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==Weight== | ==Weight== | ||
The '''ounce''' (abbreviated '''oz'''; apothecary symbol: '''℥'''): the apothecaries' ounce is equivalent in weight to the troy ounce (in modern terms, 31.1g, not the ~28.3g of the avoirdupois ounce. | The '''ounce''' (abbreviated '''oz'''; apothecary symbol: '''℥'''): the apothecaries' ounce is equivalent in weight to the troy ounce (in modern terms, 31.1g, not the ~28.3g of the avoirdupois ounce). | ||
==Distance== | ==Distance== | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 4 April 2018
Measurement before the enlightenment and the age of standardization varied widely. While some terms had wide adoption, others were highly regional and idiosyncratic. The following equivalencies are meant to aid in estimations.
Dry Amounts
Wet Amounts
ounce (fluid): a measurement of volume, not weight
Tun (e.g. of wine): 950-960 litres, or approximately 252 gallons during the early modern period.
pipe or butt: 1/2 of a tun, 475-480 liters, or 126 gallons
puncheon: 1/3 of a tun, 316-320 litres, or 84 gallons
hogshead: 1/4 of a tun, 237-242 litres, or 63 gallons
tierce: 1/6 of a tun, 158-160 litres, or 42 gallons
barrel: 1/8 of a tun, 118-120 litres, or 31 1/2 gallons
rundlet: 1/14 of a tun, 68-69 litres, or 18 gallons
Comparisons:
1 ton = 2 butts, 3 puncheons, 4 hogsheads, 6 tierces, 8 barrels, or 14 rundlets
Weight
The ounce (abbreviated oz; apothecary symbol: ℥): the apothecaries' ounce is equivalent in weight to the troy ounce (in modern terms, 31.1g, not the ~28.3g of the avoirdupois ounce).