Agricola, Georgius, De re metallica, 1912/1950

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              which the ordinary people call
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              nummi
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              41
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              ; each of these units we again divide
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              into twenty-four units of four
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              siliquae
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              each, which the same ordinary people
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              call a
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              grenlin;
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              or else the
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              bes
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              is divided into sixteen
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              semunciae
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              which
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              are called
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              loths,
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              each of which is again divided into eighteen units of four
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              silíquae
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              each, which they call
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              grenlín.
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              <s> Or else the
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              bes
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              is divided into
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              sixteen
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              semuncíae,
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              of which each is divided into four
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              drachmae,
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              and
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              each
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              drachma
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              into four
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              pfennige.
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              <s> Needles are made in accordance with
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              each method of dividing the
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              bes.
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              <s> According to the first method, to the
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              number of twenty-four half
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              nummí;
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              according to the second method, to the
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              number of thirty-one half
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              semuncíae,
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              that is to say a
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              sícílícus;
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              for if the
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              needles were made to the number of the smaller weights, the number of
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              needles would again be too large, and not a few of them, by reason of the
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              small difference in proportion of silver or copper, would have no significance.
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              <s>We test both bars and coined money composed of silver and copper by both
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              scales. </s>
              <s>The one is as follows: the first needle is made of twenty-three
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              parts of copper and one part silver; whereby, whatsoever bar or coin, when
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              rubbed on the touchstone, colours it just as this needle does, in that bar or
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              money there is one twenty-fourth part of silver, and so also, in accordance
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              with the proportion of silver, is known the remaining proportion of the copper.</s>
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              <s>The 1st needle is made of 23 parts of copper and 1 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 2nd needle is made of 22 parts of copper and 2 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 3rd needle is made of 21 parts of copper and 3 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 4th needle is made of 20 parts of copper and 4 of silver.</s>
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            <p type="main">
              <s>The 5th needle is made of 19 parts of copper and 5 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 6th needle is made of 18 parts of copper and 6 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 7th needle is made of 17 parts of copper and 7 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 8th needle is made of 16 parts of copper and 8 of silver.</s>
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            <p type="main">
              <s>The 9th needle is made of 15 parts of copper and 9 of silver.</s>
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            <p type="main">
              <s>The 10th needle is made of 14 parts of copper and 10 of silver.</s>
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            <p type="main">
              <s>The 11th needle is made of 13 parts of copper and 11 of silver.</s>
            </p>
            <p type="main">
              <s>The 12th needle is made of 12 parts of copper and 12 of silver.</s>
            </p>
            <p type="main">
              <s>The 13th needle is made of 11 parts of copper and 13 of silver.</s>
            </p>
            <p type="main">
              <s>The 14th needle is made of 10 parts of copper and 14 of silver.</s>
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            <p type="main">
              <s>The 15th needle is made of 9 parts of copper and 15 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 16th needle is made of 8 parts of copper and 16 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 17th needle is made of 7 parts of copper and 17 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 18th needle is made of 6 parts of copper and 18 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 19th needle is made of 5 parts of copper and 19 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 20th needle is made of 4 parts of copper and 20 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 21st needle is made of 3 parts of copper and 21 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 22nd needle is made of 2 parts of copper and 22 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 23rd needle is made of 1 parts of copper and 23 of silver.</s>
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              <s>The 24th of pure silver.</s>
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