 | Martin Clare, Benjamin Webb - 1764 - 208 σελίδες
...containing 63 Ounces of Gold. The Workman thought, fubftituting part Silver therein, a proper Perquifite ; which taking Air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who, on putting it into a Veflel of Water, found it raifed the Fluid, or that itfelf contained 8,2245 cubic Inches of Metal;... | |
 | Anthony Birks, John Birks - 1766 - 640 σελίδες
...containing 63 ounces of gold ; the workman thought fubftituting part filver therein a proper perquifite ; which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who, on putting it into a veflel of water, found it raifed thç fluid, or that itfelf contained 8.2245 cubic inches of metal... | |
 | John Mole - 1788 - 346 σελίδες
...Ounces of Gold ; the Workmen thought fubftituting Part Silver therein, to have, a proper Perquifite, which taking Air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who, on putting it into a Vuilel of Water found it raifcd the Fluid, or that idelf contained 8,2245 Cubic Inches of Metal, and... | |
 | William Taylor (teacher of the mathematics.) - 1800 - 556 σελίδες
...ounces of gold ; the workmen thought by fubftituting part filver therein, to have a proper perquifite, which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who, on putting it into a veflal of water, found it raifed the fluid, or that itfelf contained 8,2245 .cubic inches of metal,... | |
 | Charles Vyse - 1806 - 342 σελίδες
...14^ Ounces of Silver, how much higher would the Water, upon its Immersion, be raised in the Vessel. Hiero, King of Sicily, ordered his Jeweller to make...Archimedes was appointed to examine it ; who, on putting it jnto a Vessel of Water, found it raised the Fluid, or that itself contained 8,221-5 cubic Inches of... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1807 - 464 σελίδες
...a crown, containing. 63 ounces of gold. The workmen thought that substituting part silver was only a proper perquisite ; which taking air, Archimedes...into a vessel of water, found it raised the fluid 8'22<15 cubic inches : and having discovered that the inch of gold more critically weighed 1 0'36 ounces,... | |
 | James Thompson - 1808 - 176 σελίδες
...Sicily, ordered his jeweller to make him a crown, containing 63 ounces of gold ; the workman thought substituting part silver therein, to have a proper...found it raised the fluid, or that itself contained 8.2245 cubic inches of mi tal, and having discovered that the cubic inch of gold more critically weighed... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 442 σελίδες
...him a crown, containing 63 ounces of gold. The workmen thought that substituting part silver was only a proper <perquisite; which taking air, Archimedes...into a vessel of water, found it raised the fluid 8-2245 cubic inches : and having discovered that the inch of gold more critically weighed 10-36 ounces,... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1816 - 618 σελίδες
...him a crown, containing 63 ounces of gold. The workmen thought that substituting part silver was only a proper perquisite ; which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it ; who on puttting it into a vessel of •water, found it raised the fluid 8-2245 cubic inches : and having discovered... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1822 - 1008 σελίδες
...of gold ; the workman thought, l>y substituting' part silver therein, to have a proper perquisite. Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who, on putting'...and having discovered that the cubic inch of gold weighed 10.36 ounces, and that silver but ,5.85 ounces, he by calculation found what part of the king-... | |
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