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... cubic inch of distilled water weighed in a vacuum at 62 ° Fahrenheit weighs 252.458 grains , and the standard Troy pound con- tains 5760 such grains . The United States Avoirdupois pound is determined from the standard Troy pound , and ...
... cubic inch of distilled water weighed in a vacuum at 62 ° Fahrenheit weighs 252.458 grains , and the standard Troy pound con- tains 5760 such grains . The United States Avoirdupois pound is determined from the standard Troy pound , and ...
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... cubic measure , stere and cubic meter ; weight , gram ; capacity , liter . By add- ing the prefixes given in the table of notation to these words all the metric tables are formed . 1. The fundamental unit of the metric system is the ...
... cubic measure , stere and cubic meter ; weight , gram ; capacity , liter . By add- ing the prefixes given in the table of notation to these words all the metric tables are formed . 1. The fundamental unit of the metric system is the ...
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... cubic feet . 1. In estimating the painting of moldings , cornices , etc. , the measuring - line is carried into all the moldings and cornices . 2. A brick wall which is a brick and a half thick is said to be of the standard thickness ...
... cubic feet . 1. In estimating the painting of moldings , cornices , etc. , the measuring - line is carried into all the moldings and cornices . 2. A brick wall which is a brick and a half thick is said to be of the standard thickness ...
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... cubic feet , and the whole cube will contain 3 x 3 x3 = 27 cubic feet . A solid , or body , may have the three dimensions all alike or all different . A body 4 ft . long , 3 ft . wide , and 2 ft . thick contains 4 x 3 x 2 = 24 cubic or ...
... cubic feet , and the whole cube will contain 3 x 3 x3 = 27 cubic feet . A solid , or body , may have the three dimensions all alike or all different . A body 4 ft . long , 3 ft . wide , and 2 ft . thick contains 4 x 3 x 2 = 24 cubic or ...
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Horatio Nelson Robinson. 1. A cubic yard of earth is called a load . 2. Railroad and transportation companies estimate light freight by the space it occupies in cubic feet , and heavy freight by weight . 3. A pile of wood 8 ft . long , 4 ...
Horatio Nelson Robinson. 1. A cubic yard of earth is called a load . 2. Railroad and transportation companies estimate light freight by the space it occupies in cubic feet , and heavy freight by weight . 3. A pile of wood 8 ft . long , 4 ...
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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 184 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - 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 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 75 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.