Last Updated：2022/12/24
In our coppers we have fifths and tenths both of the pound and the ounce, so that a farthing thrown into the scale with our ounce is the equivalent (within one grain) to the so-called metric-ounce or sixteenth of 500 grammes, and with eight halfpence on the pound we get the half-kilo quite near enough for practical purposes.
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In
our
coppers
we
have
fifths
and
tenths
both
of
the
pound
and
the
ounce,
so
that
a
farthing
thrown
into
the
scale
with
our
ounce
is
the
equivalent
(within
one
grain)
to
the
so-called
metric-ounce
or
sixteenth
of
500
grammes,
and
with
eight
halfpence
on
the
pound
we
get
the
half-kilo
quite
near
enough
for
practical
purposes.
