The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... employed either by chemists or artists : it is obtained by decomposing it by means of the sulphuric acid . When burnt with tartar , it yields a pure carbo- nate of potash . In the assaying of various ores it is indispensable , and is ...
... employed either by chemists or artists : it is obtained by decomposing it by means of the sulphuric acid . When burnt with tartar , it yields a pure carbo- nate of potash . In the assaying of various ores it is indispensable , and is ...
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... employed also in many arts , as in dying ; and in domestic economy , for the preservation of animal substances used for food . To these sub- stances it imparts a red colour . See Ni- TROUS acid ; also GUNPOWDER . NITRIC acid . The two ...
... employed also in many arts , as in dying ; and in domestic economy , for the preservation of animal substances used for food . To these sub- stances it imparts a red colour . See Ni- TROUS acid ; also GUNPOWDER . NITRIC acid . The two ...
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... employed for etching on copper ; as a solvent of tin to form with that metal a mordant for some of the finest dyes ; in metallurgy and assaying ; in va- rious chemical processes , on account of the facility with which it parts with ...
... employed for etching on copper ; as a solvent of tin to form with that metal a mordant for some of the finest dyes ; in metallurgy and assaying ; in va- rious chemical processes , on account of the facility with which it parts with ...
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... employed instead of the nitrate of potash for manufacturing aqua fortis . The nitrate of ammonia possesses the pro- Prismatic contains Fibrous Compact of acid 69.5 72.5 ( 74.5 ) All these are completely deliquescent , but they differ a ...
... employed instead of the nitrate of potash for manufacturing aqua fortis . The nitrate of ammonia possesses the pro- Prismatic contains Fibrous Compact of acid 69.5 72.5 ( 74.5 ) All these are completely deliquescent , but they differ a ...
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... employed by the King's commission : such are all ment , and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it , whether public , as those of magistrates ; or private , as of bailiffs , re- ceivers , & c . when creeping . In appearance it ...
... employed by the King's commission : such are all ment , and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it , whether public , as those of magistrates ; or private , as of bailiffs , re- ceivers , & c . when creeping . In appearance it ...
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