grains

20

60

480

5760

14 oz., 11 dwt., 15 gr. troy.

1 quarter

1 lb.

1 oz. 18 dwt., 51 gr. troy.

=

N. B.-7000 troy grains make 1 pound avoirdupois; hence 175 pounds troy are equal to 144 pounds avoirdupois.

1 scruple

3

24

= 288

4 1 cwt

80 =

APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT.

96

1 drachm

8

20 = 1 ton

102

= 12

1 76

inches

12=

36

72

198

LONG MEASURE.

1 foot

3=1 yard

6

161

51 2/31/

1 pole

7920 = · 660 = 220 = 110 40 = 1 furlong 63360 = 5280 = 5280 = 1760 = 880 = 880 = 320 = 8 = 1 mile

pints

2

8 =

A mile contains 80 chains, land measure; and a chain contains 100 links, or 22 yards. An inch contains 12 lines.

seconds ('')

60=

360=

2=1 fathom

=

MEASURE OF THE CIRCLE.

1 minute (')

60 = 1 degree (°)
90=1 quadrant

32400 = 5400 129600 = 21600 21600 360 4 1 circumference

= =

WINE MEASURE.

1 quart
4 = 1 gallon

336

168

42 = 1 tierce

504

257 = 63
63131 hogshead

672

1008

336 842 = 13 = 1 puncheon 504126 3 1 1 pipe = = 2016 - 1008 = 252 252 = 6

2

= 4

=3

2 = 1 tun

pints

8

16

64

256:

1 quart

4

36

72=

8

72

144

288 = 144

36=

4=2=1 barrel

6 = 3 = 11=1 hogshead

432 · 216 = 54 – 576 = 288 = 72 — 8=4 — 2 8=4=2 =11=1 punch'n 864 = 432 = 108 = 12 = 6 = 3 = 2 =14=1 butt

1 gallon

2= 1 firkin

18 =

N. B.-The pint, quart, and gallon, for wine, ale, and beer, and grain or corn, measure the same with regard to their magnitude; 8 of these gallons make one bushel; and 1 gallon contains 277-274 cubic inches, or 10 lbs. of distilled water, at 62 degrees Fahrenheit.

32

512= = 64

2
2=1 kilderkin

1 gallon

2

8

DRY MEASURE.

1 peck

4

1 bushel

16

4

1 coom

32 = 8

2

320 = 160

40

10

2560
5120 = 640 = 320
640 = 320 = 80 = 20

1 quarter

5

1 wey

10 = 2 = 1 last