uncia
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Five of these are placed at the same time in the furnace in which silver-lead is liquated from copper; these drip three centumpondia of lead, each of which contains half an uncia of silver.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
One-half uncia of silver would be 12 ozs.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Another cement is made of a bes of brick dust, a third of rock salt, an uncia of saltpetre, and half an uncia of refined salt.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Such liquation cakes should weigh up to three centumpondia, in each of which there is half an uncia of silver.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Five cakes are placed at the same time in the furnace in which argentiferous lead is liquated from copper, and from these are made lead which contains half an uncia of silver to the centumpondium.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Then the silver is sprinkled with two unciae of that powdered compound and is stirred.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Lastly, the Venetians divide the bes into eight unciae.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
Another cement is made of a bes of brick dust, a quarter of refined salt, one and a half unciae of saltpetre, an uncia of sal-ammoniac, and half an uncia of rock salt.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
If, however, the copper contains some lead, add one uncia of lead; if it contains iron, add two unciae.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
These "thorns" are apparently fairly rich, four unciae to the centumpondium being equivalent to about 97 ozs. per ton, and they are only added to low-grade liquation material.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
