Agricola, Georgius
,
De re metallica
,
1912/1950
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some make only twenty-eight needles, and
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alloy of gold with silver and copper is sometimes differently proportioned.</
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cell
/>
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cell
/>
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cell
/>
<
cell
>
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emph
type
="
italics
"/>
ulae
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emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
</
cell
>
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cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>
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emph
type
="
italics
"/>
ulae
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emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
</
cell
>
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cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 1st of</
cell
>
<
cell
>15</
cell
>
<
cell
>6</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 2nd of</
cell
>
<
cell
>15</
cell
>
<
cell
>6</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 3rd of</
cell
>
<
cell
>15</
cell
>
<
cell
>5</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>3</
cell
>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 4th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>16</
cell
>
<
cell
>6</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 5th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>16</
cell
>
<
cell
>5</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 6th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>16</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
<
cell
>3</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 7th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>17</
cell
>
<
cell
>5</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 8th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>17</
cell
>
<
cell
>5</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 9th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>17</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 10th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>18</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 11th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>18</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 12th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>18</
cell
>
<
cell
>3</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 13th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>19</
cell
>
<
cell
>3</
cell
>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 14th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>19</
cell
>
<
cell
>3</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 15th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>19</
cell
>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 16th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>20</
cell
>
<
cell
>3</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 17th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>20</
cell
>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 18th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>20</
cell
>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 19th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>21</
cell
>
<
cell
>2</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 20th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>21</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 21st of</
cell
>
<
cell
>21</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 22nd of</
cell
>
<
cell
>22</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 23rd of</
cell
>
<
cell
>22</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 24th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>22</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 25th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>23</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 26th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>23</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1 1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 27th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>23</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1</
cell
>
<
cell
>8</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
>1/2</
cell
>
<
cell
>4</
cell
>
</
row
>
<
row
>
<
cell
>The 28th of</
cell
>
<
cell
>pure gold</
cell
>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
<
cell
/>
</
row
>
</
table
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>Next follows the fourth kind of needles, by which we test silver coins
<
lb
/>
which contain copper, or copper coins which contain silver. </
s
>
<
s
>The
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
bes
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
by
<
lb
/>
which we weigh the silver is divided in two different ways. </
s
>
<
s
>It is either
<
lb
/>
divided twelve times, into units of five
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
drachmae
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
and one
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
scrípulum
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
each, </
s
>
</
p
>
</
chap
>
</
body
>
</
text
>
</
archimedes
>