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^roy weight compared with avoirdupoife weight. 
One troy pound contains 5760 grains j and 
One avoirdupoife pound contains 7000 grains. 
Therefore, 
175 troy pounds are equal to 144 avoird. pounds \ and 
175 troy ounces are equal to 192 avoird. ounces. 
On thefe principles, the tu^o following Tables are 
conftru( 5 ted. 
I. A Table fhewing the 
number of avoirdup. pounds 
contained in any given num- 
ber of troy pounds. 
2. A Table Slewing the 
number of troy pounds con- 
tained in any given number 
of avoirdupoife pounds. 
Troy Avoirdupoife pounds and Je- 
Pounds cimah of a pound. 
Avoir. -Troy pounds and decimals of a 
Pounds pound. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
1 
8 
9 
0,822857142857143 
1.6457142857 14286 
2.468571428571429 
3.291428571428572 
4.114285714285715 
4,937142857142857 
5 . 7&0000C00000000 
6.582857142857143 
7.4057 T42857 14286 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
1.215277777777778 
2-430555555555556 
-3-645833333333333 
4.861 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
6.076388888888889 
7.291666666666667 
8.506944444444444 
9.722222222222222 
10.937500C00000OCO 
Explanation. 
For tens of pounds, remove the decimal point one 
place forward ; for hundreds of pounds, two places ; 
tor thoufands, three places j and fo on, as in the 
following examples. 
Example 
