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Weight/Mass | Convert from scruple [troy] to pond [Dutch] |
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Common Weight Conversions Metric Weight Conversions Unit Definition (scruple [troy]) The scruple is a unit of weight in the traditional (troy) system used by English apothecaries, equal to 20 grains, 1/24 troy ounce or approximately 1.2960 gram. Unit Definition (pond [Dutch]) The pond is the Dutch pound, historically about 494 grams (1.089 English pounds). This unit was also used in the former Dutch Indies (now Indonesia) and throughout Southeast Asia. In the Netherlands, the pond has been reinterpreted now as a metric unit equal to exactly 500 grams (1.1023 pounds), like the German pfund.
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