 | United States. Congress. House - 1861 - 526 σελίδες
...to the thousandth, and in a few cases to the ten thousandth, of an ounce. This method is preferable to expressing the weight in grains, for commercial...decimal point ; from one-half deduct four per cent., and the remainder will be grains. The fourth column expresses the fineness in thousandths ; ie, the... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1862 - 918 σελίδες
...piece in fractions of tho Troy ounce, carried to the thousandth of an ounce. This method is preferable to expressing the weight in grains, for commercial...decimal point; from one-half deduct four per cent., and the remainder will be grains. The fourth column expresses the fineness in thousandths ; ie. the... | |
 | William Buck Dana - 1862 - 618 σελίδες
...carried to the thousandth, and in a few cases to the ten thousandth of an ounce. The method is preferable to expressing the weight in grains, for commercial...the following rule : Remove the decimal point ; from onenaif deduct four per cent, of that half, and the remainder will be grains. The fourth column expresses... | |
 | 1863 - 734 σελίδες
...to the thousandth and, in a few cases, to the tonthousandth of an ounce. This method id preferable to expressing the weight in grains for commercial...transferred to weight in grains by the following rule : remov» the decimal point; from one-half deduct four per cent., and the remainder will be grains.... | |
 | William Vincent McKean - 1863 - 732 σελίδες
...to the thousandth and, in a few cases, to the tenthousandth of an ounce. This method is preferable to expressing the weight in grains for commercial...corresponds better with the terms of the Mint. It may bo readily transferred to weight in grains by the following rule : remove the decimal point ; from... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1864 - 1006 σελίδες
...to the ten thousandth of an ounce. The method is preferable to expressing the weight in grain* t»r commercial purposes, and corresponds better with the...fourth column expresses the fineness in thousandths, «'. e. the number fit parts of pure gold or silver in 1,000 parts of the coin. The fifth and sixth... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1866 - 924 σελίδες
...to the thousandth, and in a few cases to the ten thousandth, of an ounce. The method is preferable to expressing the weight in grains for commercial purposes, and corresponds better with the t"rms of the mint. It may be readily transferred to weight in grains by the following rule: Remove... | |
 | John Groesbeck - 1867 - 226 σελίδες
...to the thousandth, and, in a few cases, to the ten-thousandth, of an ounce. The method is preferable to expressing the weight in grains for commercial...corresponds better with the terms of the mint. It may he readily transferred to weight in grains by the following rule : — Remove the decimal point; from... | |
 | John Groesbeck - 1868 - 350 σελίδες
...to the thousandth, and, in a few cases, to the ten-thousandth, of an ounce. The method is preferable to expressing the weight in grains for commercial...readily transferred to weight in grains by the following rule:—Remove the decimal point; from one-half deduct four per cent, of that half, and the remainder... | |
 | John Groesbeck - 1868 - 358 σελίδες
...to the thousandth, and, in a few cases, to the ten-thousandth, of an ounce. The method is preferable to expressing the weight in grains for commercial...readily transferred to weight in grains by the following rule:—Remove the decimal point; from one-half deduct four per cent, of that half, and the remainder... | |
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... of an ounce. The method is preferable to expressing the weight in grains for commercial purposes, and corresponds better with the terms of the mint. It may be readily transferred to weight in grains by the following rule: — Remove the decimal point;... 
