 The only authorized material standard of customary weight is the Troy pound of the Mint. It is of brass of unknown density, and therefore not suitable for a standard of mass. It was derived from the British standard Troy pound of 1758 by direct comparison.  Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections - Page 5de Smithsonian Institution - 1897 - 280 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | United States association of charcoal iron workers - 1886 - 896 pages
...that the yard in use in the Hulled States is equal to the British yard. The grain troy is the same a> the grain avoirdupois, and the pound avoirdupois in...the British pound avoirdupois. The British gallon is 4.54346 litres, and the British bushel is 36.3477 litres. The litre is equal to a cubic decimetre... | |
 | 1892 - 104 pages
...standard of customary length is the Troughton scale belonging to this office, whose length at 59°.62 Fahr. conforms to the British standard. The yard in...of the nautical mile given above and adopted by the US Coast and Geodetic Survey many years ago, is denned as that of a minute of arc of a great circle... | |
 | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey - 1895 - 732 pages
...to $%$% of the metre. The troy pound of the mint is the United States standard weight for coinage. It is of brass of unknown density, and therefore not...in the United States is equal to the British pound. • 2-20462234 pounds avoirdupois = 1 kilogramme. In Great Britain the legal metric equivalent of the... | |
 | William Kent - 1895 - 1234 pages
...direct comparison. The British Avoirdupois pound was also derived from the hitter, and contains 7000 grains Troy. The grain Troy is therefore the same...States is equal to the British pound Avoirdupois. The metric system was legalized in the United States in 1866. By the cimciirrent action of the principal... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - 1896 - 354 pages
...scale belonging to the United States Office of Standard Weights and Measures, whose length at 59°.62 Fahr. conforms to the British standard. The yard in...British gallon — 4.54346 litres. The British bushel rz 36,3477 litres. The length of the nautical mile given above and adopted by the US Coast and Geodetic... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution - 1897 - 300 pages
...standard of customary length is the Troughton scale belonging to this office, whose length at 59°.бз Fahr, conforms to the British standard. The yard in...the British pound Avoirdupois. The British gallon = 4-54346 litres. The British bushel = 36-3477 litres. The length of the nautical mile given above... | |
 | 1897 - 504 pages
...direct comparison. The British avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains 7.000 grains troy. The grain troy is therefore the same as the grain avolrdupo s, and the pound avoirdupois in use in the United States is equal to the British pound avoirdupo... | |
 | 1898 - 456 pages
...direct comparison. The British avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contai ns 7.000 grains troy The grain troy is therefore the same as...equal to the British pound avoirdupois. The British traMmi -i.Msn; liters. The British bushel=3tl.3477 liters. The length of the nautical mile given above... | |
 | 1898 - 460 pages
...comparison. The British avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains7.000 gra ns troy. The grain troy is therefore the same as the...In the United States is equal to the British pound avoirdupo s. The British gallon— 4.54316 liters. The British bushel-36.3477 liters. The length of... | |
 | 1898 - 944 pages
...British avoirdupois pound was also derived from the latter, and contains 7.000 grains troy. The gra n troy Is therefore the same as the grain avoirdupois,...avoirdupois In use In the United States is equal to the Britl.si pound avoirdupois. The Hi t sh gallon— 4.54316 liters. The British bushel— 3K.8477 liters.... | |
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