Pharmacopoeia, quam in usum Nosocomii Academiae Londinensis ... medici ac chirurgi statuerunt / [Edidit A.T.T., i.e. A.T. Thomson].

Date:
1828
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    The following Tables exhibit the proportions of Weight and Measure, and the Signs used in Prescriptions, A Pound (libra)t ib contains 12 ounces An ounce (uncia), § 8 drachms A drachm (drachma), 5. .... * 3 scruples A scmple (scrupulus), 9j .... 20 grains A grain (granum), gr. A gallon (congius), cong contains 8 pints A pint (octarius), O 16 fluid ounces A fluid ounce (fluid uncia), fg. 8 fluid drachms A fluid drachm (fluid drachma), £5. 60 minims A minim (minimum^, -nt. APOTHECARIES’ WEIGHT. Ib § 5 9i gr. 1 = ]2 = 96 = 288 = 5760 1 = 8 = 24 = 480 '1 = 3 = 60 1 = 20 PBOPOKTIOSrS OF THE GALLON. Cong. o. f5 m. 1 = 8 = 128 = 1029 = 61440 1 = 16 = 128 = 7680 1 = 8 = 480 1 = 60 Printed by Littlewood and Co., Old Bailey. 'J.