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ARITHMETICAL TABLES.
NUMERATION TABLE.
Units ...................1
Tens ..................12
Hundreds ...............123
Thousands .............1,234
Tens of Thousands .....12,345
Hundreds of Thousands .123,456
Millions ..............1,234,567
Tens of Millions ......12,345,678
Hundreds of Millions ..123,456,789
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.
For all Goods except Gold, Silver and Jewels.
16 Drams ...........1 Ounce .........oz.
16 Ounces ..........1 Pound ........lb.
14 Pounds ..........1 Stone ..........st
28 Pounds ..........1 Quarter ......gr.
4 Quarters .........1 Hundredweight cwt.
20 Cwt ............1 Ton ........in.
IMPERIAL DRY MEASURE.
Avoird of Water. lb. oz.
2 Glasses .........1 Noggin .....= 0 5
4 Noggins ..........1 Pint ......= 1 4
2 Pints ...........1 Quart ......= 2 8
4 Quarts ..........1 Gallon .....= 10 0
2 Gallons ..........1 Peck .......= 20 0
4 Pecks ...........1 Bushel .....= 40 0
8 Bushels ..........1 Quarter ..=640 0
STERLING MONEY TABLE.
4 Farthings .........1 Penny d.
12 Pence ...........1 Shilling s.
2 Shillings .........1 Florin
2 Shillings & Sixpence 1 Half Cr'wn
5 Shillings ..........1 Crown cr.
10 Shillings ........1 Half-Sov.
20 Shillings. 1 Sov. or 1 Pound £
21 Shillings ..........1 Guinea.
HAY AND STRAW WEIGHT.
36 lb. Straw .........1 Truss.
56 lb. Old Hay .......1 Truss.
60 lb. New Hay .......1 Truss.
36 Trusses ...........1 Load.
SQUARE MEASURE.
144 Square Inches .1 Square Foot
9 Square Feet ......1 Square Yard.
30¼ Square Yards ..1 Square Pole.
40 Square Poles.....1 Rood.
4 Rods ............1 Acre.
ARITHMETICAL SIGNS.
+ Plus. Sign of Addition.
- Minus: Sign of Subtraction.
x Sign of Multiplication.
÷ Sign of Division.
= Sign of Equality.
:: Signs of Proportion.
√ Sign of the Square Root.
∛ Sign of the Cube Root.
o Degree; Minute; Second.
.: Therefore
LONG OR LINEAL MEASURE.
12 Lines ...........1 Inch ....in.
12 Inches ..........1 Foot ....ft
3 Feet ............1 Yard ....yd
2 Yards ...........1 Fathom ...f.
5½ Yards ...........1 Pole.
40 Poles ...........1 Furlong fur.
8 Furlongs or 1,760 Yards, 1 Mile
TABLE OF MOTION.
60 Seconds ...........1 Minute.
60 Minutes ..........1 Degree.
360° Degrees ..........1 Sign.
12 Signs, or 360° ...the Circle of the Earth.
CLOTH MEASURE.
2¼ Inches ..........1 Nail
4 Nails ...........1 Quarter of a Yard.
4 Quarters .........1 Yard.
TABLE OF TIME.
60 Seconds ...........1 Minute.
60 Minutes ..........1 Hour.
24 Hours ............1 Day.
7 Days ..............1 Week.
4 Weeks .............1 Month.
365 Days ............1 Year.
366 Days ............1 Leap Yr.
52 Weeks ............1 Year.
.12 Calendar or 13 Lunar Months, 1 Year.
TROY WEIGHT.
For Gold, Silver and Jewels.
24 Grains ..........1 Pennyweight dwt.
20 Pennyweights ! Ounce ......oz.
12 Ounces ...........1 Pound .......lb
SOLID OR CUBIC MEASURE.
1,728 Cubic Inches ..1 Cubic Foot.
27 Cubic Feet .......1 Cubic Yard
1¼ Cubic Yards or 306 Cubic Feet ....1 Rod of Brickwork
APOTHECARIES WEIGHT.
For Mixing Medicines.
20 Grains ...........1 Scruple ......scr
3 Scruples ..........1 Dram ........dr.
8 Drams ............1 Ounce .......oz.
12 Ounces ...........1 Pound .......lb.
IMPERIAL HEAPED MEASURE.
Lbs. Avoird. of Water.
8 Gallons ...........1 Bushel .....= 80
3 Bushels ...........1 Sack ......= 240
12 Sacks ...........1 Chaldron ..=2880
MULTIPLICATION TABLE.
BRITISH MANUFACTURE.