Tables of Weights, Measures, etc. Part 6
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This section is from the "Encyclopedia Of Practical Receipts And Processes" book, by William B. Dick. Also available from Amazon: Dick's encyclopedia of practical receipts and processes.
Tables of Weights, Measures, etc. Part 6
5954. Value of Apothecaries Weight in Apothecaries Measure
5954. Value of Apothecaries Weight in Apothecaries Measure.
Weight
1 | Pound | = | 12 | 5 | 7.2238 |
1 | Ounce | — | 1 | 0 | 25.6020 |
1 | Drachm | — | 0 | 1 | 3.2002 |
1 | Scruple | i= | 0 | 0 | 21.0667 |
1 | Grain | = | 0 | 0 | 1.0533 |
5955. Apothecaries Weight Expressed in Grams
5955. Apothecaries Weight Expressed in Grams.
1 | Pound | = | 3.732 | Hectograms |
1 | Ounce | = | 3.110 | Dekagrams |
1 | Drachm | — | 3.887 | Grams |
L | Scruple | — | 1.296 | " |
1 | Grain | — | 6.4 | Centigrams. |
5956. Apothecaries, or Wine Measure
5956. Apothecaries, or Wine Measure, is the gallon of liquid measure divided into pints, fluid ounces, fluid drachms, and minims. The minim being equivalent to one drop of water. The symbols or abbreviations used in this table will be found explained in No. 5964. In all the tables of comparison between apothecaries measure and avoirdupois or other weights, the basis assumed is the weight of a cubic inch of water at a temperature of 39.83° Fahr., the barometer being at 30 inches, and is equivalent to 252.693 Troy grains. A grain measure is the capacity or bulk of a grain of water weighed at its maximum density; a grain measure of any fluid, therefore, weighs more or less than a grain, according as its specific gravity is greater or less than water at standard temperature.
Cubic Inches.
1 | •— | 8 | = | 128 | = | 1024 | = | 61440 | = | 231 |
1 | — | 16 | — | 128 | = | 7680 | — | 28.875 | ||
1 | — | 8 | — | 480 | — | 1.8047 | ||||
1 | = | 60 | = | .2256 | ||||||
1 | — | .0376 |
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