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... , containing a full exposition of the Metric System of Weights and Measures , prepared by H. A. Newton , Professor of Mathematics , Yale College . MAY , 1867 .. CONTENTS . SIMPLE NUMBERS . 7 Roman Notation REDUCTION OF iv PREFACE .
... , containing a full exposition of the Metric System of Weights and Measures , prepared by H. A. Newton , Professor of Mathematics , Yale College . MAY , 1867 .. CONTENTS . SIMPLE NUMBERS . 7 Roman Notation REDUCTION OF iv PREFACE .
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... Weight . 62 Liquid Measure Apothecaries ' Weight 63 Dry Measure Avoirdupois Weight 64 Time Cloth Measure 66 Circular Measure Long Measure 67 Chain Measure Definitions Factoring Numbers 69 71 74 75 76 77 78 79 • · +88 84 88 92 93 • • 95 ...
... Weight . 62 Liquid Measure Apothecaries ' Weight 63 Dry Measure Avoirdupois Weight 64 Time Cloth Measure 66 Circular Measure Long Measure 67 Chain Measure Definitions Factoring Numbers 69 71 74 75 76 77 78 79 • · +88 84 88 92 93 • • 95 ...
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... WEIGHT . 94. TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold , silver , and precious stones . 24 Grains ( gr . ) 20 Pennyweights 12 Ounces lb. 1 TABLE . make 1 Pennyweight , dwt . 66 1 Ounce , Oz . 66 1 Pound , lb. dwt . gr . 1 24 Oz . 1 20 486 12 ...
... WEIGHT . 94. TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold , silver , and precious stones . 24 Grains ( gr . ) 20 Pennyweights 12 Ounces lb. 1 TABLE . make 1 Pennyweight , dwt . 66 1 Ounce , Oz . 66 1 Pound , lb. dwt . gr . 1 24 Oz . 1 20 486 12 ...
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... WEIGHT . 95. APOTHECARIES ' WEIGHT is used in mixing or com- pounding medicines ; but medicines are bought and sold by Avoirdupois Weight . TABLE . 20 Grains ( gr . ) make 1 Scruple , sc . or 1 3 ... Weight Dry Measure Avoirdupois Weight.
... WEIGHT . 95. APOTHECARIES ' WEIGHT is used in mixing or com- pounding medicines ; but medicines are bought and sold by Avoirdupois Weight . TABLE . 20 Grains ( gr . ) make 1 Scruple , sc . or 1 3 ... Weight Dry Measure Avoirdupois Weight.
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... Weight , c't . 20 Hundred Weight 66 1 Ton , t . Oz . dr . lb. 1 16 qr . 1 16 256 cwt . 1 25 400 6400 1 4 100 1600 25600 1 = 20 80 2000 32000 12000 26 For what is Avoirdupois Weight used ? Table ? Scale ? NOTE 1. It was the custom ...
... Weight , c't . 20 Hundred Weight 66 1 Ton , t . Oz . dr . lb. 1 16 qr . 1 16 256 cwt . 1 25 400 6400 1 4 100 1600 25600 1 = 20 80 2000 32000 12000 26 For what is Avoirdupois Weight used ? Table ? Scale ? NOTE 1. It was the custom ...
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acres of land amount annex bill Bought bushels called cent ciphers common fraction complex fraction composite number compound interest compound numbers computed contains cords cost cube decimal diameter difference discount divi Divide dividend divisible dollars equal example Explain Ex farthings feet figure gallons given number gives greatest common divisor Hence higher denominations hundred improper fraction interest of $1 least common multiple longitude lower denomination marked price measure meters miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION ounces payment pence pounds prime factors prime number principal PROBLEM quarts quotient ratio Reduce rods Rule for finding shillings simple fraction sold square root subtract subtrahend TABLE tens thousand tion tons trial divisor Troy Weight true remainder units weight whole number wide worth yards of cloth
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Page 105 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change its value.
Page 76 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 274 - ... has been taken as a factor as many times as there are units in the index of the required power. Ex. 1.
Page 69 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 283 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 144 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 42 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number.
Page 10 - How does moving a figure towards the left affect its value! make one ten, ten tens make one hundred, ten hundreds make one thousand, and, in short, ten units of any order make one unit of the next higher order.
Page 64 - TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, cwt. 20 Hundred Weight
Page 272 - When the quantity of one simple is given, after finding the proportional quantities, by the above rule, we may say, As the PROPORTIONAL quantity : is to the GIVEN quantity : : so is each of the other PROPORTIONAL quantities : to the REQUIRED quantities of each.