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Apothecaries' system

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Doctors used special ways to weigh medicine.

Chambers 1907 p 1172 prescription example.png
Chambers 1907 p 1172 prescription example.png
They needed to be very exact. They used small parts of a pound. This helped them give the right amount. It was a very old way to work. Do you like to help in the kitchen?
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