Apothecaries’ Fluid Measure.
Gallon (C) = 8 pints (O); 1 pint = 20 fluid ounces (oz. weight of water). Ounce (f ℥) = 8 drachms (f ʒ) = 480 minims (♏) = 720 drops (gtt.).
One wine glass = 4 tablespoonfuls = 16 tablespoonfuls = 2 ounces.
Symbols.—f. or fl. fluid; s.s. one half; a.a. for each. Thus f℥ss. ½ a fluid ounce.
Apothecaries’ weight, formerly used for dispensing medicines, superseded in 1864. 20 grains = 1 scruple; 3 scruples = 1 drachm; 8 drachms = 1 ounce; 12 ounces = 1 lb. (troy).
Liquid Measure.
| Cubic in. nearly. | |||
| 4 gills | = 1 pint | = | 34¾ |
| 2 pints | = 1 quart | = | 69⅓ |
| 4 quarts | = 1 gallon | = | 277·123 |
FRENCH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Weights.
| Gramme | 15·432349 grams troy. |
| Décagramme (= 10 grammes) | 5·6438 drachms av. |
| Hectogramme (= 100 grammes) | 3·527 oz. av. |
| Kilogramme (= 1000 grammes) | 2·204621 lbs. av., or |
| 2·679227 lbs. troy. | |
| Quintal (= 100 kilogrammes) | 220·462 lbs. av. |
| Tonne (= 1000 kilogrammes) | 2204·621 lbs. av. |
| Decigramme (= ¹∕₁₀th of a gramme) | 1·5432 grain. |
| Centigramme (= ¹∕₁₀₀th of a gramme) | 0·15432 grain. |
| Milligramme (= ¹∕₁₀₀₀th of a gramme) | 0·015432 grain. |