10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVOIRDUPOIS»
Discover the use of
avoirdupois in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
avoirdupois and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hunt's Merchants' Magazine
9.725 inches, U. S. = 22.692 inches, U. S. = 105.18 lb. avoirdupois. = 66.4 lb.
avoirdupois. = 2. 27 bushels, U. S. = 9.08 bushels, U. S =* 34. 2375 gallons, TJ. S
. = 136. 95 gallons, U. S. = 26.61 inches, U . S. =. 24.8 inches, U. S. _ 13.68
inches, ...
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Formulas and Conversions
To Convert To Multiply By Hundredweights, Long Metric Tons 0.050802345
Hundredweights, Long Short Tons 0.056 Hundredweights, Long Kilograms
50.802345 Hundredweights, Long Avoirdupois Pounds 112 Hundredweights,
Short Long ...
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Dictionary of the mathematical and physical sciences, ...
weight and avoirdupois weight. 'The origin from which they are both raised, is a
grain of wheat gathered in the middle of the ear. In troy-weight, twenty-four of
these grains make one pennyweight sterling ; twenty pennyweights make one
ounce ...
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Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review
2.344 bushels, U. S. ' = 14.94 gallons, U. S. = 26.6 inches, U. S. = 25.2 inches,
U. S. = 4.6 miles, U. S. = 74.77 lb. avoirdupois. = 8.356 bushels, U. S. = 15.409
gallons, U. S. = 11.72 inches, U. S. = 78.34 inches, U. S. ,_.i IO '0 Q on .... 57' p: <
O ...
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The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review
9.725 inches, U. S. = 22.692 inches, U. S. = 105.18 lb. avoirdupois. = 66.4 lb.
avoirdupois. = 2. 27 bushels, U. S; = 9.08 bushels, U. S = 34. 2375 gallons, U.S. =
136. 95 gallons , U. B. = 26.61 inches, U . S. = 24.8 inches, U. S. = 13.68 inches, ...
A cubic foot of distilled water at 62 degrees, weighs exactly 997.136969 ounces
Avoirdupois ; and at the maximum density, 999.2777 ounces Avoirdupois. IV. The
Imperial Standard Troy Pound, 5760 grains or 12 ounces, the ounce 29 dwts.
Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1826
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The New Monthly Magazine
A cubic foot of distilled water at 62 degrees, weighs exactly 997.136969 ounces
Avoirdupois ; and at the maximum density, 999.2777 ouuees Avoirdupois. IV. The
Imperial Standard Troy Pound, 5760 grains or 12 ounces, the ounce 29 dwts.
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Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
A cubic foot of distilled water at 62 degrees, weighs exactly 997.136969 ounces
Avoirdupois; and at the maximum density, 999.2777 ounces Avoirdupois. IV. The
Imperial Standard Troy Pound, 5760 grains or 12 ounces, the ounce 29 dWts.
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
This rottolo, with which most sorts of goods are weighed, weighs 5lbs.
avoirdupois nearly. The rottolo with which the silks from Tripoli, and other parts of
Syria, are weighed, consists of 700 drachms, answering to 4-3', avoirdupois. The
rottolo ...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Vol. VII
The Imperial Standard Cubic Yard, 27 cubic feet, the cubic foot, 1728 cubic
inches. A cubic foot of distilled water at 62 degrees, weighs exactly 997.136969
ounces Avoirdupois ; and at the maximum density, 999.2777 ounces Avoirdupois
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVOIRDUPOIS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
avoirdupois is used in the context of the following news items.
BWW Reviews: CORINNA SOWERS-ADLER Holds to Her Own …
... donna, donna, donna/I long to shine upon the stage/With my avoirdupois/And my tra la la la la/I would be the chief sensation of the age. «Broadway World, Jun 15»
Stepping out: Tackling the Washington Monument's stairs the hard way
They were neck and neck for the first 200 feet, The Post reported, “but then Kennard's avoirdupois began to tell on his speed, and the ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
It's 4 p.m. Do you know what you're having for dinner? Larry Wilson
To maintain the excess avoirdupois. It never once snowed as I walked just short of a mile to elementary school in Altadena, but we didn't go to ... «LA Daily News, Jun 15»
LAUTENS: Regendered Jenner faces feminist critiques
... grams — or, for those still wedded to avoirdupois measure, 18, not the 16 ounces (i.e., a pound) common a century ago. Got that straight? «North Shore News, Jun 15»
Spy -- a Film Review
Still, it's a hoot to have the avoirdupois dish it out as good as she gets, from the insanely ferocious but gorgeous Rose Byrne, playing Bulgarian ... «American Thinker, Jun 15»
Opinionator | Melissa McCarthy and Summer Heroines Have …
Frank Bruni: “Avoirdupois”? Really? Are you studying for the SAT? If so, you should know that the exam is changing, and there will be less ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Hillary goes ugly early with racism claims
Washington Free Beacon Editor and avoirdupois enthusiast Matthew Continetti and National Journal Political Editor Josh Kraushaar mull that ... «Washington Examiner, Jun 15»
A Case for Liter-Ship: Advocates Cheer Lincoln Chafee's Metric …
Incidentally, the name for the U.S. system of inches, feet, ounces and pounds is avoirdupois — a French-root word originally meaning "goods of ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
Food book: The Baking Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
... the recipes are given first in volume measurements for those stubborn souls who won't use the more precise metric and avoirdupois weights, ... «South China Morning Post, May 15»
Car Review: 2015 Cadillac XTS Vsport AWD Platinum
Considering the high-performance engine, the XTS's 1,912-kilogram avoirdupois and my previous experience with the car, fuel economy was ... «Driving, May 15»
