Troy weight displaced it. Where once 240 pence made a tower pound (and 256 make a troy pound), by the time of the United Kingdom Weights and Measures Act of 1824, a troy pound gives 792 silver pence, still minted as such as Maundy Money. Sterling originally referred to the Norman silver penny of the late 11th century. The coin was minted to a fineness of 11 oz, 2 dwt (in the pound), or 925 Millesimal fineness. Troy weight Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals and gemstones. One troy ounce (abbreviated "t oz" or
Nippon Screw Weight System Nippon Screw Weight System In the year of 2012 the announced an in-situ ground survey machine, the Nippon Screw Weight System (NSWS), designed to overcome problems with the standard penetration test; The NSWS was developed with the specific aim to encounter the recent weather abnormalities and natural hazard, saving human lives. The creator of NSWS, Kozo Okita, was the member of 311 earthquake disaster committee It is compact, weighs 120 kg, and highly-mobile because the wheels are attached, suited to measure the ground in the crowded residential areas. It costs about only half of what used to cost with the