Cum in aliquo vase est confusum, si supra id lapide centenarium pondus inponatur, natat in summo neque eum liquorem potest onere suo premere nec elidere nec dissipare.
When quicksilver is poured into a vessel, and a stone weight of 100 lbs. is placed upon it, the stone floats upon the surface. For it is unable by its weight to press the liquid down and so squeeze it out and separate it.
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