Definition:Apothecaries' Ounce/Conversion Factors

Apothecaries' Ounce: Conversion Factors

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\(\ds 1\)

apothecaries' ounce

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\(=\)

\(\ds 8\)

drachms

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\(=\)

\(\ds 24\)

scruples

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\(=\)

\(\ds 480\)

grains

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\(=\)

\(\ds 1\)

troy ounce

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\(=\)

\(\ds 31 \cdotp 1\)

grams

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): apothecaries' system: 1.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): apothecaries' system: 1.