^ abCardarelli, François (2003). Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units, Weights and Measures. London: Springer. pp. 38, 45. ISBN978-1-4471-1122-1.
^"scruple, n.1", Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1911
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scruple, unit, scruple, small, unit, apothecaries, system, derived, from, roman, scrupulum, small, pebble, unit, scrupulus, scrupulum, mass, unit, editthe, scruple, ounce, dram, grains, therefore, equal, 2959782, grams, roman, scruple, somewhat, smaller, aroun. The scruple is a small unit in the apothecaries system 1 derived from the old Roman scrupulum lit small pebble unit 2 scrupulus scrupulum Mass unit EditThe scruple is 1 24 ounce 1 3 dram or 20 grains 1 It is therefore equal to 1 2959782 grams The Roman scruple was somewhat smaller around 1 14 g Volume unit EditThe fluid scruple is 1 24 fluid ounce 1 3 fluid dram 20 minims or 1 4 teaspoon or 1 saltspoon It is therefore equal to 1 23 milliliters See also EditScruples disambiguation Roman units Byzantine units EReferences Edit a b Cardarelli Francois 2003 Encyclopaedia of Scientific Units Weights and Measures London Springer pp 38 45 ISBN 978 1 4471 1122 1 scruple n 1 Oxford English Dictionary 1st ed Oxford Oxford University Press 1911 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scruple unit amp oldid 1138415993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
