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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 
Hippoiatricorum, sive Veterinariorum ponderum epitome. 
Mina.habet.uncias quindecim.’ 
Libra.drachmas nonaginta. 
XJncia.drachmas septem et dimidiam. 
Drachma vel Olos.scripula tria. 
Scripulum vel gramma.obolos duos (di-obolus) 
Obolus 
Ceratium.idem quod.siliqua 
Sextula.scripuli 
Sicilicus.scripuli iy. 
Scripulus.siliquae vi. 
Haec in libello de ponderibus, qui Galeno inscribitur. 
Modern Measures of Capacity. 
French. 
English. 
Pint. 
litre 
Quart. 
litre 
Gallon. 
. 4.54345797 litres 
Peck. 
. 9.0869159 
litres 
Bushel. 
. 36.347664 
litres 
Sack. 
hectolitre, 100 litres 
Quarter. 
.. 2.907813 
hectolitres 
Chaldron.... 
. 13.08516 
hectolitres. 
French. 
English. 
Deczlitre.10th of a litre 
Litre.. 
Decalitre. 
Hectolitre .... 
. . ^ n I 1.760773 
decimetre cube | (, 2200967 
10 litres. 2.2009688 
100 litres. 22.009668 
Kilolitre.1000 litres. 
pint 
gallon 
gallons 
gallons 
Modern Weights. 
English Troy. French. 
Grain.24 th of penny wt... 0.065 gramme 
Pennyweight, 20th of ounce. 1.555 gramme 
Ounce.12th of pound .... 31.091 grammes 
Pound troy imperial. 0.373096 Hlogramme. 
English Avoirdupois. 
French. 
Drachm.16 th of ounce.... 1.771 
Ounce.16 th of pound.... 28.338 
Pound avoirdupois imperial. 0.4534 
Hundred weight, 112 pounds... 50.78 
Ton.20 hundred wt. 1015.65 
gramme 
grammes 
kilogramme 
kilogrammes 
kilogrammes. 
