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Solids whose Masses answer in proportion contrarily to their Specificall Gravities, are equall in Absolute Gravities.

From Discourse on Floating Bodies by Galilei, Galileo

Chapter VI. opens with a discussion "On the Separation of the Constituent Minerals of Lava, according to their Specific Gravities."

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

The absolute Gravities of Solids, have a proportion compounded of the proportions of their specificall Gravities, and of their Masses.

From Discourse on Floating Bodies by Galilei, Galileo

And what are the differing Gravities of the Sea-water, according to the Climats.

From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World by Oldenburg, Henry

It is to be expected that an inspection of the beauty and order of nature should affect the mind with peculiar pleasure.—Gaieties and Gravities.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 535, February 25, 1832 by Various