Money
- 17th-Century Farthing Trade Tokens
- Current value of old money
- Pre-decimal Sterling Coinage
- Measuring Worth
Time
- Day of Week Calculator
- A Calender Program for Western Europe AD 326 - 2999
- Ecclesiastical Calendar Calculator
- French Revolutionary Calendar 1793 - 1806
- Cyndi's List - Calendars & Dates
- International Time Zones, Clocks and Calendars
- The Time Now Recommended to be WCAG 2.0 compliant
Weights and Measures
Length
22 yards = 1 chain
10 chains = 1 furlong
8 furlongs = 1 mile
40 poles = 1 rood (R)
4 roods = 1 acre
1 pole = about 30 1/4 sq yards
Capacity
4 gills = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon (8 pints)
8 quarts = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
Troy Weights
24 grains = 1 pennyweight
20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)
Apothecaries' Measures
20 minims = 1 fl.scruple
3 fl.scruples = 1 fl.drachm
8 fl.drachms = 1 fl.ounce
20 fl.ounces = 1 pint
Apothecaries' Weights
20 grains = 1 scruple
3 scruples = 1 drachm
8 drachms = 1 ounce (480 grains)
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)
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