89, 93 for finding the contents of Superfices & Solids 220- to reduce the currencies of the different Rebate, A short method of finding the, of any giv- en sum for months and days showing the amount of U. or 1 dollar, at 5 & 6 per cent. Compound Interest, for 20 years shewing the amount of 11. annuity, forborne for 31 years or under, at 5 and 6 per cent. showing the present worth of 11. annuity, for 31 yrs. at 5 & 6 per c. Compound Interest Weights of several pieces of English, Portuguse, & 63 70 77 84 16 94 18 2736 80 88 96 81 90|99|108] 90 100|110|120 99110121132| 141212855 | 42 | 49 | 56 324048 56|64¦ 72¦ 56 30 40 50 ¦ 60 ¦ 70 ¦ 80 11122133 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 77 88 12 | 24 | 36 ¦ 48 ¦ 60 ¦ 72 | 84 | 96 | 108 | 120|132144| To learn this Table: Find your multiplier in the left hand column, and the multiplicand a-top, and in the common angle of meeting, or against your multiplier, along at the right hand, and under your multiplicand, you will find the product, or answer. 2. Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 penny-weight, marked 20 penny-weights, 1 ounce, pit. Oz. lb. 16 drams (dr.) make 12 ounces, 1 pound, 3. Arpirdupois Weight. 16 ounces, 1 pound, lb. qr. 1 hundred weight, cwt. i ton, T. 28 pounds, 1 quarter of a hundred weight, By this weight are weighed all coarse and drossy goods, grocery wares, and all metals except gold and silver. This measure is applied to grain, beans, flax-seed, salt, ats, oysters, coal, &c All brandies, spirits, mead, vinegar, oil, &c. are measured by wine measure. Note.-231 solid inches, make a gallon. 8. Long Measure. S barley corns (b. c.) make 1 inch, marked 12 inches, S miles, 69 statute miles, in. 1 foot, ft. 1 yard, yd. 1 rod, pole, or perch, rd. 1 furlong, fur 1 mile, m. 1 league, lea 1 degree, on the earth. 360 degrees, the circumference of the earth. The use of long measure is to measure the distance of places, or any other thing, where length is considered, without regard to breadth. N. B. In measuring the height of horses, 4 inches make 1 hand. In measuring depths, six feet make 1 fathom, or French toise. Distances are measured by a chain, four ruds long, containing one hundred links. |