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Page 50 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 51 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 51 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 50 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 111 - II. The logarithm of the quotient of two numbers equals the logarithm of the dividend minus the logarithm of the divisor.
Page 90 - The specific gravity of any substance is the ratio of the weight of that substance to the weight of an equal volume of. some substance taken as a standard.
Page 50 - WEIGHT 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (Ib.) 100 pounds =1 hundredweight (cwt.) 2000 pounds = 1 ton (T...
Page x - A cylinder is conceived to be generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides as an axis.
Page 102 - Progression (AP), is a series in which each term, after the first, is formed by adding a constant number to the preceding term.
Page 195 - List price, $2.50; mailing price, $2.65. INTENDED for general students who wish to acquire a sound knowledge of the properties of the Newtonian Potential Function. Nearly four hundred miscellaneous problems have been added in this new edition. PEIRCE, JM —ELEMENTS OF LOGARITHMS. List price, 50 cents ; mailing price, 55 cents. DESIGNED to give the student a complete and accurate knowledge of the nature and use of logarithms. TAYLOR, JM — ELEMENTS OF THE DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEGRAL CALCULUS. (Revised...