The Weight of Things analyzes evidence about the early modern investigation on the weight of substances. It considers sources from different domains and disciplines, including architecture, alchemy, natural philosophy, and antiquarianism. It studies discussions in texts, but also numerical determinations in books, tables, and on numerical scales of mathematical instruments.
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Specific Gravities - Textual Sources
A collection of important sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century texts on specific gravities.