Long measure is used in measuring distances or other things, where length is considered without breadth.-The denominations are degrees, leagues, miles, furlongs, rods, yards, feet, inches, and barleycorns. In a mile are, 190080 barleycorns, 63360 inches, 5280 feet, 1760 yards, 320 poles, 8 furlongs, 80 chains, 1056 paces. What is the use of Long measure? The denominations? What do you carry by in an example marked L. mi. fur. po.? Place 40 over po. 8 over fur. 3 over mi. and nothing over L. Square measure is used in measuring land, and any other thing, where length and breadth are considered.-The denominations are miles, acres, roods, rods, perches, yards, feet, and inches. In a square mile, are 4014489600 inches, 27878400 feet, 3097600 yards, 102400 poles, 2560 roods, 640 acres. What is the use of Land Measure? The denominations? What do you carry by in an example marked A. rd. r.? Place 40 over rd. 4 over r. &c. Solid measure is used in measuring things that have length, breadth and thickness; such as timber, wood, stone, bales of goods, &c. The denominations are cords, tuns, yards, feet and inches. What is the use of Solid measure? The denominations? What do you carry by in an example marked T. ft. in. ? Place 1728 over in, 40 over ft. &c. Liquid measure is used in measuring all spirituous liquors, ale and beer excepted, also, vinegar and oil. The denominations are tuns, pipes, hogsheads, barrels, gallons, quarts, pints, and gills. In a tun are 2016 pints, 1008 quarts, 252 gallons, 8 barrels, 4 hogsheads. What is the use of Liquid Measure? The denominations? What do you carry by in an example marked hhd. gals. qis. pts. ? Place 2 over pts. 4 over qts. 63 over gals. &c. Dry measure is used in measuring all commodities such as grain, fruit, roots, salt, coal, &c. The denominations are chaldrons, bushels, pecks, gallons, quarts, and pints. In a chaluron are, 2304 pints, 1152 quarts, 288 gallons, 144 pecks. What is the use of Dry measure? The denominations? What do you carry by in an example marked bu. pks. qts. pts.? Place 2 over pls. 8 over qts. 4 over pk. &c. The denominations of time are years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. In a year are, 31557600 seconds, 525960 minutes, 8766 hours, 365 days, 52 weeks. A Century is 100 Years. What are the denominations of Time? What do you carry by in an example marked yr. mo. w. da.? Place 7 over da., 4 over w., 12 over Bio. 4.c. The Motion is used in reckoning latitude and longitude; also in computing the revolution of the earth and other planets round the sun. denominations are circles, signs, degrees, minutes, and seconds. What is the use of motion? The denominations? What do you carry by in an example marked S. deg. min.? Place 60 over m. 30 over deg. &c. TABLES OF PARTICULARS. 12 units make 1 Dozen. A barrel of flour is lbs. 196 NOTE. The smaller books are called 18's, 24's, 32's, 36's, &c. according to the number of leaves in a sheet. Paper is called by the following names, viz.-Drawing, Writing, Printing, Sheathing, Wrapping, &c. The sizes of Paper are designated by the following names, viz.-Pot, Fools-cap, Letter, Post-folio, Crown, Demy, Medium, Royal, Superroyal, Imperial, Elephant, &c. |