| John Hind - 1840 - 252 páginas
...X. TABLE or NUMBER, &c. 12 Units are 1 Dozen. 12 Dozen 1 Gross. 20 Units 1 Score. 24 Sheets of Paper 1 Quire. 20 Quires 1 Ream. 2 Reams 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles 1 Bale. A long hundred is 120; a great gross is 144 dozen: but these, and several other denominations of a... | |
| W. F. Walker - 1841 - 246 páginas
..." pork. " " beef. " " shad. tierce of salmon, quintal offish, stone of iron or wood, stone of meat. BOOKS. A sheet folded in 2 leaves, is called . a folio....quarto, or 4to. « • 8 " an octavo, or 8vo. " 12 "a duodecimo, or 12mo. « 18 " an 18mo. § 103. For combination, and other purposes oftentimes, it is... | |
| Conley Plotts - 1848 - 278 páginas
...ell French, - - - e. Fr. (12.) Paper. The denominations are, Bale, Bundle, Ream, Quire, and Sheet. 24 sheets make - - - - 1 quire, 20 quires 1 ream, 2 reams 1 bundle. 5 bundles, or 10 reams- - 1 bale. (13.) Books. The denominations are, Folio, Quarto, Octavo, Duodecimo, 18mo.,... | |
| Daniel Adams - 1848 - 320 páginas
...hogshead. 1 barrel. 1 gallon of train oil 7£ Ibs. 1 gallon of molasses 11 Ibs. 24 sheets of paper 1 quire 20 quires , 1 ream. 2 reams 1 bundle 5 bundles 1 bale. 4 inches 6 feet a folio a quarto, or 4to. an octavo, or 8vo. a duodecimo, or 12ir.o. an ISmo. a 24mo.... | |
| David Henry Cruttenden - 1853 - 330 páginas
...things, 1 dozen. do*. 12 dozen, 1 gross. gr. 12 gross, or 144 dozen, 1 great gross. g-gr79. PAPER. 24 sheets make 1 quire. 20 quires, 1 ream. 2 reams 1 bundle. 80. A sheet folded in two leaves is called a folio, or fo. " " four " quarto, or 4to. " " eight " octavo,... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 156 páginas
...— PAPER, when bought, is usually folded into two leaves, and is called a folio. 24 Sheets of paper make 1 Quire. 20 Quires " " " 1 Ream. 2 Reams " " " 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles " " " 1 Bale. 1$. — The number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded is designated by the following terms,... | |
| Charles D. Lawrence - 1854 - 336 páginas
...bushel of salt. 24 sheets " 1 quire. 20 quires " 1 ream. BOOKS. A sheet folded in 2 leaves is named a folio. " " " 4 " "a quarto, or 4to. " 8 " " an octavo, or 8vo. "12 " " a duodecimo, or 12 TOO. " " ADDITION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 70. Suppose that we want to find the sum... | |
| C W. Thornhill - 1854 - 228 páginas
...„ 1 fluid ounce , , f-320 fluid ounces 1 pint „ 0. 8 pints „ 1 gallon, C. or congius. PAPER. 24 sheets make 1 quire. 20 quires „ 1 ream. 2 reams „ 1 bundle 10 reams „ 1 bale QUARTERLY TERMS. Lady Day, 25th of March. I Michaelmas, 29th of September, Midsummer,... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - 1854 - 368 páginas
...correction it will require will be the suppression of a day and a half in five thousand years. IX. BOOKS. A sheet folded in 2 leaves is called a folio. 4 quarto, or 4to. 8 octavo, or 8vo. 12 duodecimo, or 12mo. 18 octodecimo, or 18mo. 24 24mo. X. MISCELLANEOUS.... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - 1854 - 356 páginas
...correction it will require will be the suppression of a day and a half in five thousand years. IX. BOOKS. A sheet folded in 2 leaves is called a folio. ' * 4 quarto, or 4to. 1 '8 octavo, or .8vo. ' < 12 duodecimo, or 12mo. I < 18 octodecimo, or 18mo. < < 24... | |
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