Agricola, Georgius
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De re metallica
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1912/1950
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course consists of one hundred
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librae,
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and for that reason is called a
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hundred weight.</
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<
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>The various weights are:—</
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<
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>1st = 100
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librae
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=
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centumpondium.
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<
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>2nd = 50
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<
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>3rd = 52
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librae
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>4th = 16
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<
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>5th = 8
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<
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>6th = 4
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<
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>7th = 2
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librae
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>8th = 1
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libra.
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<
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libra
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consists of sixteen
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unciae,
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and the half part of the
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libra
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is
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the
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selibra,
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which our people call a
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mark,
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and consists of eight
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unciae,
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or, as
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they divide it, of sixteen
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semunciae
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:—</
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<
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>9th = 8
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unciae.
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<
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>10th = 8
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semunciae.
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<
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>11th = 4
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semunciae.
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<
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semunciae.
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<
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semuncia.
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<
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>14th = 1
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sicilicus.
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<
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>15th = 1
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drachma.
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>16th = 1
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dimidi-drachma.
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<
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weights are made of silver or brass or copper. </
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generally weighs one
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drachma,
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for it is necessary for us to weigh, not only
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ore, but also metals to be assayed, and smaller quantities of lead. </
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<
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of these weights is called a
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centumpondium
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and the number of
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librae
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in it
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corresponds to the larger scale, being likewise one hundred
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42
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<
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centumpondium.
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<
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>The 2nd is called 50
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librae.
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<
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librae.
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<
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>The 4th is called 16
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librae.
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<
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>The 5th is called 8
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librae.
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<
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librae.
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<
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>The 7th is called 2
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librae.
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<
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>The 8th is called 1
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librae.
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<
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<
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>The 9th is called 1
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selibra.
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<
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>The 10th is called 8
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semunciae.
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<
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semunciae.
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<
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>The 12th is called 2
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semunciae.
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<
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<
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>The 13th is called 1
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semunciae.
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<
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sicilicus.
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<
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>The fourteenth is the last, for the proportionate weights which correspond
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with a
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drachma
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and half a
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drachma
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are not used. </
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<
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the lesser scale, are written the numbers of
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librae
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and of
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semunciae.
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</
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<
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