s grains.
The English averdupois pound of 16 ounces contains 7000 English Troy
grains, and is equal to 8538 Paris grains.
To reduce Paris grs. to English Troy }
grs. divide by } 1.2189
To reduce English Troy grs. to Paris }
grs. multiply by }
To reduce Paris ounces to English }
Troy, divide by }
To reduce English Troy ounces to } 1.015734
Paris, multiply by }
Or the conversion may be made by means of the following Tables.
I. _To reduce French to English Troy Weight._
The Paris pound = 7561 }
The ounce = 472.5625 } English.
The gros = 59.0703 } Troy.
The grain = .8194 } Grains.
II. _To Reduce English Troy to Paris Weight._
The English Troy pound } = 7021. }
of 12 ounces } }
The Troy ounce = 585.0830 }
The dram of 60 grs. = 73.1353 } Paris
The penny weight, or } = 29.2540 } grains.
denier, of 24 grs. } }
The scruple, of 20 grs. = 24.3784 }
III. _To Reduce English Averdupois to Paris Weight._
The averdupois pound of } }
16 ounces, or 7000 } = 8538. } Paris
Troy grains. } } grains.
The ounce = 533.6250 }
Sec. 2. _Long and Cubical Measures._
To reduce Paris feet or inches into }
English, multiply by } 1.065977
English feet or inches into Paris, }
divide by }
To reduce Paris cubic feet or inches }
to English, multiply by }
English cubic feet or inches to Paris, } 1.211278
divide by }
Or by means of the following tables:
IV. _To Reduce Paris Long Measure to English._
The Paris royal foot of } }
12 inches } = 12.7977 } English
The inch = 1.0659 }
The line, or 1/12 of an inch = .0888 } inches.
The 1/12 of a line = .0074 }
V. _To Reduce English Long Measure to French._
The English foot = 11.2596 }
The inch = .9383 }
The 1/8 of an inch = .1173 } Paris inches.
The 1/10 = .0938 }
The line, or 1/12 = .0782 }
VI. _To Reduce French Cube Measure to English._
The Paris } English
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