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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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  1. eter, Bulk For Bulk; by onty diridins che grearer ) Emall Bodies, that cannor convenienele be Fastenec
  2. by che lesser 5 For then che Ouoriene will inew che
  3. Spccitiek Craviry oE ihe Hearier Body, compared
  4. rich as mach WVacei 25 is equal. roic in BuIK. A5
  5. iE the Ouoriene be 2, 3, 6, Or 29; che Body, Wvil
  6. accordinsly becwice, chrice, 6, Or 19rimes a5 hea
  7. vy as Common W ater.
  8. The Application ot Which Rule, and che grea
  9. Adrantages Wwhich max be made ot chese ot it
  10. Tou will find in che Followins problems or Experi
  11. MICHES.
  12. I. Lo find the Specifick a
  13. es such Bodies
  14. vill sink in Water, and not be dissolved
  15. Etavins readx a Pair oE po0d small Scales rotiet
  16. evill curn wich che J OF a Crain, (OF = ParE may de
  17. vell enough) drilla (mall HIole inthe Midale ot onc
  18. Scale, chro etrich pur a FTorse- HaIE aBOUE a FOOE
  19. in lensth wich a Hnoc at cheapper end oF ic, ane
  20. a Loop ac che ocher, pur 25 mach HTorle hair in
  21. the opposire Scale, as ill serre ro Rquiponderate
  22. the orher, and tavins vell adjusted jour Scales.
  23. Wcigh sirst che Body in che dir caretully; tum
  24. the Weiphe into Grains, (twill be best rouse Troy
  25. Weiph) and Wrire che Number down in 2 Piece ob
  26. Paper. Then Fasten the Body co che Horlchair.
  27. and leaturels immerse ir inro a Vessel oF Rain; Or
  28. Spring WVacer, and purting WeighES into the OppO.
  29. site Scale, sind its Weiphu exactly in ihe WVater,
  30. (Where ic must Evim about treelr, and noc couch
  31. the Bonom ox Sides oF the Vesset) Turnallochis
  32. Weiphe inco Grains, and suberact ir From the For-
  33. mer Weisl in Air, and nore che remainder; by
  34. Which remainder diride che tirst Found Weishe in
  35. Air; and che Ouorient will be the Proportion that
  36. ehre Body Dears r0 Wacer; That is, Wwill Mew chc
  37. Spccitiek Cravirs in respect ot Warer, Which
  38. Ditched on 25 a Standard eo compare ic by.
  39. Fxample.
  40. Crains, and in Walet 138 CTalIS; Wen suorta
  41. Ated trom cheformer Weiphe lete A3L Grains; b3
  42. erhrich Remainder dividins che Icislu in Ai,
  43. r169, the Ouorient was 2, 35, Which isthe Speci
  44. tick Crariey oF Marble, in respect oF asmuch W a
  45. eer as is equal to it in BuIk.
  46. bIc.
  47. wirh one Flair only; be lute alWass le sipo
  48. rour Scales, betore you beginto Welsl.
  49. I. Since common siche, Marble, and Rock
  50. Crrstal, (90. (Scc the lable ot Specificte Cravity
  51. ate tO WVatei, but 25 2 = (Or 5 102;) il rou tind
  52. a piece oF Arons Matrer, Wrhose Specifick Cravity
  53. excceds chat Proporrion, rou mar conclude, That
  54. ic hach in ic Comethins of a Mineral, or Meralline
  55. Nature, in proportion co is excels abore rHe
  56. Weishr ot common Stone
  57. 2. By chis Method also, a BodY mas be exam
  58. ned, Whecher ic be oF a Scony NatuFC, OF HOL. SC
  59. Corat and Pearls, Will be discorered to approach
  60. rather ro a Sconr, chan to a common Vegerable
  61. Or Animal Nacure; and Bezoar, and the Stones
  62. Found in che Bladders ot Men, and ortier Animals.
  63. Will by cheir srear lixtunels shew chemsclres of
  64. very ditterene Consciturion trom ordinary Stones.
  65. 3. BY this Mechod, von mas makie an Fistimate
  66. of the Goodness oF sererat Stones, or Bodies ot
  67. che same Kind, or Denomination: For havine
  68. Found the Crariey ot such as are Fxcellent, alt 0
  69. Thers oF lesser G0odnels, may casily be distinoui
  70. Med, as ther are any was diverse trom rhat Scan
  71. dard.
  72. 4. Sleao an euine Scones, ulet aIs, May
  73. be easils distinsuithed trom talle ones; and cour
  74. certeir Moner readily knountrom Scerlins, tho ne-
  75. ver (o well athed orer, orsilded; for havins by
  76. Siones, Cems, Ox Corries, 25 are Trne and Cenu-
  77. ine, let thac beche Standard whereby ro estimate o-
  78. andmar assist rhe Phycirian, Apochecars, or Drus
  79. sist in che Druss, the seveller in Gems, and Pre
  80. cious Siones, ana che AHrican Merchan, in chie
  81. Choice ot rhe Sand or Dust Cold, hieh is oftere
  82. Connrextet.
  83. Lhe ses os this LxPeriment.
  84. rour own Terals, or by chehelp oFluch a Pable asis
  85. here annexed, sorten che Speciticke Cravier ot such
  86. chers by; which lact ulc, is oFuniversal Adrancase
  87. Flad che Curious Dampier Hnoun this Methocs
  88. he mighe perhaps lare rrucked and gorren lome ot
  89. DampierS Travails, Fdit. 2. Chap. 2. P. 427.)
  90. che Inalan sello Rinos d ie Basiscssana. (od.
  91. erhich ic appears he had nO GrCaE CHCOUTAGEeNETO
  92. do, nor beins able exactis r0 distinguis Whecher
  93. cher vere Cold ornot.
  94. II. To meist Mercury, or Such Beavy Fluids ebat
  95. nill sint into, and not minele mith Water; as
  96. also the Fragments of, or Small Precious Stones,
  97. Pearls, XC. and al Ponders that are heaviet
  98. than Water, Sinall Sands, Filines os Metals.
  99. Cola Grains, or Dust, and such like (mall
  100. thines about which a Forse hair eannot be fast-
  101. A Piece oF whire Marble veighed in AIr 116G
  102. N. B. IF ron practicethis much, till be best
  103. eo hans rour Scales upera bbel, et on oet
  104. Rest, Where ches may trans Freely; and s0 vou
  105. Wvill haveboch rour Llands ac liberer for morenice
  106. Iy adjustins che Ballance, and vour Arm will not
  107. be eary wich holdins che Scale; and be lure chac
  108. itie Scales play freelr, and are no was rangled,
  109. and thiac y0a donor ver rour Wcipties, nor Scales;
  110. For a licele carelelnels may produce greac Prrors it
  111. Such cases: Ler also che Body hans a wvhile in che
  112. rater betore sou loete le, and more ic up and
  113. ned.
  114. Toproride 2 small Gla(o Far, or a lirtle Silver Or
  115. don, and se knock ic afamt che Sides ot itic
  116. Vessel, to extricate ic From all Bubbles oF Air, thac wich two Tlandles or Fars ro ic, and thar Mallhola
  117. elle Rickins Wir, mar buoy it upa liccle, and con-
  118. lequeny adee rouro mistake irs Weishr. ou
  119. abour an Ounce and a FlalF, Or LWO OunceS Ot
  120. traler ane ettu de Caletcus in the Rir trst,
  121. Thould allo hare a mall Pair of PIvers, Or Pongs, note exactly irs Weis, CMCH Las bs
  122. eb take up four Crains Wvichal, lest vou lec them
  123. Twill De conrenient also ro mate 2 lirtle De
  124. ready Place) then allo find che Clalss Weighe in
  125. BraIs Cup (buc Class is best when ic can be had)
  126. Wacer, and lay che Weighes caretully By, BY
  127. chemsetres; and il fou C W MTAKC HCGHCHL
  128. usc ot this Practice, twill bC BCFEEF EO BCF ENO
  129. pieces oF Lead, one oF che weistr oF che Cla(S ir
  130. FaII; irticti wich vour Fingers rou may be aprio
  131. d0, and so occation jour selE a necdlels crou
  132. ae tloilehrait 1oC tmalt Mactieo) lo Holetout, et slac a. le bltet dt reo Maise

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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. - . Machine transcription, not an edition: Leibniz Legible (model FoNDUE-GD_v2_ft_Leibniz, run 74). https://leibnizlegible.com/page/806933011:0752?run=74