. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. .00 ANCIKNT DESEMKRS ,>K STKELYARDS. exact examination and coinnmnicatpd his ivsults to the An'hoolog-ical Society/ Direct vvcijjcliinus showed Pcrnicc that the tliree hooks must have carried a pan weighing 14 ounces avoirdupois (400 grams, or a Roman pound and a (lUarter). for this makes the weights agree with the numlHM-s engraved al)ove the notches. The k'tter A marks the zero, and the pan must balance when the tulcium is placed there
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. .00 ANCIKNT DESEMKRS ,>K STKELYARDS. exact examination and coinnmnicatpd his ivsults to the An'hoolog-ical Society/ Direct vvcijjcliinus showed Pcrnicc that the tliree hooks must have carried a pan weighing 14 ounces avoirdupois (400 grams, or a Roman pound and a (lUarter). for this makes the weights agree with the numlHM-s engraved al)ove the notches. The k'tter A marks the zero, and the pan must balance when the tulcium is placed there. The scale begins with a Roman ounce ( ouiu-e av<)irduj)<)is. grams: and tiie jxmnd of a i)art of Etruria was, according to Ilultsch,. Fit;. Is. —Miisomii of Gerumii C(»stiinit's. Twd-liflcciilhs iiiitiinil .^izi-. the .same as the Roman ). Tiien follow 2. .".. I. .'>, ti. 7. S. !», 10, 12 ounces, or 1 Roman pound. Tiie diflerences now begii to be gi-eaier; for the numbers run 1. 1'. 1:\, U, i;i, 2. 2|. 2i. .S. 8^, 4, 4^, "). C. 7, s. It. 1(1, 12. ;). 20, 2.*), 30, 40 pounds. Tiie .si'cond Roman desemer is now. as Mr. l*ernici> shows, in Pa- lermo.' Except that it is provided with a bridge, it resembles the iron desemer of Brandenburg (fig, 2(i). But its scale showed that it gave. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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