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	pound avoirdupois
		Unfortunately, the jurors for this second series made two fundamental mistakes: they thought that the avoirdupois pound consisted of 15 troy ounces and that the troy pennyweight was the weight of a penny.
		While in Britain the pound was based on a British prototype, starting in 1893 (the Mendenhall order) the Americans defined their pound in terms of the International Prototype of the Kilogram, using the equivalence arrived at by the comparison of 1883.
		In the United States, the new value was accepted as the value of the pound avoirdupois for all purposes, as it was in the United Kingdom by the Weights and Measures Act of 1963, in which, for the first time, the British government defined the pound in terms of the kilogram.
	www.sizes.com /units/pound_avoirdupois.htm (1536 words)

	Pound - LoveToKnow 1911
		The pound troy, probably introduced from France, was in use as early as 1415 and was adopted as the legal standard for gold and silver in 1527.
		The standard pound troy, placed together with the standard yard in the custody of the clerk of the House of Commons by a resolution of the House of the 2nd of June 1758, was destroyed at the burning of the houses of parliament in 1834.
		The Egyptian pound, written £E, is a gold coin of 100 piastres, and was made the monetary unit of the country by a decree of the 14th of November 1885.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Pound (672 words)

	English weights and measures: Weights
		This pound is of 7000 grains, and is split into 16 ounces (each, therefore of 437.5 grains).
		The wool pound was of 6992 grains, and was (of course) used for weighing wool.
		The tower pound was used for weighing coins, and was of 5400 grains.
	home.clara.net /brianp/weights.html (493 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Pound (mass)
		In the United Kingdom there is a historical link between the pound as a unit of mass and the pound as a unit of currency (the pound sterling), because the unit of currency was defined in the past in terms of a specific quantity of silver.
		During the reign of Henry VIII of England, the avoirdupois pound was redefined as 7,000 troy grains.
		A troy pound is equal to 12 troy ounces and to 5,760 grains.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Pound_%28mass%29 (1745 words)

	POUND (2)—(a) - Online Information article about POUND (2)—(a)
		merchant's pound, weighing 6750 grains, which was established about 1270 for all commodities except gold, silver and medicines, but it was generally superseded by the pound avoirdupois about 1330.
		report in 1841 the pound avoirdupois of 7000 grains was substituted for the pound troy as the standard.
		This standard pound was legalized by an act of 1855 (18 and 1g Vict.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /POL_PRE/POUND_2_a_.html (2052 words)

	MeasureThat.com -- Weight -- Pound
		In the United Kingdom there is a historical link between the pound as a unit of mass and the pound as a unit of currency (the pound sterling), because the unit of currency was defined in the past in terms of a specific quantity of silver.
		During the reign of Henry VIII of England, the avoirdupois pound was redefined as 7,000 troy grains.
		A Jersey pound is an obsolete units of mass used on the island of Jersey from the 14th century to the 19th century.
	www.measurethat.com /weight/pound.html (1650 words)

	Pound sterling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The pound was originally the value of one Troy pound of sterling silver (hence "pound sterling").
		The pound sterling, established in 1560–61 by Elizabeth I and her advisers, foremost among them Sir Thomas Gresham, brought order to the financial chaos of Tudor England that had been occasioned by the "Great Debasement" of the coinage, which in turn brought on a debilitating inflation during the years 1543–51.
		Pound sterling was used as the currency of the British Empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pound_Sterling (3354 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Pound sterling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The pound sterling is one of the world's most widely traded currencies, along with the United States dollar, the Japanese yen, the Australian Dollar and the euro.
		The pound is now freely bought and sold on the commodity markets around the world and the value therefore fluctuates (rising when traders buy pounds, falling when traders sell pounds).
		The pound sterling, established in 1560–61 by Elizabeth I and her advisors, foremost among them Sir Thomas Gresham, brought order to the financial chaos of Tudor England that had been occasioned by the "Great Debasement" of the coinage, which brought on a debilitating inflation during the years 1543–51.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Pound_sterling (2771 words)

	Pound sterling at AllExperts
		The pound was originally the value of one Troy pound of sterling silver (hence "pound sterling").
		The one pound coin also has many varied designs on the reverse side, which differ from year to year with new designs appearing; however, all of these are Royal Mint coins and of equivalent legality.
		The pound sterling, established in 1560–61 by Elizabeth I and her advisers, foremost among them Sir Thomas Gresham, brought order to the financial chaos of Tudor England that had been occasioned by the "Great Debasement" of the coinage, which in turn brought on a debilitating inflation during the years 1543–51.
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/po/pound_sterling.htm (3148 words)

	Pound sterling information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It is often simply called the pound, with "pound sterling" used mainly in formal contexts, or when it is necessary to distinguish the unit of currency from others that have the same name (the term British pound is also often used for this purpose).
		The pound sterling, established in 1560–61 by Elizabeth I and her advisors, foremost among them Sir Thomas Gresham, brought order to the financial chaos of Tudor England that had been occasioned by the "Great Debasement" of the coinage, which brought on a debilitating inflation during the years 1543–51.
		Pound sterling was used as the currency of the British Empire.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Pound_sterling?redir=1 (3248 words)

	Advice from an Expert - Tilt Up Towers
		Tilt-up towers are guyed lattice or pipe towers that are assembled on the ground with the wind generator perched on top and raised to a standing position from ground level with a winch, truck, or tractor.
		A 100-foot tower with a 500-pound wind turbine mounted on it means that the equivalent of 50,000 foot pounds of force are being exerted on the slack guy cables as they become taut when the tower inevitably falls.
		Additionally, the base of the tower is hinged, and there is some sort of pulley system incorporated between the gin pole and one of the tower anchors to raise and lower the tower.
	www.awea.org /faq/sagrillo/ms_tiltup.html (701 words)

	Ten Pound Island Lighthouse History
		In 1842, Story complained that the tower and dwelling were both poorly constructed, saying, "The leaks around the windows of the dwelling-house are so bad that we are obliged to set a tub to catch the water whenever it rains hard.
		In 1956, Ten Pound Island Light was decommissioned and the fifth-order Fresnel lens was removed, replaced by a modern optic put on the old bell tower, later moved to a skeleton tower.
		The tower was repaired by K and K Painting Company of Maryland and the automatic light was returned to the lighthouse.
	www.lighthouse.cc /tenpoundisland/history.html (975 words)

	THE BRITISH POUND STERLING
		The pound was originally the value of one pound Tower weight of sterling silver (hence "pound sterling").
		The UK one pound coin also has many varied designs on the reverse side, which differ from year to year with new designs appearing; however, all of these are Royal Mint coins and of equivalent legality.
		The pound sterling, established in 1560–61 by Elizabeth I and her advisers, foremost among them Sir Thomas Gresham, brought order to the financial chaos of Tudor England that had been occasioned by the "Great Debasement" of the coinage, which in turn brought on a debilitating inflation during the years 1543–51.
	www.solarnavigator.net /venture_capital/the_pound_sterling.htm (4320 words)

	Crown Tower Specialty and Gourmet Coffee sales
		If you are unsure which is the right coffee for you, may we suggest you try our convenient Variety Packs.
		Arabica coffees from this region are considered some of the best in the world, and are renowned for their richness, full body, long finish, earthiness and gentle acidity.
		Crown Tower has developed many unique blends of coffee to satisfy any taste.
	www.crowntower.com /buy/help.htm (274 words)

	Unità di misura anglosassoni e conversioni
		Lo stesso termine pound ha il duplice significato di "lira sterlina" e di "libbra", termini entrambi derivati dalla costellazione della Lira (libra in Inglese), a dimostrazione della sostanziale equivalenza tra metallo prezioso e moneta corrente.
		Il termine Pound deviva dal latino pondus (peso).
		Il sistema Tower Pound è stato abolito nel 1527 a favore del sistema "Troy", introdotto un secolo prima.
	www.argentinglesi.com /Unitadimisurainglesi.php (833 words)

	Icy Tower - Download
		Icy Tower looks like a game that could have been made ten years ago, and even then, wouldn't have looked particularly impressive.
		The game play consists of the single-minded pursuit of reaching the top of the tower in which our homeboy character finds himself by jumping onto the ledges throughout.
		Icy Tower is a fun and short, yet addictive game where your only goal is to gain as many points as possible.
	icy-tower.en.softonic.com (332 words)

	EH: Re: Weird Question/livres (fwd)
		the pound weight of silver (in theory at least).
		were struck to the Tower Pound; by the reign of Edward IV (from 1464)
		450 pence were struck to the Tower Pound (displaced by the Troy Pound
	www.eh.net /lists/archives/econhist/feb-1995/0209.php (484 words)

	Units: T
		One TME is equal to 9.80665 kilograms or 21.6200 pounds.
		The system was based on the tower pound of 5400 grains (about 0.7714 avoirdupois pounds or 349.91 grams).
		In Newfoundland, a tub of coal was formerly equal to 100 pounds.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units/dictT.html (6889 words)

	Towering Dilemmas And Building Blues - 2/21/2000 - Wireless Week - CA3158 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Some of the most impressive towers in the world, structures built to demonstrate the latest and greatest technologies of their time, still stand tall despite early opposition, even ridicule.
		When the tower's 500-pound windows began dislodging and crashing to the ground even before construction was complete, the nay-saying became shrill.
		The 185-foot tower, closed to the public since 1990, continues to amaze more than 800 years after the first stone was set in place.
	wirelessweek.com /article/CA3158.html?spacedesc= (1412 words)

	The Pound-Rebka Experiment: Just Which Equivalence Principle Do You Believe In?
		When the photons from the top of the tower were measured at the bottom, their wavelengths were decreased (blue-shifted) by a small amount; and when photons from the bottom were measured at the top, their wavelengths were increased (red-shifted) by the same amount.
		In the drawing of tower #3, it is proposed that gravity causes clocks at the bottom of the tower to run slower than clocks at the top.
		While all photons move at exactly C in this example, the observer at the top of the tower would measure their velocity to be less than C and the observer at the bottom of the tower would measure their velocity to be greater than C. This is due to their clocks running at different rates.
	www.circlon-theory.com /HTML/poundRebka.html (1824 words)

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		Tyler thanks the man and calls the number for the pound that was given to him by the police.
		The pound people direct him to an ATM, but Tyler is unsure whether he has enough in his account to pay for the car.
		The tower is still waiting, and Tyler goes, once again, to the end of the line.
	www.iit.edu /~butltyl/newsletters/news200204.html (1427 words)

	BMP design: Shock Tower Impact Damage
		This is a common problem on many of the older vehicles that have operated for too long with severely worn or leaking shock absorbers.
		The first indication of a problem is when the installer attempts to install a new stress bar or shock tower mounts and the 3 hole bolt pattern of the new mount or stress bar appears to be incorrect.
		It is important that the 3 studs exit the tower perpendicular to the top of the tower mount, and that the tower mount is flat at the mount inner contact surface.
	www.bmpdesign.com /technical/tech_tips/shock_tower_damage.php (1180 words)

	Should USA go metric?
		VIII.: the pounde Troye which exceedeth the pounde Tower in weight iii quarters of the oz.) substituted a pound of 5760 grains, at which the pound troy still remains.
		The pound Scots was at one time of the same value as the English pound, but through gradual debasement of the coinage was reduced at the accession of James I. to about one-twelfth of the value of the English pound, and was divided into twenty shillings, each about the value of an English penny.
		The Egyptian pound, written LE, is a gold coin of 100 piastres, and was made the monetary unit of the country by a decree of the 14th of November 1885.
	www.texasflyreport.com /forums/thread.aspx?id=5250 (2263 words)

	Binghamton University News and Events
		The tower is expected to serve as a centerpiece for the addition and as a new campus landmark.
		Continuing work on the Union and the new clock tower can be viewed through the webcam on the University’s construction page.
		The tower features two large clocks (each 9 feet 6 inches in diameter) facing on the north and west sides.
	www.binghamton.edu /home/about/tower.html (147 words)

	[New-Poetry] Who said what viz Stevens/Dylan/Simon? (Jeff Newberry) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Pound championed Eliot's poetry and politically, both in their own ugly ways, remained reactionary to their dying days, Pound's admission to Ginsberg notwithstanding.
		Pound was an 'academic' briefly until he was caught screwing a young woman "from the circus" at Hamilton.
		He also wants Pound and Eliot to represent that academy which is patently false and not only reveals a profound ignorance but a prejudice against knowledge and its acquisition.
	ebbs.english.vt.edu /pipermail/new-poetry/2005-June/003830.html (507 words)

	Measurement in the Middle Ages
		At other times the pound has varied locally from 12 to 27 ounces, according to the commodity, pounds of different weight being often used in the same place for different articles, as bread, butter, cheese, meat, malt, hay, wool, etc.
		That specific rock, or "Stone" weighed (at that time 14 pounds) (n.b., a sack of wool was equal in weight to 1/6th a cartload of lead) or 364 pounds aveir de peis.
		Generally the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, or sometimes to the tip of the forefinger, when the hand is fully extended; the space equivalent to this taken as a measure of length, averaging nine inches.
	www.personal.utulsa.edu /~marc-carlson/history/measure.html (1671 words)

	Welcome to Allgold Of Sevenoaks - Premier Gold Coin Dealer
		It is no coincidence that there were 240 pennies to the English pound, and 240 silver pennies were equivalent to a pound of silver, or that the word sterling applies both to the English pound and to a standard purity of silver.
		The tower pound was also used for weighing coins, and possibly precious metals, until 1527.
		The Tower pound appears to have been the same as the previous Saxon pound, and simply underwent a change of name at some stage.
	www.allgoldcoins.co.uk /allgold/information_files/gold_weights_and_measures.htm (528 words)

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		Around the 13th century, England used the Tower pound instead, which was an even lighter 5,400 grains.
		A shilling is a twentieth of a pound of silver: 12 pence.
		Don't forget that that's a Tower or Troy pound; a pound of silver weighs 3/4 to 5/6 of a modern pound.
	www.zioth.com /roleplay/alternativeCoinage.txt (1554 words)

	CNN - Local News - Gettysburg tower imploded - July 5, 2000
		For some, the privately owned tower, which opened in 1974, was a classroom in the sky that offered information about the famed Civil War battle of July 1863 and expansive views of the 6,000-acre battlefield.
		The controversy over the tower, which began as soon as it was proposed in 1972, ended in May, when U.S. District Judge Sylvia Rambo ordered the tower's operator, Overview L.P., to move out by June 15.
		The tower's removal coincides with a major park-wide effort to restore the battlefield, where the Union army of Gen. George G. Meade repelled the Confederate army under Gen. Robert E. Lee.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/LOCAL/northeast/07/05/phl.gettysburg.tower (869 words)

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