American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volumen12Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 |
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... avoirdupois , but will imme- diately break with a greater weight . Such a piece , he adds , ought not in practice to be trusted for any length of time with more than one - third , or perhaps one- fourth , part of the weight ; he then ...
... avoirdupois , but will imme- diately break with a greater weight . Such a piece , he adds , ought not in practice to be trusted for any length of time with more than one - third , or perhaps one- fourth , part of the weight ; he then ...
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... avoirdupois ounces , of 437.5 grains troy each , or about 14 ounce less than 1000 avoirdu- pois ounces . When water is exposed to the temperature of 212 ° , it boils ; and if this temperature be continued , the whole is converted into ...
... avoirdupois ounces , of 437.5 grains troy each , or about 14 ounce less than 1000 avoirdu- pois ounces . When water is exposed to the temperature of 212 ° , it boils ; and if this temperature be continued , the whole is converted into ...
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... avoirdupois ; this , multiplied by 32 , gives 200076. the weight of a ton : hence eight cubic feet formerly made a hogshead , and four hogsheads a ton , in capacity as well as in weight . Measures for corn , coals , and other dry ...
... avoirdupois ; this , multiplied by 32 , gives 200076. the weight of a ton : hence eight cubic feet formerly made a hogshead , and four hogsheads a ton , in capacity as well as in weight . Measures for corn , coals , and other dry ...
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... avoirdupois and troy will be found an account of those weights ; here we may add a small table from Mr. Ferguson , which gives a more enlarged comparison between these two weights . 175 Troy pounds are equal to 144 avoir- dupois pounds ...
... avoirdupois and troy will be found an account of those weights ; here we may add a small table from Mr. Ferguson , which gives a more enlarged comparison between these two weights . 175 Troy pounds are equal to 144 avoir- dupois pounds ...
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... Avoirdupois Weight . 12345 0.8203 1.2189 1.6407 2.4611 3.2815 4.1019 4344 2.4378 3.6568 4.8757 6.0947 = Ib . oz . drms . grains . 1 = 16 256 7000 1 = 16 437.5 1 = grammes . 453.25 = 28.32 37.975 = 1.81 Correspondence of English weights ...
... Avoirdupois Weight . 12345 0.8203 1.2189 1.6407 2.4611 3.2815 4.1019 4344 2.4378 3.6568 4.8757 6.0947 = Ib . oz . drms . grains . 1 = 16 256 7000 1 = 16 437.5 1 = grammes . 453.25 = 28.32 37.975 = 1.81 Correspondence of English weights ...
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