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

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  1. inco vour Clals, (Which may be called the Fy drosta
  2. ticat Bucket) and purrins inco che opposire Scale the
  3. betore Found weighe oF che Bucket, tind che weiphe
  4. oFche Macrer in Rir, and urice ic dovn (as in fix-
  5. periment r.) chentake che Bucket our oFche Scale
  6. and pour inco it by desrees (char ic masminsle
  7. well ivich ic, and exclude all AIC) WVacer enoughr
  8. corex che Matter, Or et it chrouetls; and ther
  9. purtins into che opposire Scale the Wveighe chat an
  10. Avels 1b the Bucker in WVatet, Lalten jour Bucke
  11. by an Hlorlehair to jour Scale, and ler ic doni
  12. gencly inco a Vessel oF Water, and P0 snd ies veiehe
  13. caretully in the Wacer; then (25 in Experim. 1.
  14. Suberaet thac trom the weishe in Air, and by che
  15. remainder divide the weis L dnd the Ouo.
  16. cient will beche specifick Graries ot che Liquor
  17. Ponder (c. 10 as muck H aut do 1Cat 102
  18. in Bulte.
  19. Read OF Waces, ulc tne clear Oit Ot Spirit o) Lur
  20. pentine, Which is cheap enough, and may be hac
  21. ac ans Drussists, in which no salts, noc Virriols
  22. nor Acid Sublimates iIl aissolre; and proceed in
  23. all chines, a5 it rou lreistred che Body in WVater:
  24. and (o vou will obtain che specikck Gravier ot ch
  25. Body in respect or Mos Turpentine; wvhich may
  26. be the Rule For ese sort ot Boares, as common
  27. Narer Was For the ochers. And ehis war vill
  28. haveche lame Ie aS ette orHet: IOF NaVIHIB al any
  29. rime weighed a piece or any Bous las luppole
  30. Mercurius dulcrs) in the Oit, Cnae Vou KnoW IS
  31. sood; thac mas be jour Standard eo rry more dF
  32. che lame Sublimare For che fucure; For if vou find
  33. ic hach noc rhe LaIIC SpeciAiCk GPaVIEY FhaE FhC FOI
  34. er (which ron weished) had, but is listcer, rou
  35. may conclude ll hathnories due proportion ot Mer.
  36. cury; and contefuenels, is adulrerated, 25 indced
  37. ehac wrhich is Sold in che Drusgists Strops otren is
  38. and cheretore chose thar deal much in such chinss.
  39. may make a Table (trom their our Experience
  40. OE che weistus of Bodies in respect oF Oil of Tur-
  41. pontine, Wrhich rill be oF ready Ose ro them: And
  42. Then cheir Specikck Crarier in respect of Wate
  43. (bY a licele Calcularion) may be casily enoushtoune
  44. by che Follorins FxperiMM.
  45. etie decrease or increase ot che reiehes oE Your
  46. Scandard in ehie Fluid.
  47. 2. Bue E0 Snd ihe W cistits OF strons briny Sca
  48. mater, saline Menstrua, and all acid spirits and
  49. Scycian vaters, 25 the Oil of Vitriol, Aqua-Forris
  50. etC. twill be necellarr eo emplor a hearier B0dy
  51. For vour Standard; and cheretore in such, vrciet
  52. cirher a Piece oF Rock-Chrystal, Or Which vill de
  53. 25 Wvell, white Marble, or 2 piece oF solid Cila(s:
  54. Cuch as che Tobacco Aoppers oF chat Mecal, (9c
  55. which beins more ponderous, vill sinte in chele
  56. Liguors, in which Amber or WVax vould nOc; and
  57. proceed as abore in che tormer parr oE ehiis LixpC-
  58. riment.
  59. kinds et Liguors may be examined: FOr, aS EO
  60. the frst kind of Liquors betore mentioned, ris
  61. probable, che more tine and spiriruous ther ares
  62. The licheer cher will Be, and che more jour piece
  63. et Amber or Scaline max will iveigh in ehem;
  64. Wtrich havins once Wreiphed in some Liquor os the
  65. kind, chat rou vere astured was good, the weigtr
  66. et rour Picce in chat, may be che Scandard tocom-
  67. Pare Ochers by. Buc che lacter Porr oF Liquors
  68. vill require a contrary vas ot estimation; For rtie
  69. more ponderous cher are, the betrer cher may be
  70. judsedro be; and consequentir, itie lels rourpiece
  71. OE Marble Or Class Wreistis inchem, the greater de-
  72. Erec ot goodnels rou iay conclude them EO CON
  73. cain. By Weiphins also che Solid in a parcel otans
  74. Kind ot these chac roi have proved as go0d, ils
  75. veighe may be the Scandard, to compure the
  76. Soocrels oF chose oE che lame Cort oF Liguors.
  77. 2. Fence also rou may most accurately discover
  78. Wrhecher rou are impoled uxon by che Merchant.
  79. Vintner, Or Distiller, ec. in Ouantiries oF WVine Or
  80. Spirits, Which rou hare bonghe on the Credic ot
  81. the Sample chac wras Meved you ro examine; For
  82. if rou Aind char the specikck Gravier oF rhe wnole
  83. Vessel sent ou home, is disserent Trom chac parcet
  84. Which routried, vou mas be altured, chac ris lome
  85. vay mixed and adulcerated.
  86. 3. The Chrmist alsO may by ThIS means aCGLHIE
  87. hes Nenstrua For che distolvino oF Mineral Or MC
  88. callick Bodies ro the best adrancaze; 63 10 c
  89. perins chem, (cither by Wreakenins cheir Scrensth
  90. Or increasins it) char cher all prore the molt ex
  91. vedice Disolrents: FOr mans kno very well
  92. thac a Menstrum may as wvell bc t00 ArOnG, 25 100
  93. Wreak: and cheretore che specitick Crrarier oF an apt
  94. Menstruum max pertraps be the best puide 1O pro-
  95. poecion anochex Tor rhe lame purpose.
  96. V. To fina hesola Content os ans man bda), 1B0
  97. never so irrecular, (is it be heavier chan W’atert
  98. by veishins it in Water.
  99. Ar. Boyle, by many curious LrtalS, Tonna MMaC
  100. a Cubic Inch of Wacer is cqual in Weishe roaboue
  101. 256 Grains, or halt an Ounce, and 16 Grains Froy
  102. Erhich number oF Crains is very happy For suct
  103. Trials, because oF its mans aliquor ParES; and al.
  104. (0, vecaule every 32 Grains antivers r0 just i ot an
  105. Tnch.
  106. Suppole cheretore rou weigh a Body first in Air
  107. alel then in Warer, and Mail find ic in thie latree
  108. Medium co 1ole ot io neietic in Kir iutt 256 C raine
  109. sbe alvays in readHeIs. This done, pAF the
  110. Nercury, Liguor, Or Ponder rou intend co veisti
  111. III. Fo meish such solid Doates as will disselve in
  112. er be injured in Water.
  113. Welehthem (as betore) sirst in Air, and chen in
  114. LV. To find the Specificke Cravity os Liquids aiso
  115. Fluids.
  116. I. These are ol EVO TorIS, and consequeni
  117. vill be expediene ro be furnistred wrich a double
  118. Standard ro examine them by. In order cheretore
  119. eo find che reistre oE Common WNater, Beer, Ale
  120. Burnins Spirits, or any Vesetable oi Animal Li-
  121. quors; ser either a piece oE Amber or Red bard Seal-
  122. ins tVax, Or a Roll of common Brimstone, and weist
  123. ic srst in the dir, and chen in che Liquor rou in-
  124. tend ro examine; and (proccedins 2S In Exper. L.
  125. rou will chence find che specikckCrariey ot charBo
  126. dy in respect ot the Fluid, and consequentr ot the
  127. Fluia in respect ot that Body: And cherefore pirch
  128. ins on that Body a5 jour common Standard, ris easie
  129. eo compare the WVeighE oF all Liguids oF the Ars
  130. Kind in reterence roir; Forthole in Whichche Body
  131. weistis less, ill be che Feavier Liquors; and thole
  132. in which it veistis more, ligbter, in proporrion ro
  133. F. By These LLDCLMHCMIS, IC BOOUIIEI O a

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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/806933011:0753?run=74