The dispensatory of the United States of America / By George B. Wood and Franklin Bache.

  • George Bacon Wood
Date:
1836
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Credit: The dispensatory of the United States of America / By George B. Wood and Franklin Bache. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    rd SF ‘I. TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT. U.S., Lond., Ed., Dub. . j Pound. Ounces. Drachms. Scruplem | Grains. ib 1 a es, oe, SO! ge ho ORS rae B760 2 °° cae g ee Ga 7 3 = 60 — = yabiraghd 9 . d 1 gr. 20 a ‘ oid - The Imperial sania weight at present recognised by the British laws, corresponds with pothecaries’ weight in pounds, ounces, and grains, but differs from it in the division of the ounce, which, according to this scale, contains twenty penny weights, each weighing twenty-four grains. ay ce es) AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. i , Pound. Ounces. Drachms. Troy grains. 4b l= 146 j= 226 += 7000 a # OZ aml = 16 = 437.5 ihe dr. 1 = gr. 27.34375 ' Relative Value of Troy and Avoirdupois Weights. p ‘Pound. Pounds. P Pound. Oz. Grains, 1 Troy = 0.822857 Avoirdupois = 0 13 72.5 1 Avoirdupois = 1.215277 Troy =] 2 280 “ APOTHECARIES’ MEASURE. U.S., Lond., Dub. ) Gallon. Pints. Fluidounces.. Fluidrachms. Minims. Cubic Inches. Cong. 1 = 8 99728 = 1024 =°* 61440 = 231 Ol = 1Ot = 128 = 7680 = 28.875 ¢ viral 8 (eet 480. eeneOey {Zl = 16 = 2256 Relative Value of Weights and Measures in Distilled Water at 60° ; Fahrenheit. ‘1. Value of Apothecaries’ Weight in Apothecaries’ Measure. , Pints. : is Fluidr. Minims. Pad 1 pound = 0.7900031 pints = J 5 7.2238 1. ounce = 1.0533376 fluidounces = 0 1 0 25.6020 1 drachm = 1.0533376 fluidrachms = 0 0 1 3.2002 a 1 scruple = 0. 0 0 21.0667 - l.eran =- - 0 0 0 1.0533 2. Value of Apothecaries’ Measure in Apothecaries’ Weight. ne ME Pounds. oz. dr. sc. — gr. Grains. 1 gallon = 10.12654270 pounds — 10140 8.88 = 58328.886 1 pint = 1.26581783 pounds —= 1311 11.11 = 7291.1107 1 fluidounce = 0.94936332 ounces = 0071 18.69 = 455.6944 1 fluidrachm = 0.94936332 drachms = 0 0 0 2 16.96 = 1 minim = 0,94936332 grains» — er
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