Numeration Table Units . . . . . . . . . . . .1Tens . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Hundreds. . . . . . . . . .123 Thousands . . . . . . . .1,234 Tens of thousands. . . .12,345 Hundreds of thousands. 123,456 Millions . . . . . . 1,234,567 C. of Millions . . 123,456,789 |
Avoirdupois Weights For all Goods except Gold, Silver 16 Ounces 1 pound. . . . . . lb. 14 Pounds 1 stone. . . . . . st. 28 Pounds 1 quarter. . . . . qr. 4 Quarters 1 hundredweight. cwt. 20 Cwt. 1 ton . . . . . . . .tn. |
Imperial Dry Measure 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 . = 80 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 Halfcrown 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 truss56 lb. Old Hay . . 1 truss 60 lb. New Hay . . 1 truss 36 trusses . . . . 1 load Cloth Measure ¼ inches . . 1 nail4 Nails. . . 1 quarter of a yard 4 Quarters . 1 yard |
Square Measure 144 Square inches . 1 square ft.9 Square feet . . . 1 square yd. 3¼ Square yards . . 1 square pole 10 Square poles . . 1 rood 4 Roods . . . . . . 1 acre |
Arithmetical Signs + Plus ; sign of addition- Minus ; sign of subtraction X Sign of multiplication ÷ Sign of division = Sign of equality : :: : Sign of proportion ² Sign of the square root ³ Sign of the cube root ° Degree 2 minute 3 second ∴ Therefore |
Solid or Cubic Measure 1,728 cubic inches 1 cubic foot27 cubic feet. . . 1 cubic yard 24¾ cubic feet . . 1 solid perch mason's work 12⅜ cubic feet . . 1 solid perch brickwork |
Table of Motion 603 Seconds . . . . . . 1 minute602 Minute. . . . . . . 1 degree 30° Degrees. . . . 1 sign 12 Signs or 360° . . the circle of the earth |
Troy Weight For Gold Silver and Jewels 24 Grains. . . . 1 pennyworth dwt.20 Pennyweights. 1 ounce oz. 12 Ounces. . . . 1 Pound lb. |
Long or Lineal Measure 12 Lines . . . 1 inch . . in.12 Inches. . . 1 foot . . ft. 3 Feet . . . . 1 yard . . yd. 2 Yard . . . . 1 fathom . f. 5½ Yards . . . 1 pole . . . 40 Poles . . . 1 furlong. fur. 8 Furlongs or 1760 yds. . 1 mile |
Table of Time 60 Seconds. . . . . . . 1 minute60 Minutes. . . . . . . 1 hour 24 Hours. . . . . . . . 1 day 7 Days. . . . . . . . . 1 week 4 Weeks . . . . . . . . 1 month 365 Days. . . . . . . . 1 year 366 Days. . . . . . . . 1 leap year 52 Weeks. . . . . . . . 1 year 12 Calendar or 13 Lunar months. . . . . . . . . 1 Year |
Apothecaries' Weight For Mixing Medicines20 Grains . . . . 1 Scruple scr. 3 Scruples. . . . 1 dram dr. 8 Drams . . . . . 1 ounce oz. 12 Ounces . . . . 1 pound lb |
Imperial Heaped 3 Bushels . 1 sack. . . = 240 12 Sacks . . 1 caldron . = 2880 |
Days in the Month Thirty days has September,April June and November, All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, Which has but twenty-eight days clear, And Twenty-nine in each leap year. |
Definitions:
Avoird of Water - Imperial measure based on 1lb of 16oz, 7,000 grains
Troy Weight - Used for precious metals
Apothecaries' Weight - traditional system of weight used for the measuring
pharmaceuticals