 TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES  New Mental Arithmetic - Σελίδα 125των James Bates Thomson - 1876 - 144 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | James William Nicholson - 1889 - 408 σελίδες
...Troy weight is used in weighing precious stones, gold, silver, etc. • TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces " 1 POUND (lb.) The standard unit of weight in the United States is the troy pound of the Mint, which is identical... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1889 - 370 σελίδες
...in weighing gold, silver, jewels, and fluids in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound, Ib. The unit of weight is the Troy pound, which is equal in weight to 22.794377 cubic inches of distilled... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1889 - 196 σελίδες
...TROY WEIGHT. ART. 152. — Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver and jewels. 24 grains (gr.) =. 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces — 1 pound, Ib. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. ART. 153. — Apothecaries' Weight is used in compounding medicines. 20 grains... | |
 | Caton's national business college, Buffalo, N.Y. - 1889 - 330 σελίδες
...WEIGHT. 157. Troy "Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, jewels, etc. Scale : 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.) ; 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) ; 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.) 158. Apothecaries' "Weight is used by physicians and apothecaries in compounding medicines which... | |
 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - 1890 - 316 σελίδες
...OF WEIGHT. 157. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, jewels, etc. Scale : 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.) ; 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) ; 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.) 158. Apothecaries' "Weight is used by physicians and apothecaries in compounding medicines which are... | |
 | Henry Holmes Belfield - 1891 - 362 σελίδες
...TROY WEIGHT. 304. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver and jewels. TABLE. 24 grains, ( gr. ) =1 pennyweight, (pwt. ) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, ( oz. ) 12 ounces = 1 pound, ( Ib. ) UNIT EQUIVALENTS. to. oz. putt. gr. 1 « 12 = 240 = 5760 1 = 20 480 1 24 A carat Is a weight... | |
 | William James Milne - 1892 - 440 σελίδες
...TROY WEIGHT. 597. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and jewels. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) = 1 Pennyweight . . . pwt. 20 Pennyweights = 1 Ounce oz. 12 Ounces = 1 Pound Ib. Ib. oz. pwt. gr. 1 = 12 = 240 = 5700 ScaJe. — 12, 20, 24. 1. In weighing diamonds, pearls, and... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1892 - 428 σελίδες
...in weighing gold, silver, and jewels and in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight pwt. 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce oz. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound Ib. In weighing diamonds, pearls, and other lewels, the unit commonly employed is the carat, equal... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1892 - 428 σελίδες
...weighing gold, § silver, and jewels and in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight pwt. 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce oz. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound ib. EXAMPLES. 1. How many grains in 2. How many pounds 14 Ib. 10 oz. 18 pwt. 22 gr. ? in 85894 gr.... | |
 | William James Milne - 1893 - 252 σελίδες
...TROY WEIGHT. 251. In weighing gold, silver, and jewels Troy Weight is used. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). The Troy lb. contains 5760 gr. ; the Avoirdupois lb., 7000 gr. The Troy oz. contains 480 gr. ; the... | |
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