Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Tables for the Rapid and Exact Computation of the Number of Gallons Contained in Any Given Weight of Oil, or Other Liquid Lighter Than Water, Without Measuring or Gauging: Arranged With Special Reference to the Wants of the Petroleum Trade
The accompanying Tables are designed to facilitate the computation of the number Of gallons contained in abv bulk Of Oil or other ?uid lighter than water, the exacr weight being known. The labor and loss involved in measuring large volumes are so great that it is always avoid ed when possible. Gauging - the usual substitute for meas uring - is a method Of finding the capacity of a vessel by measuring its dimensions with a graduated rod and by cer tain empirical rules computing the contents. The great care required in making accurate measurements, and the unavoid able irregularities in the shape of casks, render this method at best but an approximation to the truth. The discrepan cies in the results Obtained by gauging are but too familiar as a source Of frequent difficulty in commercial transactions.
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