Seconds. 60 1800 2419200 10080 168= 71 Week. d. h. w.d.h. 31557600 525960=8766=365.6=52.1.6—1 Julian year. 31536937 d. h.m. §. 525918—8765=365.5.48.57.1 Solar year. To know the days in each month, observe : Thirty days hath September, All the rest have thirty-one, Except in Leap Year, and then's the time, SQUARE MEASURE. 301 1 Pole. 401 Rood. 39204 2721 1568160=108901210 6272640-43560 4840 160-4-1 Acre. 1 Hide of Land. By this measure are measured all things that have length and breadth; such as land, painting, plastering, flooring, thatching, plumbing, giazing, &c. 1728 Inchies 27 Feet SOLID MEASURE. make 40 Feet of round timber Or, 50 Feet of hewn timber is 1 Ton or Load. 108 solid feet, i. e. 12 feet in length, 3 feet in breadth, and 3 deep, or, commonly 14 feet long, 3 feet 1 inch broad, and 3 feet 1 inch deep, is a stack of wood. 128 solid feet, i. e. 8 feet long, 4 feet broad, and 4 feet deep, is a cord of wood. By this measure are measured all things that have length, breadth and depth. lbs. 51 Stone of Glass 14 Peck of Flour or Salt 16 Stone of Cheese 29 Boll of Canvass 80 Barrel of Anchovies 82 Stone of Hemp 100 Quintal of Fish 112 Barrel of Raisens, or Gunpowder 120 Faggot of Steel, or Bar. of Candles 29 Cwt. of Cheese in Cheshire 169 Bag of Rice Duodecimo Octodecimo 250 Sack of Flour 1200 Puncheon of Prunes Bushels. 25 Hundred of Lime 40 Ton of Potatoes 42 Ton of Salt 56 Bushel of White Salt 65 Ditto of Rock Salt 20 Articles 1 Score 5 Score a common Hun dred 6 Score a long ditto 12 Signs or 300 Degrees 1 Great Circle 4 or 5 Keg of Star geons 8 Firkin of Soap 32 Barrel of Herrings, 800 to 1000 40 Hogs. of Pilchards 42 Barrel of Salmon or Eels 250 Tun of Oil 12 Units 1 Dozen 12 Dozen 1 Gross 12 Gross Great Gross 1 Chest of Tea about 84 lb ADDITION OF MONEY, WEIGHTS, AND RULE. Add the first row or denomination together, as in integers, then divide the sum by as many of the same denomination as makes one of the next greater, setting down the remainder under the row added, and carry the quotient to the next superior denomination, continuing the same to the last, which add as in simple Addition. |