TABLES OF WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES.
TROY WEIGHT.
| 24 | grains | 1 | pennyweight. | |||
| 480 | 20 | 1 | ounce. | |||
| 5760 | 240 | 12 | 1 pound. |
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.
| 16 | drams | 1 | ounce. | ||||||
| 256 | 16 | 1 | pound. | ||||||
| 7168 | 448 | 28 | 1 | quarter. | |||||
| 28672 | 1792 | 112 | 4 | 1 | hundred weight. | ||||
| 573440 | 35840 | 2240 | 80 | 20 | 1 ton. |
| Note.— | 1 lb. | Avoirdupois weight equals 14 oz. | 11 dwts. | 15½ grs. Troy. |
| 1 oz. | ditto | 18 dwts. | 5½ do. | |
| 1 dr. | ditto | 27·34375 do. | ||
APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT.
| 20 | grains | 1 | scruple. | |||||
| 60 | 3 | 1 | dram. | |||||
| 480 | 24 | 8 | 1 | ounce. | ||||
| 5760 | 288 | 96 | 12 | 1 pound. |
WEIGHTS.
To find the weight, for tonnage.