Troy weight g, 12 oz t), while an avoirdupois pound is approximately 21.53% heavier at 7 000 grains (≈ 453.59 g). One troy ounce (oz t) is equal to grams. Also equal to avoirdupois ounces, exactly , or about 10% larger. The pennyweight symbol is "dwt". There are 24 grains in 1 dwt, and 20 dwt in one troy ounce. Because there were 12 troy ounces in the old troy pound, there would have been 240 pennyweights to the pound—the basis of the fact that the old British pound sterling of currency contained 240 pence. (However, prior to 1526, English pound sterling
How Are Things in Glocca Morra? How Are Things in Glocca Morra? "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" is a popular song about a fictional village in Ireland, with themes of nostalgia and homesickness. It was introduced by Ella Logan in the original Broadway production of "Finian's Rainbow". The music was composed by Burton Lane and the lyrics were written by E.Y. Harburg. The song was published in 1946 and introduced in the 1947 musical "Finian's Rainbow". There is no actual Glocca Morra in Ireland (though there is a Glockamara). In a television interview late in his life, Harburg revealed that the name "Glocca Morra" was