Handbók fyrir hvern mann - 01.01.1915, Blaðsíða 24

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Gcillon (= 4 quarts) = 4,54596 1.; Peck (= 2 gal-
lons) = 9,092 1.; Bushel (= 8 gallons) = 3,637
dal.; Quarter (= 8 bushels) = 2,909 hl.
Lagarmál. Gallon er 10 lb. vatns (við 62° Fahr.
hita) og að máli 277,174 cub. inces; en cub. foot
er 62,321 gallons. Gallon er 2 Quarts = 8 Pinls
= 32 Gills; Firken = Quarter Barrel = 9 galls;
Anker = 10 gal.; Kilderkin = Rundlet = Barrel
= 18 gal.; Barrel = 36 gal.; Tierce = 42 gal.;
Hogshead af öli (F/a barrels) = 54 gal.; Puncheon
= 72 gal.; Biill al' öli 108 galls.
Kornmál. Quart = 2 Pints; Pallle = 2 Quarts;
Gallon = 4 Quarts; Peck = 2 Gallons; Bushel =
4 Pecks; Strike = 2 Bushels; Coomb = 4 Bus-
hels; Quarter = 8 Bushels; Load = 5 Quarters;
7.«s/ = 10 Quarters.
Vog. Avoirdupois vog: Grain = 0,0618 gr.;
Dram = \,7T2 gr.; Ounce (— 16 drams) = 28,35
gr.; Pound (lb. = 16 oz = 7000 grains) = 0,4536 kg.;
Stone (= 14 lb.) = 6,35 kg.; Qnarter (= 28 lb.) =
12,7 kg.; Hnndredweight (cwt. = 112 lb.) = 50,8
kg.; Ton (= 20 cwt.) = 1016 kg. — Troy vog:
Penmjweight (= 24 grains) = 1,5552 gr.; Troij
ouncc (= 20 pennyweights) = 31,1035 gr. — Lijfja-
búðarvog: Scruple (= 20 grains) = 0,0648 gr.;
Drachni (= 3 Scruples) = 3,888 gr.; Ounce (= 8
drachms) = 31,1035 gr. — Ullarvog: Clove = 7
lb.; Slone = 2 cloves = 14 lb.; Tod (qr.) = 2
stones; Wey = G'L tod = 154 Ib.; Pack = 240
lb.; Sack = 2 weys = 364 lb.; Last = 12 sacks
= 4368 lb. — Kornvog: Ball (af mjöli) = 140
lb.; Sack = 280 lb.; Barrel af: blautri sápu 256 lb.,
smjöri 224 lb., amerikuhveiti 196 lb., bj'ggi 224 lb.,
höfrum 196 lb.; Bushel af: byggi 47 lb., kolum 80
lb., hveiti 56 lb., höfrum 40 lb., hrísgrjónum 60 lb*