| Martin Clare, Benjamin Webb - Business - 1764 - 208 pages
...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 - Arithmetic - 1766 - 640 pages
...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... | |
| Charles Vyse - Arithmetic - 1785 - 350 pages
...Workmen thought of fubftituting part Silver therein, to have a proper Perquifite, which taking Air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who, on putting it into a Velfel of Water, found it raifed the Fluid, or that itfelf contained 8, 2245 Cubic Inches of Metal,... | |
| John Mole - Algebra - 1788 - 346 pages
...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.) - Arithmetic - 1800 - 556 pages
...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 - Arithmetic - 1806 - 342 pages
...Fluid, or that itself contained 8,221-5 cubic Inches of Metal ; and having discovered that the cubic Inch of Gold more critically weighed 10,36 Ounces, and that of Silver but 5,8.5 Ounces, he, by Calculation, found what Part of his Majesty's Gold had been changed ; and you... | |
| James Thompson - Arithmetic - 1808 - 176 pages
...the workman thought substituting part silver therein, to have a proper perquisite, which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who on putting...into a vessel of water found it raised the fluid, or that itself contained 8.2245 cubic inches of mi tal, and having discovered that the cubic inch of... | |
| Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1811 - 442 pages
...The workmen thought that substituting part silver was only a proper <perquisite; which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it ; who, on putting...critically weighed 10-36 ounces, and that of silver but 5'S5 ounces, he found by calculation what part of the king's gold had been changed. And you are desired... | |
| Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1811 - 494 pages
...The •workmen thought that substituting part silver was only a proper perquisite ; which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it ; who, on putting...into a vessel of water, found it raised the fluid S-2245 cubic inches: and having discovered that the inch of gold more critically weighed 1O86 ounces,... | |
| Charles Vyse - Arithmetic - 1815 - 340 pages
...workman . thought of substituting part silver therein, to have a proper perquisite: which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it; who,- on putting...into a vessel of water, found it raised the fluid, or that itself contained 8,2245 cubic inches of metal ; and having discovered that the cubic inch of... | |
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