Libra
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The third consists of three librae of vitriol, one of saltpetre, half a libra of asbestos, and half a libra of baked bricks.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
The third consists of four librae of vitriol, two and a half librae of saltpetre, half a libra of alum, and one and a half librae of spring water.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
In this operation he also makes fifteen centumpondia of "hard cakes poor in silver," in each centumpondium of which is a sixth of a libra of silver.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
The eighth method consists of heating together one libra of the copper, one and a half librae of sulphur, half a libra of verdigris, and a libra of refined salt.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Lastly, if there is only pure silver, then as much as a third of a libra and a semi-uncia of copper granules are added.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
