Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics / by William Whitla.

  • Whitla, William, 1851-1933.
Date:
1889
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Credit: Elements of pharmacy, materia medica, and therapeutics / by William Whitla. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MEASURES OF LENGTH. 1 Inch in. 12 Inches = 1 foot. 36 „ =3 feet = 1 yard RELATION OF MEASURES TO WEIGHTS, 1 Minim is the measure of 0-9114 grains of water 1 Fluid Drachm „ 54-6875 „ 1 Fluid Ounce „ 1 ounce or 437'5 „ 1 Pint „ 1-25 pounds or 8750-0 ., 1 Gallon „ 10 pounds or 70,000-0 „ WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OF THE METRIC SYSTEM. WEIGHT S. 1 Milligramme = the thousandth part of 1 grm. or O'OOl grm. 1 Centigramme = the hundredth „ 0*01 „ 1 Decigramme = the tenth „ 0*1 1 Gramme . = weight of a cubic centimetre of water at 4° C. (15-432 grs.) 1-0 1 Dekagramme = ten grammes „ lO'O „ 1 Hectogramme = one hundred grammes „ 100-0 „ 1 Kilogramme = one thousand grammes „ lOOO'O „ MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 1 Millilitre = 1 cub. centim. or the mea. of 1 gram, of water 1 Centilitre = 10 „ 10 „ „ 1 Decilitre = 100 „ 100 „ „ 1 Litre = 1000 „ 1000 „ (1 kilo) MEASURES OF LENGTH. 1 Millimetre = the thousandth part of 1 metre, or 0*001 metre 1 Centimetre = the hundredth „ 0-01 1 Decimetre = the tenth part „ 0-1 „ 1 Metre - - - - - ■ ■ - I'O „ RELATION OF THE WEIGHTS OF THE BRITISH PHARMACOPCEIA TO THE METRIC WEIGHTS. 1 Pound = 453*5927 grammes 1 Ounce = 28*3495 „ 1 Grain = 0*0648