 12 ounces 
