Assay ton

a unit of weight used in -ssaying ore, equivalent to 29.167 grams.
historical examples

even if half an -ssay ton has been taken the only calculation needed is multiplying the milligrams by two.
a textbook of -ssaying: for the use of those connected with mines. cornelius beringer and john jacob beringer

see note 27, p. 242, for discussion of this “-ssay ton” arrangement.
de re metallica georgius agricola

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