| George Albert Wentworth - 1896 - 318 σελίδες
...pounds, nearly. 1 gallon of water weighs 8J pounds nearly. V. WEIGHT. Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) - 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (1b.). Avoirdupois Weight. 16 drams (dr.) = 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces — 1 pound (Ib.). 100 pounds... | |
| George Albert Wentworth - 1896 - 490 σελίδες
...'Weight. 197. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). The pound Troy contains 5700 grains. EXERCISE 104. — WRITTEN. 1. How many more grains does... | |
| George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill - 1897 - 476 σελίδες
...pounds, nearly. 1 gallon of water weighs 8J pounds nearly. V. WEIGHT. Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) — 1 pennyweight (dwt). 20 pennyweights =- 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (1b.). Avoirdupois Weight, 16 drams (dr.) *» 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces — 1 pound (Ib.). 100 pounds... | |
| George Albert Wentworth - 1898 - 424 σελίδες
...Weight. Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). The pound troy contains 5760 grains. 304. Avoirdupois Weight. Avoirdupois weight is used in weighing... | |
| George Albert Wentworth - 1898 - 424 σελίδες
...Weight. Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). The pound troy contains 5760 grains. 304. Avoirdupois Weight. Avoirdupois weight is used in weighing... | |
| Oscar Montgomery Lieber - 1899 - 342 σελίδες
...203 Sulphur 109 OQA Mercury -39 -38.2 Table of Troy Weights used with Gold, and Silver, and Plalina. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (Ib.) Ib. oz. dwt. gr. 1 = 12 = 240 = 5760 1 = 20 = 480 1 = 24 The value of gold is given in carats... | |
| John Henry Walsh - 1899 - 264 σελίδες
...cord. In weighing gold and silver, troy weight is used. The following is the table : 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces 1 pound (Ib.) The abbreviation for pennyweight is also written pwt. 829. The pound apothecaries' weight —... | |
| Charles E. Sayward - 1908 - 188 σελίδες
...weighing articles used in scientific experiments, etc. The unit is the pound. TABLE. 24 Grains (Gr.) = 1 Pennyweight . . dwt. 20 Pennyweights = 1 Ounce . oz. 12 Ounces = 1 Pound . . . . lb. NOTE. — Diamond Weight is used in weighing precious stones. The unit is the carat, which equals about... | |
| Nehemiah Hawkins - 1909 - 710 σελίδες
...shapes and sizes for different uses. Troy Weight. — Used for weighing gold, silver ana jewels : TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce. oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. A carat, for gold weight, is 4 grains: for diamond weight, is 3.2 grains. Truck. — 1. A strong... | |
| 1909 - 588 σελίδες
...Place the following on the board. (Drill.) Troy weight — gold, silver, jewels. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights •= 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). (1) How many grains in y2 dwt? J4? 5/6? (2) If one dwt. contains 24 grs., how many grains in... | |
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