The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 4 |
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... glass , which is slightly attracted by the magnet . composed of Oxide of menachine ...... 59.1 iron ............. 30.1 Loss uran 10.2 99.4 6 100.0 It is It bears a great resemblance to iron - sand , in colour , but in specific gravity ...
... glass , which is slightly attracted by the magnet . composed of Oxide of menachine ...... 59.1 iron ............. 30.1 Loss uran 10.2 99.4 6 100.0 It is It bears a great resemblance to iron - sand , in colour , but in specific gravity ...
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... glass is formed of the bits and fragments of the staple - sorts , put into a flat metalline pan , with a very little water , and heated just enough to make the parts cohere like a pancake when it is dried ; but frequently it is ...
... glass is formed of the bits and fragments of the staple - sorts , put into a flat metalline pan , with a very little water , and heated just enough to make the parts cohere like a pancake when it is dried ; but frequently it is ...
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... and is heavier than any other earth ; its specific gravity according to Ekeberg being 4.842 . It is not fusible alone , but with borax it forms a white glass . Ittria combines with the acids ; its salts , as ITC ITT XX- ...
... and is heavier than any other earth ; its specific gravity according to Ekeberg being 4.842 . It is not fusible alone , but with borax it forms a white glass . Ittria combines with the acids ; its salts , as ITC ITT XX- ...
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... glass , and when each cause is called , twelve of those persons whose names shall be first drawn out of the box shall be sworn upon a jury , unless absent , challenged , or excused . When a sufficient number of persons are impannelled ...
... glass , and when each cause is called , twelve of those persons whose names shall be first drawn out of the box shall be sworn upon a jury , unless absent , challenged , or excused . When a sufficient number of persons are impannelled ...
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... glass plate , or in the metallic spoon , and the lamp for distillations , and other works even upon a scale of some magnitude , has long been a favourite instrument with che- mists . These will come under our notice as we proceed ...
... glass plate , or in the metallic spoon , and the lamp for distillations , and other works even upon a scale of some magnitude , has long been a favourite instrument with che- mists . These will come under our notice as we proceed ...
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