2.13.2008

Tables of Measure

Table of Dry Measure:
2 pints = 1 quart
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
1 cord = 128 cubic feet

Table of Liquid Measure:
4 gills = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
31.5 gallons = 1 barrel
2 barrels = 1 hogshead

Table of Paper Measure:
24 sheets = 1 quire
20 quires = 1 ream
10 reams = 1 bale

Table of Apothecaries' Weight:
20 grains = 1 scruple
3 scruples = 1 dram
8 drams = 1 ounce
12 ounces = 1 pound

Table of Avoirdupois Weight:
16 drams = 1 ounce
16 ounce = 1 pound
100 pounds = 1 hundred-weight
2000 pounds = 1 ton
2240 pounds = 1 long ton

2 comments:

Tom said...

This is some fascinating stuff. How did they determine the names for the different measuring units?

If you haven't already, just check out my latest entry. It's a flow-of-consciouness passage so the lack of grammatical control may offend you. But, uh, take a look and tell me what I got.

Keep those entries comin', John. Let us keep this beast alive.

J.M. Harper said...

oh, the book is about growing up. it's going to be great. but also painful.

'piss in wine in form'. nice.

princeton? third year there.