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TROY GRAIN [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A unit of weight.

OBS

Weights for precious metals. ... The Troy system is: 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (dwt) ... During the fifteenth century ... a system of weight was introduced from Troyes in France, and in 1526 this system, Troy weight, was established by Royal proclamation ...

Key term(s)
  • Troy grain
  • grain Troy
  • Troy system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

Les poids dont on s'est servi jusqu'à l'introduction du système métrique en France, c'est-à-dire, les onces, gros, grains (...)

Spanish

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