Cum id expertus esset, tum auream massam similiter pleno vaso demisit et ea exempta, eadem ratione mensura addita invenit ex aquae numero non tantum esse: minore quanto minus magno corpore eodem pondere auri massa esset quam argenti.
After completing the aforementioned experiment, he repeated the procedure by dropping a weight of gold into the full container and then removing it. He proceeded to add water in specific quantities and realized that the amount of water was less compared to before, which corresponded to the lesser amount of water displaced by the same weight of gold as compared to silver.