 | Literary and Historical Society of Quebec - 1863 - 162 pages
...avoirdupois. The standard unit of all measures x>f capacity is the Imperial standard gallon containing 10 pounds avoirdupois weight of distilled water, weighed in air at the temperature of 62° Fahrenheit's thermometer. This is equal to 277£ cubic inches, or about f more than the old wine gallon.... | |
 | William Thomas Brande, George William Cox - 1865 - 978 pages
...the standard measure of capacity, and is directed to be made such as to contain 10 Ibs. avoirdupois of distilled water, weighed in air at the temperature...Fahrenheit's thermometer, the barometer standing at 30 inches ; or to contain 277 cubic inches and 274 thousandth parts of a cubic inch. Consequently the Imperial... | |
 | Leone Levi - 1866 - 530 pages
...avoirdupois ; drachm avoirdupois equals ¿r of ounce avoirdupois. "3. Standard gallon 'containing 10 Ibs. avoirdupois weight of distilled water weighed in air at the temperature of 62° Fahrenheit, the barometer being at 80 inches,' the same being in bulk equal to 277'274 cubic inches.... | |
 | George William Cox - 1867 - 1002 pages
...the standard measure of capacity, and is directed to be made such as to contain 10 Ibs. avoirdupois of distilled water, weighed in air at the temperature...Fahrenheit's thermometer, the barometer standing at 30 inches ; or to contain 277 cubic inches and 274 thousandth parts of a cubic inch. Consequently the Imperial... | |
 | Cuthbert William Johnson - 1869 - 1296 pages
...the standard measure of capacity, and is directed to be made such as to contain 10 Ibs. avoirdupois of distilled water, weighed in air at the temperature...thermometer, the barometer standing at 30 inches, or to contain 277 cubic inches, and 274 thousandth parts of a cubic inch ; consequently, the imperial... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1888 - 480 pages
...for liquids as for grain, seeds, fruits, etc., shall be the Imperial Standard Gallon, containing ten pounds avoirdupois weight of distilled water weighed in air, at the temperature of 02' of Fahrenheit's thermometer, the barometer* being at 30 inches, the bulk of such water being 277.274... | |
 | 1869 - 790 pages
...for liquids 09 for dry goods not measured by heap measures shall be the Gallon, containing 10 Ibs. avoirdupois weight of distilled water weighed in air at the temperature of 60° of Fahrenheit's thermometer, the barometer being at 30 inches. t The Pound Tower = 5400 grains... | |
 | William Alfred BROWNE - 1872 - 318 pages
...sorts of liquids as for dry goods not measured by heaped measure is the Imperial Gallon containing 10 pounds Avoirdupois weight of distilled water, weighed in air at the temperature of 62 degrees of Fahrenheit-s thermometer, the barometer being at 30 inches. The gallon imperial contains... | |
 | Charles Hutton Dowling - 1872 - 262 pages
...these standards. 3. Standard of Capacity. — The standard Gallon, "containing 10 Ib. avoirdupois, the weight of distilled water weighed in air at the temperature of 62° Fahrenheit, the barometer being at 30 inches." By the report of the Royal Commissioners, the weight... | |
 | Canada - 1873 - 576 pages
...the cubic foot, containing sixty -two pounds and three hundred and twenty -one thousandths of a pound avoirdupois weight of distilled water, weighed in air at the temperature of sixtytwo degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer, the barometer being at thirty inches ; except as relates... | |
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One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, the Standard Measure of Capacity, as well for Liquids as for dry Goods not measured by Heaped Measure, shall be the Gallon., containing Ten Pounds Avoirdupois Weight of distilled Water weighed in Air, at the... 
