 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - Arithmetic - 1886 - 200 pages
...higher denominations. TROY WEIGHT. ART. 152.—Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver and jewels. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, pwt. '20 pennyweights — 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound, Ib. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. ART. 153.—Apothccarie§' Weight is used in compounding medicines. 20 grains... | |
 | Christian Brothers - Arithmetic - 1888 - 484 pages
...jewels, and also in philosophical experiments. 151. The Unit of Troy Weight is the pound of 5760 grains. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight pwt. 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound Ib. OSAI, EXERCISES. 1. How many grains in 1 pwt. ? In 4 pwt. ? In 6 pwt. ? In 10 pwt. ? In 20 pwt.... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Rickoff - Arithmetic - 1886 - 688 pages
...stones, etc., Troy "Weight is used. The standard unit is the Troy pound = 5760 grains. Troy Weight. Table. 24 Grains (gr.) = 1 Pennyweight (pwt.). 20 Pennyweights = 1 Ounce (oz.). 12 Onnces = 1 Pound (lb.). Equivalents. 1 Pound = 12 Ounces = 240 Pennyweights = 5760 Grains. Practical... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Rickoff - 1888 - 464 pages
...stones, etc., Troy Weight is used. The standard unit is the Troy pound = 5760 grains. Troy Weight. Table. 24 Grains (gr.) - 1 Pennyweight (pwt.). 20 Pennyweights = 1 Ounce (oz.). 12 Ounces = 1 Pound (lb.). Equivalents. 1 Pound = 12 Ounces = 240 Pennyweights = 5760 Grains. Practical illustrations of... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1888 - 372 pages
...in weighing gold, silver, and jewels, and in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight pwt. 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce oz. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound Ib, UNIT EQUIVALENTS. pwt. gr. oz. 1 = 24 Ib. 1-20-480 1 = 12 = 240 = 5760 SCALE— ascending, 24,... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - Arithmetic - 1889 - 370 pages
...denominations. TROY WEIGHT. ART. 200. — Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, jewels, and fluids in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.)...20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound, Ib. The unit of weight is the Troy pound, which is equal in weight to 22.794377 cubic inches of distilled... | |
 | Caton's national business college, Buffalo, N.Y. - 1889 - 330 pages
....68 .136 MEASURES OF WEIGHT. 157. Troy "Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, jewels, etc. Scale : 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.) ; 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) ; 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.) 158. Apothecaries' "Weight is used by physicians and apothecaries in compounding medicines which... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - Arithmetic - 1889 - 196 pages
...denominations. TROY WEIGHT. ART. 152. — Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver and jewels. 24 grains (gr.) =. 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces — 1 pound, Ib. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. ART. 153. — Apothecaries' Weight is used in compounding medicines. 20 grains... | |
 | James William Nicholson - Arithmetic - 1889 - 408 pages
...Troy weight is used in weighing precious stones, gold, silver, etc. • TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces " 1 POUND (lb.) The standard unit of weight in the United States is the troy pound of the Mint, which is identical... | |
 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - Business mathematics - 1890 - 316 pages
....68 .136 MEASURES OF WEIGHT. 157. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, jewels, etc. Scale : 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.) ; 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) ; 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.) 158. Apothecaries' "Weight is used by physicians and apothecaries in compounding medicines which... | |
| |
Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, jewels, and in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) = 1 Pennyweight . pwt. 20 Pennyweights = 1 Ounce . . . . oz. 12 Ounces = 1 Pound . . . . Ib. 1 Ib. C 5760 gr. .< 240 put. ( 12 oz. 36. TABLE. DIAMOND... 
