What is a scruple in the apothecary system?

A scruple (apothecary) is a historical mass unit used in pharmacy equal to 20 grains or about 1.296 grams.

What does the stone (UK) measure?

The stone (UK) is an imperial mass unit commonly used in the UK and Ireland, equal to 14 pounds or approximately 6.35029318 kilograms.

Why convert scruples to stone (UK)?

Conversion helps translate historical pharmaceutical or botanical masses into a familiar modern unit commonly used in the UK for body weight and traditional contexts.

How to Convert from Scruple (apothecary) [s.ap] to Stone (UK)?

Learn to convert weight from the historical scruple (apothecary) unit to the stone (UK) unit, used for body weight and traditional measurements in the UK.

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Scruple (apothecary) [s.ap] to Stone (UK) Conversion Table

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What Is This Tool?

This tool allows you to convert mass measurements from the scruple (apothecary), an old pharmacy unit, to the stone (UK), a traditional imperial mass unit still used in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the numerical value in scruples (apothecary) into the input field
Select scruple (apothecary) as the source unit and stone (UK) as the target unit
Click the convert button to see the mass equivalent in stone (UK)
Review results to understand the weight in both historical and modern terms

Key Features

Converts historical apothecary scruples to modern UK stones easily
Helpful for interpreting older pharmaceutical and botanical measures
Supports traditional and archival weight conversion needs
Browser-based and user-friendly unit transformation

Examples

10 scruples (apothecary) equals 0.002040816 stone (UK)
100 scruples (apothecary) equals 0.02040816 stone (UK)

Common Use Cases

Translating old medical prescriptions listing ingredient masses in scruples
Converting archival botanical or pharmaceutical data into familiar mass units
Expressing weights from historical contexts in modern UK measurement units
Supporting researchers in pharmaceutical history and archiving

Tips & Best Practices

Use the tool primarily for historical and archival measurement conversions
Verify the context of the original mass for appropriate conversion combinations
Understand that converted values may be very small due to unit size differences

Limitations

The scruple (apothecary) is mostly obsolete and used only historically
Conversions are uncommon for modern scientific or medical measurements
Small mass size of scruples leads to tiny values in stones, which may seem impractical
Historical definitions limit precision in conversions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a scruple in the apothecary system?: A scruple (apothecary) is a historical mass unit used in pharmacy equal to 20 grains or about 1.296 grams.
What does the stone (UK) measure?: The stone (UK) is an imperial mass unit commonly used in the UK and Ireland, equal to 14 pounds or approximately 6.35029318 kilograms.
Why convert scruples to stone (UK)?: Conversion helps translate historical pharmaceutical or botanical masses into a familiar modern unit commonly used in the UK for body weight and traditional contexts.

Key Terminology

Scruple (apothecary): A historical mass unit used in pharmacy equal to 20 grains or about 1.296 grams.
Stone (UK): An imperial unit of mass equal to 14 pounds or approximately 6.35029318 kilograms, still used informally in the UK and Ireland.
Apothecaries' system: A traditional system of units used historically in pharmacy for measuring mass, including scruples, drams, and ounces.

Quick Knowledge Check

What type of unit is the scruple (apothecary)?

A modern scientific mass unit

A historical pharmaceutical mass unit

An imperial unit for body weight

Where is the stone (UK) unit commonly used?

In the United States for measuring produce

In the United Kingdom and Ireland for body weight

In scientific labs worldwide

Why might scruple to stone conversions be rare?

Because scruples are obsolete and values convert into very small stones

Because stones are not used for any weight measures

Because scruples measure volume, not mass

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