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... ounces , an eighth part is two ounces , and five such parts are ten ounces . If the whole or unit is a shilling , that is twenty - four halfpence , an eighth part is three half- pence , and five such parts are sevenpence - halfpenny ...
... ounces , an eighth part is two ounces , and five such parts are ten ounces . If the whole or unit is a shilling , that is twenty - four halfpence , an eighth part is three half- pence , and five such parts are sevenpence - halfpenny ...
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... ounces which we call the weight of the body when we take the scales to various places . foolish person being told that bodies weighed less when taken to a height above the earth's surface than they did at the surface , declared that the ...
... ounces which we call the weight of the body when we take the scales to various places . foolish person being told that bodies weighed less when taken to a height above the earth's surface than they did at the surface , declared that the ...
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... ounces , or in any other convenient terms ; and the perpendicular to be expressed in inches , or feet , or any other convenient terms . But having once chosen the unit of force , and the unit of length , we must keep to these units ...
... ounces , or in any other convenient terms ; and the perpendicular to be expressed in inches , or feet , or any other convenient terms . But having once chosen the unit of force , and the unit of length , we must keep to these units ...
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... ounces Avoirdupois , ounces , and 28 cubic inches so that a cubic inch weighs 28000 1728 1000 1728 ounces , that is about a pound . It will be con- weigh venient to remember that a column of water of which the area of the base is a ...
... ounces Avoirdupois , ounces , and 28 cubic inches so that a cubic inch weighs 28000 1728 1000 1728 ounces , that is about a pound . It will be con- weigh venient to remember that a column of water of which the area of the base is a ...
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... that we usually estimate the quantity of solids by weight rather than by volume , that is by pounds and ounces rather 1 than by cubic feet and inches . On the other 162 VOLUMES OF SOLIDS Volumes of Solids immersed in Liquids.
... that we usually estimate the quantity of solids by weight rather than by volume , that is by pounds and ounces rather 1 than by cubic feet and inches . On the other 162 VOLUMES OF SOLIDS Volumes of Solids immersed in Liquids.
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