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vpon the mention of the specifique grauity of a Crown peice. m
rCollins affirmed that there was noe mixture of tin or Lead in
the Siluer minted in the Tower, But that the standerd Siluer
was a mixture of 222 parts of fine Siluer & 18 of Copper.
that is .37. siluer & 3 copper. or almot a twelf part of copper.
Mr Pouey moued that m
r. Slingsby the ma
ster of the of the mint might
be De
sired to Informe the society more particularly of this
matter, And it was De
sired that m
r. Pouey would speak to him
for that purpo
se. It was De
sired al
so that m
r. Hoare contro
ler of the mint might al
so be spoken to for the same account
The Exp
ts for Tuesday next propounded by m
r Hooke were
appointed to be tryalls vpon the
--- mixtures of Iron &
tin & Iron & Lead.
-
D
r Gale shewed an Inscription for the Library to be done
w
th. Letters of Gold vpon a Blew Ground which was appro
ved of and orderd to be done.
D
r. Tison Read his account of the anatomicall ob
seruations he
had made about hair
found &c found in the In
sside of a
wooman. and Pre
sented the Sub
stances in a box which were
Deliuerd to m[r Hunt for
the Repository and the account was or
derd to be Registred
It was De
sired m
r Leuwenhoeks Large Letter translated by
m
r Hooke should be Read the next Day.
[In margin]Iournal notes of March 12. 79/80
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