The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

PHENOMENA OF THE UNIVERSE. 561
An oz. or dwt. gr.
time, shall subjoin by the way, the powers and of silve r.. 10 21 4.
actions which accrue to bodies from such corn- tin glass - - - 10 13 - - 5
pressions and dilatations. copper gold 6
chalciform gold9 7
And as I well know how difficult it is in the steel - - 8 10 - -
brass.... 8 9 9
present state of the mind to acquire a familiarity iron - - 8 6 - 10
with nature now from the very elements, I shall tin - - 7 22 - - 11
the loadstone - - 5 12 - - 12
add my own observations, in order to excite the thle touchstone - - 3 1 - 13
marble... 2 2'223 - - 14
attention and raise the thoughts of others. But marbe 22 14
flint - 222 - - 15
with respect to demonstration, whether as to the glass - - 2201 - - 10
discovery of the density and rarity of bodies, I crystal - - 215 - - 17
alabaster 2 12 - - 18
have no doubt that, with respect to thick and pal- rock salt - 210 - - 11)
common loam 2 8k - - 20
pable bodies, the motion of gravity, as it is called, white loam - - - 2 5 - - 21
can be assumed as the best as well as readiest nitre 2 5 22
ox bones - 2 5 - - 23
proof; for the gravity of a body will be in propor- powdered margarites - 2 2 - - 4
tion to its compactness. But after we have come sulohur 225
common earth - 2 11 26
to the class of ethereal and spiritual substances, whliite vitriol - - 1 22 - - 27
ivory... 1 211 28
then indeed we have no measure or rule whereby alum - - - 121 - - 29
to go, and shall need another method of investi- oil of vitriol - 121 - 30
white sand 1 20 - - 31
gation. But we will begin with gold, the heaviest chalk - - 1 - - 32
of all bodies within our knowledge, (for philoso- oil of sulphr - 118 - - 33
common salt - 1 10 - - 34
phy is not yet so matured as that we ought to lignum vilte - - - 1 10 - - 35
venture an opinion respecting the bowels of the sheep's flesh - 110 - - 6
aquafortis - - - 1 7 - - 37
earth,) and embraces the greatest quantity of mat- ox's horn - - - 1 6 - - 38
ter in the smallest space; and we shall apply the Indian balsam - -1 6 - - 39
red sandal wood - 1 5 - - 40
ratios of other bodies to the sphere of this; inti- agate 1 5 - - 41
new onion in the lump, or
mating, however, that here we scarcely touch fresh - - - - 1 5 - - 42
upon the history of weights, except as far as it camphire - - - 1 4 - - 43
fresh dry fig root - - 1 4 - - 44
may throw light upon the demonstrating of the ebony - - - 1 31 - - 45
seeds of sweet fennel 1 331 - - 46
dimensions of bodies. But as our design is not seeds ofsweet fennel 314
clear amber - - - 1 3 - - 47
to publish conjectures, but to discover and gain vinegar -- 1 31 - - 48
knowledge, and this appears to lie in the exami- verjuiceofsour apples - 1 3 - - 49
hnow nd hisappears to le i - w~ater - — 1 3 a little under. 50
nation and proof of the first experiments, I have urine 1 3 51
oil of date leaves - 1 3 alittlunder. 52
determined in every very subtile experiment to claret - - 1 2- - - 53
subjoin the mode of experiment I have made use white sugar - 1 2 - - 54
red wax - - - 1 2 - - 55
of, that after it is clearly ascertained how each hina root -... 1 2 - - 56
thing by itself appears to me, men may see how subtance of raw winter
p e- a r - -1 2 - - 57
far they may rest satisfied, and what further re- distdied vinegar - - 1 1 - - 58
disthil-ld rosewater I 1 - - 59
mains to be done, whether in the correction of distilhed rosewater 0 - - 60
errors which may still cleave to the work, or in benjao I- 0 - - 61
myrrh - 1 0 - - 62
the calling forth and employing of more accurate butterr - 1 0 - - 63
butte - 1 0 - - 64
modes of proof. And I will for mny own part fa - 0 -1 64
oil of sitvqot almonds 023k
diligently and sincerely intimate those subjects oil extractad from green
mace...02 3
which appear to me to be less satisfactorily ex- herb sweet - 023
herb sweet Mrpfaiorani - 02o 22
plored, and to lie, as it were, nearer and more petroleum - - - 0 23
flower of rose,- - 022
open to error. Lastly, I will add my own observa- spirit of wine - 0 22
tions, as I before said, so that whilst every part of oak - 01
philsoph Imyytvenb soot.0 17
philosophy is preserved entire, I may yet even by fir - 0 15
the way turn the face itself of natural history toward philosophy. It will be my care also to remarlk e de of _ i f pon the above Table.
whatever those things are, whether experiments or Let the weights which t have used be underobservations, which occur and intervene beside the stood to be of the same kind and computation
scope of inquiry, and pertain to. other denomina- with those of goldsmiths', a pFund being twelve
tions, tihat the investigation may be kept distinct. ounces, and an ounce twentv pennyweights, a
pennyweight twenty-four grains. 1 have chosen
A TABLE OF THE CONJUNCTION AND EXPANSION gold as a standard of the ratios of'thet bodies,
OF MATTER THROUGH SPACE IN TANGIBLE BO-t
DIEQ, WITH A CALCULATION OF THEIR RATIOS uhbcueiisteeaetofodesbe
D1E", w7FI~ITH A CALCUCJLATION OF THEIR RATIOS according to the measure of its extenston, not so
IN DIFFERENT BODIES. much because it is the heaviest of bodiec, as because it is the most unique. For, other bodies,
That occupy the sanie space, or- are equtally extended. aueiistem tunq.Fo, ohr~ois
l~at ecctj tleaoe apace,.o.. ate rel2 ex.. td which, in some degree, partake of inconstancy
As soz. or dowt. gr.
Of ptre gold - - 20 0 - - 1 even after they have been tried by fire, retra a
quicksilver - - 19 9 - - 2
lead - - - 12 11 - - 3 diversity of weight and dimension; but pure geld
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