12 96 12 108 12 100 10 108 110 10 121 11 132 12 120 132 144 Read reversely for Division, thus:-2 into 2 once, into 4 twice, &c. : is to :: so is : to signifies Proportion, as 1 : 2 :: 3:6 These figures are thus read, as 1 is to 2 so is 3 to 6. marks the Square root, as √4=2. marks the Cube root, as 3/8=2. £ denotes pounds, s. shillings, and d. pence. ... three farthings, or three-quarters of anything. 14 pounds make one stone, and 8 stone 1 hundredweight. This weight is used or bread, meat, grocery, for goods in general, and for all the metals except gold and silver. This weight is used for gold, silver, jewels, and liquors. Apothecaries use this weight in mixing their medicines; but they buy and sell by avoirdupois weight. 360 degrees = the earth's circumference. An inch is supposed to be equal to three barley-corns in length. Eleven miles Irish are equal to fourteen miles English. 4 inches make one hand, used in measuring horses. The Flemish ell is three quarters of a yard; the English ell 5 quarters of a yard; and the French ell 6 quarters of a yard. The squares of any number is obtained by multiplying it by itself, 12 multiplied by 12 1728 cubic inches 27 cubic feet = 144, the square of 12. CUBIC, OR SOLID MEASURE. 40 cubic feet of rough timber, or 42 cubic feet } = 1 ton, or load. = 1 ton of shipping. A cube is a solid figure, similar to dice, and has six equal sides. The cube of any number is obtained by multiplying it twice by itself-thus, 12 x 12 x 12 1728, the cube of 12 |