Handbook for Light ArtilleryDyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)
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Handbook for Light Artillery
Dyer, A. B. (Alexander Brydie)
Artillery, Field and mountain
WEIGHT.
Milligrammes Kilogrammes Hectogrammes Kilogrammes
to to to Ounces to Pounds
Grains. Grains. Avoirdupois. Avoirdupois.
1 = 0.01543 15432.36 3.5274 2.20462
2 = 0.03086 30864.71 7.0548 4.40924
3 = 0.04630 46297.07 10.5822 6.61387
4 = 0.06173 61729.43 14.1096 8.81849
5 = 0.07716 77161.78 17.6370 11.02311
6 = 0.09259 92594.14 21.1644 13.22773
7 = 0.10803 108026.49 24.6918 15.43236
8 = 0.12346 123458.85 28.2192 17.63698
9 = 0.13889 138891.21 31.7466 19.84160
Quintals to Milliers or tonnes Kilogrammes
Pounds to Pounds to Ounces
Avoirdupois. Avoirdupois. Troy.
1 = 220.46 2204.6 32.1507
2 = 440.92 4409.2 64.3015
3 = 661.39 6613.9 96.4522
4 = 881.85 8818.5 128.6030
5 = 1102.31 11023.1 160.7537
6 = 1322.77 13227.7 192.9044
7 = 1543.24 15432.4 225.0552
8 = 1763.70 17637.0 257.2059
9 = 1984.16 19841.6 289.3567
SALUTES.
Salutes are fired between sunrise and sunset, and, as a rule, never on
Sunday. Salute to the Union, one gun for each state, fired at meridian,
July 4th; the international salute, 21 guns.
The President, 21 guns, both on arriving at and departing from a
military post.
On arriving at a military post:
The Vice-President and President of the Senate 19 guns
Members of the Cabinet, Chief Justice, Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Governors in
their respective states and territories, Committees
of Congress visiting officially 17 "
Assistant Secretary of War 15 "
Sovereign or Chief Magistrate of a foreign state 21 "
Members of Royal Family 21 "
Viceroy, Governor-general, or Governors of provinces
belonging to foreign states 17 "
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 17 "
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary 15 "
Ministers Resident accredited to the United States 13 "
Chargés d'Affaires or subordinate diplomatic agent
in charge of mission in the United States 11 "
Consuls-general accredited to the United States 9 "
To General-in-Chief, Field-marshal, or Admiral 17 "
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