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apothecaries weight

From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008

apothecaries weight see English units of measurement .

Author not available, APOTHECARIES WEIGHT., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008

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