Agricola, Georgius, De re metallica, 1912/1950

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            <pb pagenum="617"/>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table7"/>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Troy Grains.</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Siliqua
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>2.87</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>6
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Siliquae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Scripulum
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>17.2</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Scripula
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sextula
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>68.7</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>6
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sextulae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Uncia
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>412.2</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>12
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Unciae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Libra
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>4946.4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>100
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Librae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Centumpondium
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>494640.0</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Also</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Scripulum
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>17.2</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>3
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Scripula
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Drachma
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>51.5</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>2
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Drachmae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sicilicus
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>103.0</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sicilici
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Uncia
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>412.2</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>8
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Unciae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Bes
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                ..</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>3297.6</cell>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>SCALE OF FINENESS</s>
            </p>
            <p type="head">
              <s>(AGRICOLA'S ADAPTATION).
                <lb/>
                <arrow.to.target n="table8"/>
              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table8"/>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Siliquae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1 Unit of
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Siliquae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>3
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Units of Siliquae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Semi-sextula
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Semi-sextulae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Duella
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>24
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Duellae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Bes
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>OLD GERMAN SCALE OF WEIGHTS.
                <lb/>
                <arrow.to.target n="table9"/>
              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table9"/>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Troy Grains.</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pfennig
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>14.1</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pfennige
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Quintlein
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>56.4</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Quintlein
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Loth
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>225.6</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>2
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Loth
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Untzen
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>451.2</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>8
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Untzen
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Mark
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>3609.6</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>2
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Mark
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pfundt
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>7219.2</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>100
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pfundt
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Centner
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>721920.0</cell>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>SCALE OF FINENESS.
                <lb/>
                <arrow.to.target n="table10"/>
              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table10"/>
              <row>
                <cell>3
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Grenlin
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Gran
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Gran
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Krat
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>24
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Krat
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Mark
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>ROMAN LONG MEASURE.
                <lb/>
                <arrow.to.target n="table11"/>
              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table11"/>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Inches.</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Digitus
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>.726</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Digiti
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Palmus
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>2.90</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Palmi
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pes
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>11.61</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>1 1/2
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pedes
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Cubitus
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>17.41</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>5
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pedes
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Passus
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>58.1</cell>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>Also
                <lb/>
                <arrow.to.target n="table12"/>
              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table12"/>
              <row>
                <cell>1 Roman
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Uncia
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>.97</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>12
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Unciae
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pes
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>11.61</cell>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>GREEK LONG MEASURE.
                <lb/>
                <arrow.to.target n="table13"/>
              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table13"/>
              <row>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Dactylos
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>.758</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Dactyloi
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Palaiste
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>3.03</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Palaistai
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pous
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>12.135</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>1 1/2
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pous
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pechus
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>18.20</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>6
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Pous
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Oryguia
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>72.81</cell>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>OLD GERMAN LONG MEASURE.
                <lb/>
                <arrow.to.target n="table14"/>
              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table14"/>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Inches.</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Querfinger
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>.703</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>16
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Querfinger
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Werckschuh
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>11.247</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>2
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Werckschuh
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Elle
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>22.494</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>3
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Elle
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Lachter
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>67.518</cell>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>Also
                <lb/>
                <arrow.to.target n="table15"/>
              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table15"/>
              <row>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Zoll
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>.85</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>12
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Zoll
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Werkschuh
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>ROMAN LIQUID MEASURE.
                <lb/>
                <arrow.to.target n="table16"/>
              </s>
            </p>
            <table>
              <table.target id="table16"/>
              <row>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Cubic</cell>
                <cell>inches.</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>Pints.</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Quartarius
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell/>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>8.6</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>.247</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>4
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Quartarii
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sextarius
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>31.4</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>.991</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>6
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sextarii
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Congius
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>206.4</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>5.947</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>16
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Sextarii
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Modius
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>550.4</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>15.867</cell>
              </row>
              <row>
                <cell>8
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Congii
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>=</cell>
                <cell>1
                  <emph type="italics"/>
                Amphora
                  <emph.end type="italics"/>
                </cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>1650.0</cell>
                <cell>..</cell>
                <cell>47.577</cell>
              </row>
            </table>
            <p type="head">
              <s>(Agricola nowhere uses the Saxon liquid measures, nor do they fall into units comparable
                <lb/>
              with the Roman).</s>
            </p>
          </chap>
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