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An essay on weighing of gold, &c. : wherein is shewn an effectual method for discovering and detecting counterfeit pieces of money (be they ever so artfully disguised) ... ; This is performed by a pair of common scales and a set of gold weights, with the hydrostatical instrument herein described ... ; By this method not only gold coins &c. but also all sorts of gold and silver plate may be weigh'd, and their intrinsic value ascertained to the greatest nicety

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1756.
Call number: 709487
Creator: Symons, William(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 21 cm
Associated organization: Burndy Library,
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