Measurements CHARTS & TABLES
Measurements CHARTS & TABLES
Measurements (continued)
Apothecaries’ Weight
Value Is the same as
20 grains 1 scruple
3 scruples 1 dram
8 drams 1 ounce
12 ounces 1 poundApothecaries’ Liquid Measure
Value Is the same as
60 drops 1 fluid dram
8 fluid drams 1 fluid ounce
16 fluid ounces 1 pint
8 pints 1 gallonTime
Value Is the same as
60 seconds 1 minute
60 minutes 1 hour
24 hours 1 day
7 days 1 week
365 days 1 year
365 days, 5 hours, 1 solar year
48 minutes, 46 seconds
366 days 1 leap year
(note: years divisible by 4,
and centennial years
divisible by 400,
are leap years)
10 years 1 decade
20 years 1 score
100 years 1 century
1,000 years 1 millennium
(continues)