| Jacob Willetts - Arithmetic - 1822 - 200 pages
...The workman thought that substituting part silver was only a proper perquisite ; whick taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it ; who, on putting...into a vessel of water, found it raised the fluid 8.2245 cubic inches : and having discovered that the inch of gold weighed 10.36 ounces, and that of... | |
| Thomas Arnold - Marine insurance - 1822 - 1008 pages
...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'...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... | |
| Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1822 - 680 pages
...The workmen thought that substituting part silver was cnaly a proper perquisite ; which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it ; who on putting it into a vessel of water, ;fouad it raised the fluid 8*2245 cubic inches : and having discovered that the inch of gold more critically... | |
| Thomas Tucker Smiley - Arithmetic - 1825 - 224 pages
...The workman thought that substituting part silver was only .-. proper perquisite, which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who on putting...it into a vessel of water found it raised the fluid 8.2245 cubic inches, and having discovered that the inch of gold weighed 10.86 ounces and that of silver... | |
| Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 214 pages
...gold. The workman thought that substituting part silver was only a proper perquisite, which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who on putting it into a vessel of water found it raised Ihe fluid 8-2245 cubick inches, and having discovered that the inch of gold weighed 10-36 ounces, and... | |
| Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 222 pages
...gold. The workman thought that substituting part silver was only a proper perquisite, which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who on putting...it into a vessel of water found it raised the fluid 8.2345 cubick inches, and having discovered that the inch of gold weighed 10.36 ounces, and that of... | |
| Arithmetic - 1829 - 196 pages
...substituting part silver therein, he recommended the detection of the fraud to the famous Archimedes, who putting it 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... | |
| Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1830 - 240 pages
...The workman thought that substituting part silver^ was only a proper perquisite, which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who on putting...inches, and having discovered that the inch of gold weighed 10,36 ounces, and that of silver but 5,85 ounces, he found what part of the king's gold had... | |
| Thomas Tucker Smiley - 1830 - 188 pages
...The workman thought, that substituting a part silver was only a proper perquisite ; which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who, on putting it into a vessel of water, i found it raised the fluid 8.2245 cubic inches; and having i discovered that the inch of gold weighed... | |
| John H. Harney - Algebra - 1840 - 298 pages
...ounces of gold. The workman, attempting to deceive, substituted a part silver. After it was finished, Archimedes was appointed to examine it, who, on putting...into a vessel of water, found it raised the fluid 8.2245 cubic inches. He weighed carefully a cubic inch of gold, and found its weight to be 10.36 ounces.... | |
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