[18] According to the prices current received from Leghorn, the equivalent to 112 pounds is only 145.
The following examples will shew in what manner the proportion between the weights of any two given countries may be ascertained.
EXAMPLES.
It is required to reduce 100 kilogrammes of France into pounds of Amsterdam.
The kilogramme of France weighing 15446 grains, and the pound of Amsterdam 7625, according to the table prefixed, state the following equation:
| 100 kilogrammes = x | ||||
| 1 | kilogramme | = | 15446 | grains |
| 7625 | grains | = | 1 | pound |
| Result 202,57 pounds. | ||||
Reduce 100 pounds of Amsterdam into kilogrammes of France.
| 100 pounds = x | ||||
| 1 | pound | = | 7625 | grains |
| 15446 | grains | = | 1 | kilogramme |
| Result 49,37 kilogrammes. | ||||
WEIGHT, (poids, Fr.) Impression, pressure, burthen, overwhelming power. The great advantage which heavy cavalry has over the light horse, and particularly over infantry troops, consists wholly in its pressure and overwhelming power.
WELL. In the military art, a depth which the miner sinks under ground, with branches or galleries running out from it; either to prepare a mine, or to discover and disappoint the enemy’s mine. See [Shaft].