2076: Troy Weight Aug 21, 2020

There are lots of systems for measurements, often with internal variations. For instance, there are long and short versions of both hundreds and hundredweights. There are also Troy weights, which are an alternative weight system alongside avoirdupois called Troy weight, started in Troyes, France, but used officially in England in the 15th century until 1824. All of the weights were based on the grain like the current Imperial system, and indeed, most of the terminology was the same, so it does mean that even though writing from the past may reference similar terms, there will be slight discrepancies.

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