The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... proportion of one part of the former to four of the latter , which will be found to answer the first operations , if the weather is fine and the atmosphere free from moisture ; but , if the contrary is the case , the spirits of nitre ...
... proportion of one part of the former to four of the latter , which will be found to answer the first operations , if the weather is fine and the atmosphere free from moisture ; but , if the contrary is the case , the spirits of nitre ...
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... proportions as the artist prefers , and he must recollect that the resin makes the coarsest : to satisfy him- self in this particular , the grain of every proportion should be tried on useless pieces of copper . Having a solution to his ...
... proportions as the artist prefers , and he must recollect that the resin makes the coarsest : to satisfy him- self in this particular , the grain of every proportion should be tried on useless pieces of copper . Having a solution to his ...
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... proportion of complaints , but those not of the most mortal kind . A long succes- sion of wet seasons is accompanied by a prodigious number of diseases ; but these being mild and tedious , the number of deaths are not in proportion to ...
... proportion of complaints , but those not of the most mortal kind . A long succes- sion of wet seasons is accompanied by a prodigious number of diseases ; but these being mild and tedious , the number of deaths are not in proportion to ...
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... proportion , or finding a third or fourth proportional , & c . Thus , 1. If the equation be a xbc ; then a : b :: c : x = he the fourth proportional to a , b , c . 2. If - a x = b2 ; then a : b :: b : x = - , a third proportional to a ...
... proportion , or finding a third or fourth proportional , & c . Thus , 1. If the equation be a xbc ; then a : b :: c : x = he the fourth proportional to a , b , c . 2. If - a x = b2 ; then a : b :: b : x = - , a third proportional to a ...
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... proportion . These compounds are named ethers ; the specific name of each being derived from the acid , from the action of which on alcohol it has originated , as the sulphuric , nitric , muriatic , or acetic ether . Sulphuric ether ...
... proportion . These compounds are named ethers ; the specific name of each being derived from the acid , from the action of which on alcohol it has originated , as the sulphuric , nitric , muriatic , or acetic ether . Sulphuric ether ...
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