Accounts·PU-Mu 1050, Box 3, folder 7b·1953–1954

Account books, 1953–1954: Curium Account GRE (1 of 2)

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Typed and handwritten in English. Every line is transcribed, and the text sits beside the scan.

Scan 8 of accounts PU-Mu 1050, Box 3, folder 7b (Account books, 1953–1954: Curium Account GRE (1 of 2)), typed and handwritten in English. The transcription follows.

Scan: Penn Museum Archives, Philadelphia, PU-Mu 1050, Box 3, folder 7b, Courtesy of the Penn Museum.

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ARITHMETICAL TABLES

Numeration Table. Units ........................1 Tens ..........................12 Hundreds ......................123 Thousands .....................1234 Tens of Thousands..............12,345 Hundreds of Thousands..........123,456 Millions .......................1,234,567 Tens of Millions...............12,345,678 C. of Millions.................123,456,789

Sterling Money Table. 4 Farthings........1 penny d. 12 Pence...........1 shilling s. 2 Shillings........1 florin 2 Shillings & sixpence 1 Halfcrown 5 Shillings........1 crown cr. 10 Shillings........1 half sov. 20 Shillings, 1 sov. or 1 pound £ 21 Shillings.........1 guinea

Avoirdupois Weight. For all Goods except Gold, Silver, and Jewels. 16 Drams.....1 ounce ..........oz. 16 Ounces.....1 pound .........lb. 14 Pounds.....1 stone .........st. 28 Pounds.....1 quarter .......qr. 4 Quarters...1 hundredweight cwt. 20 Cwt........1 ton ..........tn.

Imperial Dry Measure. Avoird. of Water—lb. oz. 2 Glasses.........1 noggin = 0 5 4 Noggins.........1 pint = 1 4 2 Pints...........1 quart = 2 8 4 Quarts..........1 gallon = 10 0 2 Gallons.........1 peck = 20 0 4 Pecks...........1 bushel = 80 0 8 Bushels.........1 quarter = 640 0

Hay and Straw Weight. 36 lb. Straw ..........1 truss 56 lb. Old Hay.........1 truss 60 lb. New Hay.........1 truss 36 trusses............1 load

Square Measure. 144 Square inches......1 square foot 9 Square feet.........1 square yard 30¼ Square yards.......1 square pole 40 Square poles........1 rood 4 Roods...............1 acre

Long or Lineal Measure. 12 Lines..............1 inch .........in. 12 Inches.............1 foot .........ft. 3 Feet................1 yard .........yd. 2 Yards...............1 fathom .......f. 5½ Yards..............1 Pole 40 Poles..............1 furlong ...fur. 8 Furlongs or 1760 yds, 1 mile

Table of Motion. 60" Seconds..........1 minute 60' Minutes..........1 degree 30° Degrees..........1 sign 12 Signs, or 360°....the circle of the earth

Table of Time. 60 Seconds.........1 minute 60 Minutes.........1 hour 24 Hours...........1 day 7 Days.............1 week 4 Weeks............1 month 365 Days...........1 year 366 Days...........1 leap year 52 Weeks...........1 year 12 Calendar or 13 Lunar Months } 1 Year

Days in the Month. Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November, All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February alone, Which has but twenty-eight days clear, And twenty-nine in each leap year.

Cloth Measure. 2¼ Inches.........1 nail 4 Nails...........1 quarter of a yard 4 Quarters........1 yard

Solid or Cubic Measure. 1728 Cubic inches....1 cubic foot 27 Cubic feet.........1 cubic yard 24¾ Cubic feet........1 solid perch mason's work 128 Cubic feet.......1 solid perch brickwork

Imperial Heaped Measure. Lbs. Avoird. of Water. 8 Gallons.....1 bushel ....= 80 3 Bushels......1 sack ......= 240 12 Sacks........1 chaldron ..= 2880

Arithmetical Signs. + Plus ; sign of addition − Minus ; sign of subtraction × sign of multiplication ÷ sign of division = sign of equality :: sign of proportion √ sign of the square root ∛ sign of the cube root ° Degree, ' minute, " second ∴ Therefore

Troy Weight. For Gold, Silver, and Jewels. 24 Grains.....1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 Pennyweights...1 oz. ........oz. 12 Ounces........1 pound.......lb.

Apothecaries' Weight. For Mixing Medicines. 20 Grains.........1 scruple ........scr. 3 Scruples........1 dram ..........dr. 8 Drams...........1 ounce ..........oz. 12 Ounces.........1 pound ..........lb.

MULTIPLICATION TABLE.

Table: 2 times 1 are 2 through 12 times 1 are 12, multiplication rows 1 to 12 in columns for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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