British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical act (1858), 1867.

Date:
1877
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: British pharmacopoeia / published under the direction of the General Council of Medical Education and Registration of the United Kingdom, pursuant to the Medical act (1858), 1867. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF THE BRITISH PHARMACOPOEIA. 1 Grain 1 Ounce 1 Pound oz, lb. WEIGHTS. = 4375 grains 16 ounces = 7000 MEASUEES OF CAPACITY. 1 Minim min. 1 Fluid Draclim ■ fl. drm. 1 Fluid Ounce fl. oz. 1 Pint 0. 1 Gallon 0. = 60 minims = 8 fluid drachms = 20 fluid ounces = 8 pints MEASURES OF LENGTH. 1 line = xV i'^ch 1 incli = 3^:^ seconds pendulum 12 „ = Ifoot 36 „ = 3 „ 1 yard Length of pendulum vibrating seconds of*] mean time in the latitude of London, in a > 89'1393 inches vacuum at the level of the sea . .J KELATION OF MEASURES TO WEIGHTS. 1 Minim is the measure of 091 grains of water 1 Fluid Drachm „ 54-68 1 Fluid Ounce „ 1 ounce or 437-5 „ 1 Pint „ 1-25 pounds or 8750-0 „ ,. 1 Gallon „ 10 pounds or 70,000-0 „ ,.