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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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inco vour Clals, (Which may be called the Fy drosta
ticat Bucket) and purrins inco che opposire Scale the
betore Found weighe oF che Bucket, tind che weiphe
oFche Macrer in Rir, and urice ic dovn (as in fix-
periment r.) chentake che Bucket our oFche Scale
and pour inco it by desrees (char ic masminsle
well ivich ic, and exclude all AIC) WVacer enoughr
corex che Matter, Or et it chrouetls; and ther
purtins into che opposire Scale the Wveighe chat an
Avels 1b the Bucker in WVatet, Lalten jour Bucke
by an Hlorlehair to jour Scale, and ler ic doni
gencly inco a Vessel oF Water, and P0 snd ies veiehe
caretully in the Wacer; then (25 in Experim. 1.
Suberaet thac trom the weishe in Air, and by che
remainder divide the weis  L dnd the Ouo.
cient will beche specifick Graries ot che Liquor
Ponder (c. 10 as muck H aut do 1Cat 102
in Bulte.
Read OF Waces, ulc tne clear Oit Ot Spirit o) Lur
pentine, Which is cheap enough, and may be hac
ac ans Drussists, in which no salts, noc Virriols
nor Acid Sublimates iIl aissolre; and proceed in
all chines, a5 it rou lreistred che Body in WVater:
and (o vou will obtain che specikck Gravier ot ch
Body in respect or Mos Turpentine; wvhich may
be the Rule For ese sort ot Boares, as common
Narer Was For the ochers. And ehis war vill
haveche lame Ie aS ette orHet: IOF NaVIHIB al any
rime weighed a piece or any Bous las luppole
Mercurius dulcrs) in the Oit, Cnae Vou KnoW IS
sood; thac mas be jour Standard eo rry more dF
che lame Sublimare For che fucure; For if vou find
ic hach noc rhe LaIIC SpeciAiCk GPaVIEY FhaE FhC FOI
er (which ron weished) had, but is listcer, rou
may conclude ll hathnories due proportion ot Mer.
cury; and contefuenels, is adulrerated, 25 indced
ehac wrhich is Sold in che Drusgists Strops otren is
and cheretore chose thar deal much in such chinss.
may make a Table (trom their our Experience
OE che weistus of Bodies in respect oF Oil of Tur-
pontine, Wrhich rill be oF ready Ose ro them: And
Then cheir Specikck Crarier in respect of Wate
(bY a licele Calcularion) may be casily enoushtoune
by che Follorins FxperiMM.
etie decrease or increase ot che reiehes oE Your
Scandard in ehie Fluid.
2. Bue E0 Snd ihe W cistits OF strons briny Sca
mater, saline Menstrua, and all acid spirits and
Scycian vaters, 25 the Oil of Vitriol, Aqua-Forris
etC. twill be necellarr eo emplor a hearier B0dy
For vour Standard; and cheretore in such, vrciet
cirher a Piece oF Rock-Chrystal, Or Which vill de
25 Wvell, white Marble, or 2 piece oF solid Cila(s:
Cuch as che Tobacco Aoppers oF chat Mecal, (9c
which beins more ponderous, vill sinte in chele
Liguors, in which Amber or WVax vould nOc; and
proceed as abore in che tormer parr oE ehiis LixpC-
riment.
kinds et Liguors may be examined: FOr, aS EO
the frst kind of Liquors betore mentioned, ris
probable, che more tine and spiriruous ther ares
The licheer cher will Be, and che more jour piece
et Amber or Scaline max will iveigh in ehem;
Wtrich havins once Wreiphed in some Liquor os the
kind, chat rou vere astured was good, the weigtr
et rour Picce in chat, may be che Scandard tocom-
Pare Ochers by. Buc che lacter Porr oF Liquors
vill require a contrary vas ot estimation; For rtie
more ponderous cher are, the betrer cher may be
judsedro be; and consequentir, itie lels rourpiece
OE Marble Or Class Wreistis inchem, the greater de-
Erec ot goodnels rou iay conclude them EO CON
cain. By Weiphins also che Solid in a parcel otans
Kind ot these chac roi have proved as go0d, ils
veighe may be the Scandard, to compure the
Soocrels oF chose oE che lame Cort oF Liguors.
2. Fence also rou may most accurately discover
Wrhecher rou are impoled uxon by che Merchant.
Vintner, Or Distiller, ec. in Ouantiries oF WVine Or
Spirits, Which rou hare bonghe on the Credic ot
the Sample chac wras Meved you ro examine; For
if rou Aind char the specikck Gravier oF rhe wnole
Vessel sent ou home, is disserent Trom chac parcet
Which routried, vou mas be altured, chac ris lome
vay mixed and adulcerated.
3. The Chrmist alsO may by ThIS means aCGLHIE
hes Nenstrua For che distolvino oF Mineral Or MC
callick Bodies ro the best adrancaze; 63 10 c
perins chem, (cither by Wreakenins cheir Scrensth
Or increasins it) char cher all prore the molt ex
vedice Disolrents: FOr mans kno very well
thac a Menstrum may as wvell bc t00 ArOnG, 25 100
Wreak: and cheretore che specitick Crrarier oF an apt
Menstruum max pertraps be the best puide 1O pro-
poecion anochex Tor rhe lame purpose.
V. To fina hesola Content os ans man bda), 1B0
never so irrecular, (is it be heavier chan W’atert
by veishins it in Water.
Ar. Boyle, by many curious LrtalS, Tonna MMaC
a Cubic Inch of Wacer is cqual in Weishe roaboue
256 Grains, or halt an Ounce, and 16 Grains Froy
Erhich number oF Crains is very happy For suct
Trials, because oF its mans aliquor ParES; and al.
(0, vecaule every 32 Grains antivers r0 just i ot an
Tnch.
Suppole cheretore rou weigh a Body first in Air
alel then in Warer, and Mail find ic in thie latree
Medium co 1ole ot io neietic in Kir iutt 256 C raine
sbe alvays in readHeIs. This done, pAF the
Nercury, Liguor, Or Ponder rou intend co veisti
III. Fo meish such solid Doates as will disselve in
er be injured in Water.
Welehthem (as betore) sirst in Air, and chen in
LV. To find the Specificke Cravity os Liquids aiso
Fluids.
I. These are ol EVO TorIS, and consequeni
vill be expediene ro be furnistred wrich a double
Standard ro examine them by. In order cheretore
eo find che reistre oE Common WNater, Beer, Ale
Burnins Spirits, or any Vesetable oi Animal Li-
quors; ser either a piece oE Amber or Red bard Seal-
ins tVax, Or a Roll of common Brimstone, and weist
ic srst in the dir, and chen in che Liquor rou in-
tend ro examine; and (proccedins 2S In Exper. L.
rou will chence find che specikckCrariey ot charBo
dy in respect ot the Fluid, and consequentr ot the
Fluia in respect ot that Body: And cherefore pirch
ins on that Body a5 jour common Standard, ris easie
eo compare the WVeighE oF all Liguids oF the Ars
Kind in reterence roir; Forthole in Whichche Body
weistis less, ill be che Feavier Liquors; and thole
in which it veistis more, ligbter, in proporrion ro
F. By These LLDCLMHCMIS, IC BOOUIIEI O a