 | Clarence Edmund Meleney - 1894 - 180 pages
...ounces . ... . 1 pound, ... 16. APOTHECARIES' AVEIGHT. Used in weighing drugs. 30 grains, gr., make . . 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 UNITS OF TIME. 60 seconds, sec. make . 1 minute in. 60 minutes... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1894 - 342 pages
...Weight is used by apothecaries in mixing Medicines. TABLE. 20 grains lgr.) — 1 scruple, . . «c., or 3. 3 scruples = 1 dram, . . . dr., or 3. 8 drams = 1 ounce, . .. . oz. , or § . 12 ounces = 1 pound, . . . Ib., or J,. NOTES. — 1. The pound, ounce, and grain are the same... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1895 - 476 pages
...used by apothecaries and physicians in weighing medicines for prescriptions. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) = 1 Scruple . . . sc., or 3 3 Scruples = 1 Dram . . . . dr., or 3 8 Drams = 1 Ounce . . . oz., or 5 12 Ounces = 1 Pound . . . Ib., or ft lb. oz. dr. BC. gr. 1 = 12 = 96 = 288 = 5760 Scale.— 12, 8,... | |
 | Gordon Augustus Southworth - Arithmetic - 1895 - 334 pages
...43,560 square feet 1= 1"m'(A') Apothecaries'1 Weight. „... f 1 square mile 640 acres = < 20 grains = 1 scruple (sc. or 3) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3 ) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or 5 ) 12 ounces i , ,, cr,an • t = 1 pound (Ib. or ft.) 5760 grams J v ' (. (sq. in.) 1 mile square... | |
 | Alvord D. Robinson - Arithmetic - 1902 - 652 pages
...liquid. Druggists generally buy by avoirdupois and sell by apothecaries' weight. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (sc.), or (3) 3 scruples - 1 dram (dr.), or (3) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz.), or (5) 12 ounces = 1 pouud (Ib.), or (tt>) COMPARISON OF WEIGHTS. TABLE. 1 pound avoirdupois - 7000 grains... | |
 | Frank Joseph Schneck - Business mathematics - 1902 - 288 pages
...20, 24. Apothecaries' Weight 134. Apothecaries' weight is used by druggists. TABLE 20 grains "(gr.) = 1 scruple, sc., or 3 3 scruples = 1 dram. dr., or 3 8 drams = 1 ounce. oz., or 5 12 ounces = 1 pound. Ib., or ft Ib. oz. dr. sc. gr. 1 = 12 = 96 = 288 = 5760 Scale.—12, 8, 3, 20.... | |
 | Gordon Augustus Southworth - Arithmetic - 1903 - 152 pages
...160 square rods i Apothecaries' Weight. «, ?™ rr = 1 acre (A.) 43,560 square feet/ v ' 20 grains = 1 scruple (sc. or 3) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3 ) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or § ) 12 ounces i 5760 grains } = l Pound <lb' or ft') . f 1 square mile 640 acres = J. (. (sq. m.)... | |
 | John Henry Moore - Business mathematics - 1904 - 404 pages
...weight is used by physicians and druggists in compounding and prescribing medicines. TABLE 20 grains = 1 scruple (sc. or 3). 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3). 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or 5 ). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib. or Ib). U,. oz. dr. sc. gr. 1 = 12 = 96 = 288 = 5760. The pound, ounce,... | |
 | Gordon Augustus Southworth, John Charles Stone - Arithmetic - 1904 - 334 pages
...1 ounce i 7000 " =1 pound / 480 " = 1 ounce i 5760 " =1 pound J y Apothecaries' 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 } = l Pound <lb. or ^ Length 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft. ) 3 feet = 1... | |
 | John Henry Moore - Business mathematics - 1904 - 404 pages
...physicians and druggists in compounding and prescribing medicines. TABLE 20 grains = 1 scruple (so. or 3). 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3). 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or ^ ). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib. or Ib). lb. oz. dr. HO. gr. 1 = 12 = 96 = 288 = 5760. The pound, ounce,... | |
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Weight This is used to. some extent in filling prescriptions. The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in troy weight, but the ounce is divided differently. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple . . . sc. or 3 3 scruples = 1 dram . . . dr. or 3 8 drams = 1 ounce... 
