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| The standard British system of weights (now incorporated into the Imperial system) |
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Avoirdupois |
| The older system that was largely replaced by avoirdupois in the late Middle Ages, but continued to be used (and still is today) for precious metals and gemstones |
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Troy |
| Historical system, formerly used by physicians, pharmacists and other scientists |
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Apothecaries' |
Apart from the very top row (which applies to all three systems), the following tables refer to the avoirdupois system. For details of the other two systems, please click here.
| Grammes in a grain (approximately) |
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0.065 |
| Drams in an ounce |
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16 |
| Ounces in a pound |
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16 |
| Pounds in a stone |
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14 |
| Stones in a quarter |
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2 |
| Quarters in a hundredweight |
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4 |
| Hundredweights in a ton |
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20 |
| Ounces in a stone |
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224 |
| Pounds in a quarter |
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28 |
| Pounds in a hundredweight |
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112 |
| Pounds in a ton |
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2,240 |
| Stones in a hundredweight |
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8 |
| Stones in a ton |
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160 |
| Fluid ounces in a gill |
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5 |
| Gills in a pint |
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4 |
| Fluid ounces in a pint (Imperial) |
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20 |
| Fluid ounces in a pint (USA) |
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16 |
| Pints in a quart |
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2 |
| Quarts in a gallon |
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4 |
| Pints in a gallon |
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8 |
| Gallons in a peck |
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2 |
| Pecks in a bushel |
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4 |
| Gallons in a bushel |
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8 |
| Bushels in a quarter |
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8 |
| Yards in a rod, pole or perch |
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5.5 |
| Rods, poles or perches in a chain |
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4 |
| Yards in a chain |
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22 |
| Chains in a furlong |
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10 |
| Yards in a furlong |
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220 |
| Furlongs in a mile |
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8 |
| Chains in a mile |
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80 |
| Yards in a mile |
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1,760 |
| Feet in a mile |
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5,280 |
| Square yards in a rood |
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1,210 |
| Roods in an acre |
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4 |
| Square yards in an acre |
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4,840 |
| Acres in a square mile |
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640 |
| Feet in a fathom |
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6 |
| Fathoms in a cable (conventionally; a cable is one tenth of a nautical mile, strictly 608 feet) |
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100 |
| Fathoms in a cable (US Navy definition) |
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120 |
| Feet in a cable (Royal Navy definition) |
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608 |
| Cables in a nautical mile |
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10 |
| Feet in a nautical mile (British definition, before adopting the International standard 1970) |
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6,080 |
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