A translation of the corrected edition of the Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regalis Medicorum Londinensis, published in July 1815. With notes / By a London physician [i.e. R. Reece].

Date:
1815
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Credit: A translation of the corrected edition of the Pharmacopoeia Collegii Regalis Medicorum Londinensis, published in July 1815. With notes / By a London physician [i.e. R. Reece]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE LONDON PHARMACOPOEIA. WEIGHTS, MEASURES, &C. Si nce there are two kinds of Weights used in Eng¬ land, by one of which gold and silver, and by the other nearly all other kinds of merchandise are esti¬ mated, we use the former, which is named Troy weight, and we divide the pound in the following way, to wit : The Pound (lb.) Ounce Drachm Scruple contains f twelve ounces j eight drachms j three scruples (^twenty grains We have added the signs by which it is customary to designate the different weights. The measure of liquids is also different—one being employed for Beer, and the other for Wine ; we make use of the latter, and use for liquids the measures which are derived from the wine gallon. The wine gallon is limited by the laws of the realm, which for medical uses is divided in the follow- in or manner : O The Gallon A f eight pints (o) Pint f . J sixteen fluid ounces (f|) Fluid ounce fCOn ainsA eight fluid drachms (fs) Fluid drachmj * sixty mhiims We have added the signs by which we designate the measures. R