Note 29 — Chapter X · THE CUBIC FOOT AND THE TON REGISTER
Reading edition
‘Some Gentlemen at Oxford in 1685 determined the weight of a cubic foot of spring water, or 1728 solid inches, to be 1000 ounces averdepois.’—Kelly, Metrology, 1816.
Reading edition
‘Some Gentlemen at Oxford in 1685 determined the weight of a cubic foot of spring water, or 1728 solid inches, to be 1000 ounces averdepois.’—Kelly, Metrology, 1816.