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EXPERIMENTS

Of the Weight of Bodies increased
in the FIRE:

Made at the Tower, and the Account
brought in by my Lord Brouncker.

1. Copper and Lead.
	d.	gr.
The Copel weighed	10	83/32
Lead	4	9
Copper	0	6
Into the fire all three	14	232/32
Out of the fire	15	48/32
Gained	0	52/32

Besides what the Copel lost in Weight, supposed to be about three Grains.

2. Copper and Lead.
	d.	gr.
Copel	10	2
Lead	4	93/4
Copper	0	6
Into the fire all three	14	173/4
Out of the fire	15	119/32
Gained	0	727/32