Boyle, Robert
,
New experiments physico-mechanicall, touching the spring of the air and its effects
,
1660
Text
Text Image
Image
XML
Thumbnail overview
Document information
None
Concordance
Figures
Thumbnails
Page concordance
<
1 - 30
31 - 60
61 - 90
91 - 120
121 - 150
151 - 180
181 - 210
211 - 240
241 - 270
271 - 300
301 - 330
331 - 360
361 - 390
391 - 420
421 - 450
451 - 480
481 - 510
511 - 540
541 - 570
571 - 600
601 - 630
631 - 660
661 - 690
691 - 720
721 - 750
751 - 780
781 - 810
811 - 840
841 - 862
>
Scan
Original
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
<
1 - 30
31 - 60
61 - 90
91 - 120
121 - 150
151 - 180
181 - 210
211 - 240
241 - 270
271 - 300
301 - 330
331 - 360
361 - 390
391 - 420
421 - 450
451 - 480
481 - 510
511 - 540
541 - 570
571 - 600
601 - 630
631 - 660
661 - 690
691 - 720
721 - 750
751 - 780
781 - 810
811 - 840
841 - 862
>
page
|<
<
of 862
>
>|
<
archimedes
>
<
text
>
<
body
>
<
chap
>
<
p
type
="
main
">
<
s
>
<
pb
xlink:href
="
013/01/326.jpg
"
pagenum
="
296
"/>
almoſt with Quick-ſilver, and faſtning a
<
lb
/>
mark over againſt the middle of the pro
<
lb
/>
tuberant Superficies as near as our Eyes
<
lb
/>
could judge, we found that the Quick
<
lb
/>
ſilver alone weighed 299 1/32 Grains: Then
<
lb
/>
the Quick-ſilver being pour'd out, and
<
lb
/>
the ſame Glaſs being fill'd as full of com
<
lb
/>
mon Water, we found the Liquor to
<
lb
/>
weigh 21 7/8 Grains. </
s
>
<
s
>Whereby it appear'd
<
lb
/>
that the weight of Water to Quick
<
lb
/>
ſilver, is as one to (13 19/28): Though our Il
<
lb
/>
luſtrious
<
emph
type
="
italics
"/>
Verulam
<
emph.end
type
="
italics
"/>
(queſtionleſs not for
<
lb
/>
want of Judgement or Care, but of ex
<
lb
/>
act Inſtruments) makes the proportion
<
lb
/>
betwixt thoſe two Liquors to be greater
<
lb
/>
then of 1 to 17. And to adde, that up
<
lb
/>
on the by, ſince Quick-ſilver and well
<
lb
/>
rectified Spirit of Wine, are (how juſtly
<
lb
/>
I ſay not) accounted, the one the hea
<
lb
/>
vieſt, and the other the lighteſt of Li
<
lb
/>
quors; we thought to fill in the ſame
<
lb
/>
Glaſs, and with the ſame Scales to ob
<
lb
/>
ſerve the difference betwixt them, which
<
lb
/>
we found to be as of 1 to (16 641/1084); where
<
lb
/>
by it appear'd, That the difference be
<
lb
/>
twixt Spirit of Wine, that may be made
<
lb
/>
to burn all away, (ſuch as was ours) and
<
lb
/>
common Water, is as betwixt 1 and (1 44/171) </
s
>
</
p
>
</
chap
>
</
body
>
</
text
>
</
archimedes
>