Grain (unit)
A grain is a unit of measurement of mass, and in the troy weight, avoirdupois, and Apothecaries' system, equal to exactly 64.79891 milligrams. It is nominally based upon the mass of a single ideal seed of a cereal. From the Bronze Age into the Renaissance the average masses of wheat and barley grains were part of the legal definitions of units of mass. Expressions such as "thirty-two grains of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear" appear to have been ritualistic formulas, essentially the premodern equivalent of legal boilerplate. Another source states that it was defined as the weight needed for 252.458 units to balance a cubic inch of distilled water at 30 inches of mercury pressure and 62 degrees Fahrenheit for both the air and water. Another book states that Captain Henry Kater, of t
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Grain (unit)
A grain is a unit of measurement of mass, and in the troy weight, avoirdupois, and Apothecaries' system, equal to exactly 64.79891 milligrams. It is nominally based upon the mass of a single ideal seed of a cereal. From the Bronze Age into the Renaissance the average masses of wheat and barley grains were part of the legal definitions of units of mass. Expressions such as "thirty-two grains of wheat, taken from the middle of the ear" appear to have been ritualistic formulas, essentially the premodern equivalent of legal boilerplate. Another source states that it was defined as the weight needed for 252.458 units to balance a cubic inch of distilled water at 30 inches of mercury pressure and 62 degrees Fahrenheit for both the air and water. Another book states that Captain Henry Kater, of t
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A grain is a unit of measureme ...... y pound or apothecaries pound.
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Das Gran (lateinisch granum „K ...... . Das Einheitenzeichen ist gr.
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Een grein is een gewichtseenhe ...... es in een kubieke meter lucht.
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Grain (förkortas gr) är en mas ...... andeldvapen samt för bladguld.
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Grain (symbol gr) je fyzikální ...... nglických systémech měr a vah.
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Gran (ang. grain; symbol: gr) ...... 1,197 604 790 419 granów (gr)
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Il grano (simbolo: gr, dall'in ...... 479891 g, ossia a 64,79891 mg.
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Le grain est une unité de mesu ...... onne une unité sèche à humide.
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O grão (em inglês: grain) é um ...... aproximadamente 0,0648 gramas.
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Un gra (símbol: gr ) és la mín ...... etites peces de joieria, etc.)
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The small golden disk close to ...... ins of major world currencies.
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A grain is a unit of measureme ...... that Captain Henry Kater, of t
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Das Gran (lateinisch granum „K ...... . Das Einheitenzeichen ist gr.
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Een grein is een gewichtseenhe ...... stand van Griekse mythologie".
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Grain (förkortas gr) är en mas ...... tsvarar exakt 0,06479891 gram.
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Grain (symbol gr) je fyzikální ...... nglických systémech měr a vah.
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Gran (ang. grain; symbol: gr) ...... 1,197 604 790 419 granów (gr)
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Il grano (simbolo: gr, dall'in ...... del sistema anglosassone avdp:
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Le grain est une unité de mesu ...... onne une unité sèche à humide.
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O grão (em inglês: grain) é um ...... aproximadamente 0,0648 gramas.
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Un gra (símbol: gr ) és la mín ...... etites peces de joieria, etc.)
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