 All MEASURES OF CAPACITY were first taken from Troy Weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III., enacting that 81bs. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear and well dried, should make one gallon of Wine measure, and 8 such...  A conversation on mines - Σελίδα 100των William Hopton - 1864Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1850 - 350 σελίδες
...8 drams " 1 ounce J. 12 ounces " 1 pound, HJ. " The original standard of all our weights was a corn of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried. These were called grains, and 32 of them made one pennyweight. But it was afterwards thought sufficient... | |
 | 1852 - 444 σελίδες
...taken from Troy weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting that Sib. Troy, of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear,...make one gallon of Wine measure, and 8 such gallons made a bushel. Avoirdupois weight was first made legal in the reign of Henry VII., and its particular... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1853 - 478 σελίδες
...taken from Troy-weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting, that 8 Ibs. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and...well dried, should make one gallon of Wine measure. The standard Wine Gallon, which was kept sealed at Guildhall, was generally reckoned to contain 231... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1853 - 474 σελίδες
...taken from Troy-weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting, that 8 Ibs. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and...well dried, should make one gallon of Wine measure. The standard "Wine Gallon, which was kept sealed at Guildhall, was generally reckoned to contain 231... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1857 - 342 σελίδες
...drams " 1 ounce J. 12 ounces " 1 pound, ftj. " The original standard of all our weights was a corn of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried. These were called grains, and 32 of them made one pennyweight. But it was afterwards thought sufficient... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - 1857 - 328 σελίδες
..." .1 ounce §. 12 ounces " ...1 pound, Ifr. u The original standard of all our weights was a "corn of wheat taken from the middle of the ear, and well dried. These were called grains, and 82 of them made one pennyweight. But it was afterwards thought sufficient... | |
 | Hugh Gawthrop - 1859 - 72 σελίδες
...taken from Troy weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III., enaeting, that 8 Ibs. Troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear, and...dried, should make one gallon of Wine measure, and 8 sueh gallons make a bushel. The TABLES of WEIGHTS and MEASURES may be properly arranged under seven... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1859 - 812 σελίδες
...about equal to that of a kernel of wheat. A statute passed in England in 1266 ordained that 32 grains of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear and well dried, should make a pennyweight, 20 of which should make an ounce, 12 of which should make a pound. The pound, therefore,... | |
 | American cyclopaedia - 1860 - 806 σελίδες
...about equal to that of a kernel of wheat. A statute passed in England in 1266 ordained that 32 grains of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear and well dried, should make a pennyweight, 20 of which should make an ounce, 12 of which should make a pound. The pound, therefore,... | |
 | 1863 - 348 σελίδες
...taken from troy weight, and several laws were passed in the reign of Henry III. enacting that 8lbs. troy of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear and well dried, should make 1 gallon of wine measure, and 8 such gallons make a bushel in measures of surface; the imperial square... | |
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