Drop (unit)

Drop was a Scottish unit of mass and in use until 1826. The measure was calculated according to the old Scottish Troy weight.

• 1 drop = 1/16 ounce / ounce = 1/256 pound / pound = 1.9237 grams

literature

• Author collective: Brockhaus' Konversationslexikon. Volume 5, FA Brockhaus Leipzig / Berlin / Vienna 1894–1896, p. 530.
• Richard Klimpert: Lexicon of coins, measures, weights, counting methods and time values ​​of all countries in the world. Verlag C. Regenhardt, Berlin 1896, p. 81. (Reprint Verlag Рипол Классик ISBN 978-1-14697-121-8 )