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TABLES 



MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 



i minim 



i fluid drachm = 



i ounce = 



i pint 



i quart 



i gallon 



English. 



= .059 cubic centimetre. 



60 minims = 3.55 centimetres 



8 drachms = 28.35 >? 



20 ounces = 567.9 



2 pints = I - I 37 litres. 



4 quarts = 4.546 



fluid ounce weighs i ounce avoirdupois. 



Metric System. 



i cubic centimetre (i c.c.) = 16.89 minims, 

 i litre = 1000 c.c. = 1.76 pint = .2 2 gallon = 3 5. 2 fluid ounces. 

 i gallon of water =227. 27 cubic inches and weighs 10 Ibs. at 

 62 F. 



MEASURES OF WEIGHT. 

 Avoirdupois. 



i dram 



i ounce = 1 6 drams 



i pound = 1 6 ounces 



i hundredweight (cwt.) 112 Ibs. 



i ton =- 20 cwts. = 2 2 40 Ibs. 



i ounce = 437.5 grains. 



i gram 



i pennyweight (dwt.) 



i ounce 



i pound 



i ounce 



Troy. 



24 grains 

 20 dwts. 

 12 oz. 

 480 grains 



= 1.77 grams. 

 = 28.35 



= 453-59 < ,, 



= 50.8 kilograms. 



= 1016 



.0648 gram. 

 1.55 grams. 



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