| Thomas Duché Mitchell - 1832 - 582 σελίδες
...being thus heavier than the Troy pouDfl by 1240 grains. WEIGHTS. 539 AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drachms = I ounce = 16 ounces = 1 pound = 28 pounds — 1 quarter = 4 quarters = 1 cwt. or 1121bs. = 20 cwts. = 1 ton 437 -5 Troy grains. 7000 196000 784000 Founds. 1 Ounces. 16 1 The... | |
| Sir Charles William Pasley - 1834 - 220 σελίδες
...into three classes, the Tables of which, as stated in elementary books, are as follows. (191) First. Of Avoirdupois Weight. 16 Drams 1 Ounce. 16 Ounces 1 Pound. 28 Pounds 1 Quarter. 4 Quarters, or 112 Pounds 1 Hundred weight 20 Hundred weight, or 2240 Pounds 1 Ton. This weight is used for the... | |
| John White Webster - 1839 - 618 σελίδες
...equal to a Troy gram, being thus heavier than the Troy pound by 1240 grains. 1 drachm = 16 drachms = 1 ounce = 16 ounces = 1 pound = 28 pounds — 1 quarter = 4 quarters = 1 cwt. or 112 Ibs. = 20 cwts. = 1 ton = 27.34375 grains. 437.5 7000 196000 784000 15680UUO Pound. 1 Ounces.... | |
| Alfred Crowquill - 1843 - 156 σελίδες
...make 1 Pennyweight. 20 Pennyweights 1 Ounce. 12 Ounces . . 1 Pound. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drams make 1 Ounce. 16 Ounces . . 1 Pound. 28 Pounds . . 1 Quarter. 4 Quarters . . 1 Hundred wt. 20 Hundred wt. 1 Ton. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 40 Grains make 1 Scruple. 3 Scruples . . 1 Drachm.... | |
| Book - 1843 - 154 σελίδες
...who do not understand it know nothing of the currency, and will never be worth a plum. AVOIRDUPOISE WEIGHT. 16 drams 1 ounce, 16 ounces 1 pound, 28 pounds 1 quarter, 4 quarters 1 cwt., 20 cwt. 1 ton. THE DRAM THE TUN. Avoirdupoise weight is used in the weighing of all sorts of... | |
| Daniel Pereira Gardner - 1846 - 898 σελίδες
...Troy weight, which has only twelve. The following is a tabular view of this weight : 16 drams make 1 ounce. 16 ounces 1 pound. 28 pounds 1 quarter. 4 quarters 1 cwt. 20 cwt. 1 ton. drs. ozs. 16= 1= Ibs 256= 16= 1 qrs. 7,168= 448= 28= 1= cwt. 28,672= 1,792= 112=... | |
| Daniel Pereira Gardner - 1846 - 898 σελίδες
...Troy weight, which has only twelve. The following is a tabular view of this weight : 16 drams make I ounce. 16 ounces 1 pound. 28 pounds 1 quarter. 4 quarters 1 cwt. 20 cwt. 1 ton. dn. • ozs. 16= 1= Й* 256= 16= 1 qrt. 7,168= 448= 28= 1= cwt. 28,672= 1,792—... | |
| George William Johnson - 1847 - 636 σελίδες
...Prong (Fig. 180). WEEVIL. See Anthonamus and Otiorhyncut. WEIGHTS. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drachms, 1 ounce. 16 Ounces, 1 pound. 28 Pounds, 1 quarter. 4 Quarters, 1 cwt. 20 Cwt., 1 ton. WEIGHTS AS IH ENGLAND. 14 Pounds, 1 stone. 8 Pounds, 1 stone butchers' meat. 56... | |
| John Mills - 1850 - 460 σελίδες
...wheat is supposed to haye been the origin of our English weights. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drams make 1 Ounce 16 Ounces ... 1 Pound 28 Pounds ... 1 Quarter 4 Quarters, or 1121bs. 1 Hundredweight. By this weight all commodities are now weighed, except gold, silver, jewels,... | |
| Dana Pond Colburn - 1851 - 116 σελίδες
...scruples = 1 dram. 8 drams = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams = 1 ounce. 1 6 ounces = 1 pound. 28 pounds = 1 quarter. 4 quarters = 1 hundred weight. 20 hundred weight = 1 ton. ' In several of the States the hundred weight has been fixed by law at 100 and the quarter at 25 pounds... | |
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