Agricola, Georgius
,
De re metallica
,
1912/1950
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>The 1st of 12
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duellae
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of gold and 12
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 2nd of 13
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duellae
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of gold and 11
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 3rd of 14
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duellae
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of gold and 10
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 4th of 15
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duellae
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of gold and 9
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 5th of 16
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duellae
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of gold and 8
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 6th of 17
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duellae
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of gold and 7
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 7th of 18
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duellae
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of gold and 6
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 8th of 19
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duellae
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of gold and 5
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 9th of 20
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duellae
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of gold and 4
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 10th of 21
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duellae
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of gold and 3
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 11th of 22
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duellae
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of gold and 2
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duellae
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of copper.</
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<
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>The 12th of 23
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duellae
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of gold and 1
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duellae
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of copper.</
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>The 13th of pure gold.</
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>These needles are not much used, because gold coins of that kind are
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somewhat rare; the ones chiefly used are those in which there is much
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copper. </
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>Needles of the third kind, which are composed of gold, silver, and
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copper, are more largely used, because such gold coins are common. </
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>But since
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with the gold there are mixed equal or unequal portions of silver and copper,
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two sorts of needles are made. </
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equal, the needles are as follows:—
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>Gold.</
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>Silver.</
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>Copper.</
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>The 1st of 12
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duellae
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>6
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duellae
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0
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sextula
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duellae
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0
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sextula
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<
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>The 2nd of 13
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duellae
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</
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<
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>5
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duellae
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1
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sextula
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</
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<
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>5
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duellae
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1
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sextula
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</
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<
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<
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>The 3rd of 14
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duellae
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</
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<
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>5
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duellae
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</
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<
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>5
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duellae
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</
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</
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<
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>The 4th of 15
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duellae
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</
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<
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>4
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duellae
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1
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type
="
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"/>
sextula
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type
="
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"/>
</
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<
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>4
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duellae
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1
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sextula
<
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="
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"/>
</
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</
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<
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<
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>The 5th of 16
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duellae
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</
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<
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>4
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duellae
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<
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duellae
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<
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>The 6th of 17
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duellae
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>3
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duellae
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1
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sextula
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</
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<
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>3
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duellae
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1
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sextula
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</
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<
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<
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>The 7th of 18
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duellae
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</
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<
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>3
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duellae
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</
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<
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>3
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duellae
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</
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<
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<
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>The 8th of 19
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duellae
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</
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<
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>2
<
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duellae
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1
<
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sextula
<
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="
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</
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<
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>2
<
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duellae
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1
<
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type
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sextula
<
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="
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</
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>
</
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>
<
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<
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>The 9th of 20
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duellae
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="
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</
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<
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>2
<
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type
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duellae
<
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="
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</
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>
<
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>2
<
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duellae
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</
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</
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<
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<
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>The 10th of 21
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duellae
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</
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<
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>1
<
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duellae
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1
<
emph
type
="
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sextula
<
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="
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"/>
</
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<
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>1
<
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type
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duellae
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1
<
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type
="
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sextula
<
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="
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"/>
</
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>
</
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<
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<
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>The 11th of 22
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duellae
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="
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</
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<
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>1
<
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type
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duellae
<
emph.end
type
="
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</
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>
<
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>1
<
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duellae
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</
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<
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<
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>The 12th of 23</
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<
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>1
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duellae
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</
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</
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<
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>The 13th of pure gold.</
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<
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>Some make twenty-five needles, in order to be able to detect the two
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scrípula
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of silver or copper which are in a
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bes
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of gold. </
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<
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>Of these needles, the
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first is composed of twelve
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duellae
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of gold and six of silver, and the same
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number of copper. </
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<
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>The second, of twelve
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duellae
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and one
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sextula
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of gold and
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five
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duellae
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and one and a half
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sextulae
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of silver, and the same number of
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duellae
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and one and a half
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sextulae
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of copper. </
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<
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>The remaining needles are
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made in the same proportion.</
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<
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>Pliny is our authority that the Romans could tell to within one
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scrípulum
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how much gold was in any given alloy, and how much silver or copper.</
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<
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>Needles may be made in either of two ways, namely, in the ways of which
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I have spoken, and in the ways of which I am now about to speak. </
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