A dispensatory, or commentary on the pharmacopoeias of Great Britain : comprising the natural history, description, chemistry, pharmacy, actions, uses, and doses of the articles of the materia medica / by Robert Christison.

  • Christison, Robert, Sir, 1797-1882.
Date:
1842
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    found the Dublin apothecaries' measure with that more recently adopted by the two British Colleges. The several denominations of weights and measui'es now in use in the three kingdoms may be conveniently represented thus. Ton. Hundredweight. 1 = 20 I Imperial Weight. Stone. Pound. Ounce. 160 = 2240 8 = 112 1 = 14 1 16 1 Drachm. Grain. = 256 = 7000 = 16 = 437.5 1 27.34375 Troy Weight. Pound. Ounce. Pennyweight. Grain. 1 = 12 1 240 = 20 = ] = 5760 480 24 Apothecaries Weight. Pound. Ounce. Drachm. Scruple. Grain. 12 = 96 1 = 8 1 288 24 3 1 5760 480 60 20 Imperial Measure. Quarter. Bushel. Peck. Gallon, Quart. Pint. Cub. inch. Imp. lbs. Troy grains 1 = 8 = 32 = 64 = 256 = 512 = „ 640 1 = 4 = 8 = 32 = 64 = „ 80 1 8 = 16 = 20 4 = 8 = 277.274 = 10 = 70,000 1 = 2 = 69.3185 = 2.5 = 17,500 1 = 34.65925= 1.25 = 8,750 Apothecaries' Measures. 1. London and Edinburgh. Gallon. Pint. Fluidounce. 1 = 8 = 1 = 160 20 1 Fluidrachm. Minim. 1280 160 8 1 76800 9600 480 60 1 Imperial weight. 70000 grs. 8750 : 437.5 54.7 0.91 lOV^s. 1.25 1 oz. 2. Dublin. Gal. Pound.' Ounce. Drachm. Scruple. Grain. Imperial 1=8 = 128 = 1024 = 3072 = 61440 58317.798 grs 1 = 16 = 128 = 384 = 7680 1 = 8 = 24 =. 480 455.6075 1 3 = 60 56.95 1 = 20 18.948 1 0.95 = 1.041 = 1.0410Z. When the Act for establishing the Imperial Weights and Mea- sures was passed in 1826, the medical profession was Exempted