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  1. <text id=93AC0375>
  2. <title>
  3. Units of Weight
  4. </title>
  5. <history>
  6. Compact ALMANAC--Statistics         
  7. </history>
  8. <article>
  9. <source>Time Almanac</source>
  10. <hdr>
  11. Units of Weight (or Mass)
  12. </hdr>
  13. <body>
  14. <table>
  15. <tblhdr><cell>Customary<cell><cell>Avoirdupois(1)<cell><cell>Metric
  16. <row><cell type=a>Grain<cell type=a>=<cell type=a><cell type=a><cell type=a>.065 gram
  17. <row><cell>Ounce (oz.avdp.)<cell>=<cell>437.5 grains/16 drams<cell>=<cell>28.350 grams
  18. <row><cell>Pound (lb.avdp.)<cell>=<cell>7,000 grains/16 oz.<cell>=<cell>.454 kilograms
  19. <row><cell>Hundredweight (cwt.)<cell>=<cell>100 pounds<cell>=<cell>45.359 kilograms
  20. <row><cell>Ton, short (tn.)<cell>=<cell>2,000 pounds<cell>=<cell>.907 metric ton
  21. <row><cell>Ton, long<cell>=<cell>2,240 pounds<cell>=<cell>1.016 metric tons
  22. </table>
  23. <table>
  24. <tblhdr><cell>Customary<cell><cell>Troy(2)<cell><cell>Metric
  25. <row><cell type=a>Ounce (oz. troy)(3)<cell type=a>=<cell type=a>480 grains<cell type=a>=<cell type=a>31.104 grams
  26. <row><cell>Pound (lb. troy)<cell>=<cell>5,760 grains/12 oz.<cell>=<cell>.373 kilogram
  27. </table>
  28. <table>
  29. <tblhdr><cell>Metric<cell><cell><cell><cell>Customary
  30. <row><cell type=a>Gram (g)<cell type=a><cell type=a><cell type=a>=<cell type=a>.035 oz. avdp.
  31. <row><cell><cell><cell><cell>or<cell>.032 oz. troy
  32. <row><cell>Dekagram (dag)<cell>=<cell>10 grams<cell>=<cell>.353 oz. avdp.
  33. <row><cell><cell><cell><cell>or<cell>.322 oz. troy
  34. <row><cell>Hectogram (hg)<cell>=<cell>10 grams<cell>=<cell>3.527 oz. avdp.
  35. <row><cell><cell><cell><cell>or<cell>3.215 oz. troy
  36. <row><cell>Kilogram (kg)<cell>=<cell>1,000 grams<cell>=<cell>2.205 lb. avdp.
  37. <row><cell><cell><cell><cell>or<cell>2.679 lb. troy
  38. <row><cell>Metric ton<cell>=<cell>1,000 kilograms<cell>=<cell>1.102 short tons
  39. <row><cell><cell><cell><cell>or<cell>.984 long ton
  40. </table>
  41. <list>
  42. <item>1. For weighing ordinary commodities.
  43. <item>2. For weighing precious metals, jewels, etc.
  44. <item>3. Also known as fine ounces.
  45. </list>
  46. </body>
  47. </article>
  48. </text>
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