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... coinage ready made to our hands , with the radical coins as the £ , florin , cent , and mil ( each being of the preceding ) ; in other words money expressed in £ and decimals of a £ to three places . The great practical advantage of ...
... coinage ready made to our hands , with the radical coins as the £ , florin , cent , and mil ( each being of the preceding ) ; in other words money expressed in £ and decimals of a £ to three places . The great practical advantage of ...
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... Coinage . Troy Weight Apothecaries ' Weight and Fluid Measure Avoirdupois Weight Wine and Spirit Measure Gaugers ' Rule . Ale and Beer Corn and Dry Measure Hay and Straw Cattle Length Measure Surveyors ' Long Measure Cloth Measure ...
... Coinage . Troy Weight Apothecaries ' Weight and Fluid Measure Avoirdupois Weight Wine and Spirit Measure Gaugers ' Rule . Ale and Beer Corn and Dry Measure Hay and Straw Cattle Length Measure Surveyors ' Long Measure Cloth Measure ...
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... coinage because it is not a decimal one . By constructing the multiples of these quantities decimalised to certain bases , however , and employing denomination - changes , full advantage may be taken of the principle of moving the ...
... coinage because it is not a decimal one . By constructing the multiples of these quantities decimalised to certain bases , however , and employing denomination - changes , full advantage may be taken of the principle of moving the ...
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... coinage - units quoted at above prices . 9. Construct Tables for these prices and find value of quan- tities given . ( 1 ) 18s . 9d . , 27s . 64d . , 33s . 4d . , 57s . 8d . per doz . - 27 , 45 , 300 , 80 , 76 dozens . ( 2 ) £ 3 . 15s ...
... coinage - units quoted at above prices . 9. Construct Tables for these prices and find value of quan- tities given . ( 1 ) 18s . 9d . , 27s . 64d . , 33s . 4d . , 57s . 8d . per doz . - 27 , 45 , 300 , 80 , 76 dozens . ( 2 ) £ 3 . 15s ...
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... coinage which has been repeatedly proposed since 1838 , viz . that in which the radical coins are the £ , florin , cent , and mil , each being of the preceding and the sovereign being the Integer the calculation of prices is a mere ...
... coinage which has been repeatedly proposed since 1838 , viz . that in which the radical coins are the £ , florin , cent , and mil , each being of the preceding and the sovereign being the Integer the calculation of prices is a mere ...
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A. W. VERRALL aliquot Aliquotise Amsterdam annuity arbitrated assay Austrian florins Avoirdupois Bank Bar silver bills of exchange Brokerage 1 p.m. bullion bushels calculated carats cash balance centesimos centimes cents cheques College compound amount Course of Exchange currency cwts debt decametre decimal Decimalise Direct rates discount Divide dollar dwts endorsed English Example farthings Fcap Find price Fixed number florins fraction francs gallon galls given price gold coins grains grammes GREEK Hamburg hectolitres inches interest kilog kilogramme LATIN legal tender Lisbon litres London M.A. BOOK metre metric system millièmes milreis mils Multiply Note number of places Paris payment pence pesetas peso piastres places required correct premium Price per lb Prof Professor profit quoted rate of exchange remittances Rule rupee selling sight sold stamp sterling tael Troy Weights and Measures zero date
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