British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... half is come over , beautiful crystals of muriate of lead will be obtained on cooling the remainder , if litharge be used , as M. Steinacher informs us ; who also adds , that the vessels should B be made to fit tight by grinding , as ...
... half is come over , beautiful crystals of muriate of lead will be obtained on cooling the remainder , if litharge be used , as M. Steinacher informs us ; who also adds , that the vessels should B be made to fit tight by grinding , as ...
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... half the strength of nitric acid ; the other simply aqua fortis , which is half the strength of the double . A compound made by mixing two parts of the nitric acid with one of muriatic , known formerly by the name of aqua re- gia , and ...
... half the strength of nitric acid ; the other simply aqua fortis , which is half the strength of the double . A compound made by mixing two parts of the nitric acid with one of muriatic , known formerly by the name of aqua re- gia , and ...
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... half its weight of solid phospho- ric or boracic acid , as soon as this acid begins to enter into fusion , it combines with the potash , and the nitric acid is ex- pelled , accompanied with a small portion of oxygen gas and nitric oxide ...
... half its weight of solid phospho- ric or boracic acid , as soon as this acid begins to enter into fusion , it combines with the potash , and the nitric acid is ex- pelled , accompanied with a small portion of oxygen gas and nitric oxide ...
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... half ; hind- legs hairy , formed for swimming . There are seventeen species , in two divisions , viz . A. Lip elongated , conic . B. Conic , spinous at the sides . N. Americana , grey , behind black ; scutel deep black , with a yellow ...
... half ; hind- legs hairy , formed for swimming . There are seventeen species , in two divisions , viz . A. Lip elongated , conic . B. Conic , spinous at the sides . N. Americana , grey , behind black ; scutel deep black , with a yellow ...
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... two concentric circles , the one having its diameter the same with the breadth of the object glass , and the other half that diameter ; divide the smaller circumfer- ence into six equal parts , pricking the points of OAK OBJ.
... two concentric circles , the one having its diameter the same with the breadth of the object glass , and the other half that diameter ; divide the smaller circumfer- ence into six equal parts , pricking the points of OAK OBJ.
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