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14. On the composition and casting of metal for making a mirror. original: "De metallo ad conficiendum Speculum componendo et fundendo." This likely refers to the creation of speculum metal, an alloy of copper and tin used for reflecting telescopes.
Printed by Brewster, volume 2, page 535. original: "Brewster ii, 535." This refers to Sir David Brewster’s nineteenth-century biography and collection of the works of Sir Isaac Newton.