Agricola, Georgius
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De re metallica
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1912/1950
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are now called after the Greek name
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ceratía;
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and each double
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sextula
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is
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divided into four
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semi-sextulae,
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which are called
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granas;
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and each
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semí-sextula
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is divided into three units of four
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siliquae
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each, of which each unit is called
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a
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grenlín.
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síliquae,
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there would be
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two hundred and eighty-eight in a
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bes,
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but if each were made to be a
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semí-sextula
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or a double
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scripula,
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then there would be ninety-six in a
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bes.
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methods too many needles would be made, and the majority of them, by reason
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of the small difference in the proportion of the gold, would indicate nothing,
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therefore it is advisable to make them each of a double
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sextula;
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in this way
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twenty-four needles are made, of which the first is made of twenty-three
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duellae
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of silver and one of gold. </
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called the double
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sextula
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a
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duella.
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touchstone and colours it just as this needle does, it contains one
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duella
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of gold.
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there is, or when the gold exceeds the silver in weight, what proportion of
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silver.</
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40
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:—</
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duellae
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of silver and 1
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duella
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of gold.</
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>The 2nd needle of 22
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duellae
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of silver and 2
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duellae
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of gold.</
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duellae
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of silver and 3
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duellae
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of gold.</
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duellae
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of silver and 4
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duellae
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of gold.</
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<
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duellae
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of silver and 5
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duellae
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of gold.</
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<
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>The 6th needle of 18
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duellae
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of silver and 6
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duellae
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of gold.</
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<
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duellae
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of silver and 7
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duellae
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of gold.</
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<
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duellae
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of silver and 8
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duellae
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of gold.</
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