British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... iron scoop out at the nos- trils , and threw in medicaments to fill up the vacuum ; they also took out the en- trails , and having filled the body with myrrh , cassia , and other spices , except frankincense , proper to dry up the hu ...
... iron scoop out at the nos- trils , and threw in medicaments to fill up the vacuum ; they also took out the en- trails , and having filled the body with myrrh , cassia , and other spices , except frankincense , proper to dry up the hu ...
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... iron mines , and almost the only sort used in Eng- land ; it is of a brownish colour . border- ing a little on red , exceedingly hard , and in consequence difficult to pulverize . The English are the only people who have the art of ...
... iron mines , and almost the only sort used in Eng- land ; it is of a brownish colour . border- ing a little on red , exceedingly hard , and in consequence difficult to pulverize . The English are the only people who have the art of ...
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... iron . The for- mer is the most beautiful , and stands the fire , which the latter does not . Oxide of copper affords a green , man- ganese a violet , cobalt a blue , and iron a very fine black . A mixture of these ena- mels produces a ...
... iron . The for- mer is the most beautiful , and stands the fire , which the latter does not . Oxide of copper affords a green , man- ganese a violet , cobalt a blue , and iron a very fine black . A mixture of these ena- mels produces a ...
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... iron spatula as equally as posible . As the enamel here spoken of is trans- parent , it is usual to ornament the gold with rose work , or other kinds of work , calculated to produce a good effect through the enamel . The thickness of ...
... iron spatula as equally as posible . As the enamel here spoken of is trans- parent , it is usual to ornament the gold with rose work , or other kinds of work , calculated to produce a good effect through the enamel . The thickness of ...
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... iron or copper for culinary purposes with an enamel capa- ble of defending the metal from the ac- tion of any solvent , and for enduring any heat , or transition from heat to cold , ap- pears a desirable object ; and many ex- periments ...
... iron or copper for culinary purposes with an enamel capa- ble of defending the metal from the ac- tion of any solvent , and for enduring any heat , or transition from heat to cold , ap- pears a desirable object ; and many ex- periments ...
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