What is a scruple (apothecary)?

It is a historical mass unit used in pharmacy, equal to 20 grains or about 1.296 grams, mainly found in older medical texts.

What does the long ton (UK) represent?

The long ton, also known as the Imperial ton, equals 2,240 pounds or approximately 1,016 kilograms, historically used in the UK and maritime shipping.

Why convert scruples to long tons?

This conversion helps bridge small historical pharmaceutical masses and large imperial measurements relevant to shipping and industrial legacy data.

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Easily convert weight units from scruples (apothecary) to long tons (UK) using our reliable unit converter designed for historical and maritime measurements.

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter helps transform mass values from the apothecary scruple, a historical pharmaceutical weight, into the long ton (UK), an imperial unit used mainly in British maritime and trade contexts.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the value in scruples (apothecary) you wish to convert.
Select 'scruple (apothecary) [s.ap]' as the input unit.
Choose 'ton (long) [ton (UK)]' as the output unit.
Click the convert button to see the result instantly.

Key Features

Converts scruples (apothecary) to long tons (UK) accurately.
Useful for interpreting historical medical and shipping records.
Browser-based tool requiring no installation.
Supports legacy document analysis involving old British mass units.

Examples

1000 scruples (apothecary) = 0.00127551 ton (long) (UK)
500 scruples (apothecary) = 0.000637755 ton (long) (UK)

Common Use Cases

Translating historical pharmaceutical prescriptions into modern mass units.
Converting archival botanical or alchemical formulation weights.
Analyzing historical UK maritime shipping or ship displacement data.
Interpreting bulk commodity quantities in older British trade records.
Converting legacy engineering and legal documents to SI equivalents.

Tips & Best Practices

Verify the historical context before conversion to ensure appropriate use of units.
Be cautious with conversions due to scale differences between small scruples and large long tons.
Use results as approximate values when interpreting archival documents.
Cross-check conversions when dealing with metric ton equivalents.

Limitations

The scruple (apothecary) is an outdated unit mainly significant for historical research.
The long ton (UK) has been replaced in many cases by metric tons in modern use.
Converting very small units like scruples to large units such as long tons can introduce rounding inaccuracies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a scruple (apothecary)?: It is a historical mass unit used in pharmacy, equal to 20 grains or about 1.296 grams, mainly found in older medical texts.
What does the long ton (UK) represent?: The long ton, also known as the Imperial ton, equals 2,240 pounds or approximately 1,016 kilograms, historically used in the UK and maritime shipping.
Why convert scruples to long tons?: This conversion helps bridge small historical pharmaceutical masses and large imperial measurements relevant to shipping and industrial legacy data.

Key Terminology

Scruple (apothecary): A historical unit of mass in pharmacy equal to 20 grains or about 1.296 grams.
Ton (long) [ton (UK)]: An imperial mass unit used in the UK, equal to 2,240 pounds or roughly 1,016 kilograms.

Quick Knowledge Check

What is the primary use of the apothecary scruple?

Measuring bulk commodities in trade

Interpreting historical pharmaceutical prescriptions

Calculating modern shipping weights

The long ton (UK) is also known as:

Metric ton

Imperial ton

Grain ton

When converting scruples to long tons, you should be aware that:

The units are both commonly used today

There may be rounding issues due to scale differences

Conversions are exact with no approximation

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