WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, 



XXXIX 



the new weights, that the preparers might use either : thus a third 



system of weights \vas established. 



Exact Metrical 

 Weight. Grammes 



970.02 

 489.51 

 244.75 

 122.376 

 61.188 

 30594 

 15.297 



7.6485 



3.82 



1.91 



IM2 



0.531 



0.1062 



0.0531 



0-0265 



Round Numbers of the 

 Codex. Grammes. 



1000. 

 500. 

 250. 

 128. 

 64. 

 32. 

 16. 

 8. 

 4. 

 2. 

 1. 

 0.5 

 0.1 

 0.05 

 0.0 



It is not a little singular, that the medical faculty of Paris should, 

 like that of London, prefer creating a new pile of weights, rather than 

 employ the same as are used by all other persons. 



In 1812, the metrical system was abandoned ; but instead of revert- 

 ing to the old pound of Charlemagne, a new pound was decreed ; and 



us four systems of weights are in common use, including that of the 

 Codex. 



The franc piece of silver, with 1-1 0th of copper, weighs 3 grammes. 



The sous of copper also weighs 5 grammes. 



The confusion thus introduced by continual alterations may be easily 

 conceived. The same confusion exists even in their linear measures, 

 so that persons arc obliged to carry a triangular rule, containing on 

 one fide the old royal foot equal to 12 inches .792 l^iiiglish, with its 

 inchen, Hnn«, nnd points ; on a second, the decimetres centimetres of 

 1 ; and on the third, the new foot of 1812, being the 

 ' wiotre, and equal to 13 inches .123 English. 



