grains; it is divided into 16 ounces, each ounce into 8 gros, and each
gros into 72 grains. It is equal to 7561 English Troy grains.
The English Troy pound of 12 ounces contains 5760 English Troy grains,
and is equal to 7021 Paris grains.
The English averdupois pound of 16 ounces contains 7000 English Troy
grains, and is equal to 8538 Paris grains.
To reduce Paris grs. to English Troy }
grs. divide by } 1.2189
To reduce English Troy grs. to Paris }
grs. multiply by }
To reduce Paris ounces to English }
Troy, divide by }
To reduce English Troy ounces to } 1.015734
Paris, multiply by }
Or the conversion may be made by means of the following Tables.
I. _To reduce French to English Troy Weight._
The Paris pound = 7561 }
The ounce = 472.5625 } English.
The gros = 59.0703 } Troy.
The grain = .8194 } Grains.
II. _To Reduce English Troy to Paris Weight._
The English Troy pound } = 7021. }
of 12 ounces } }
The Troy ounce = 585.0830 }
The dram of 60 grs. = 73.1353 } Paris
The penny weight, or } = 29.2540 } grains.
denier, of 24 grs. } }
The scruple, of 20 grs. = 24.3784 }
III. _To Reduce English Averdupois to Paris Weight._
307