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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... remains behind . It deto- nates more violently with combustible bo- dies than any of the other nitrates . When mixed with one - third part of its weight of charcoal , and thrown into a red - hot cru- cible , or when charcoal is thrown ...
... remains behind . It deto- nates more violently with combustible bo- dies than any of the other nitrates . When mixed with one - third part of its weight of charcoal , and thrown into a red - hot cru- cible , or when charcoal is thrown ...
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... remains of vegetables , and old mortar , or other loose calcareous earth ; this substance being found to be the best and most convenient receptacle for the acid to combine with . Occasional watering , and turning up from time to time ...
... remains of vegetables , and old mortar , or other loose calcareous earth ; this substance being found to be the best and most convenient receptacle for the acid to combine with . Occasional watering , and turning up from time to time ...
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... remains is a nitrate . These salts have never been mi- nutely examined ; but it is inferred , from the experiments that have been made , that they are , in general , deliquescent , very soluble in water , decomposable by heat , and by ...
... remains is a nitrate . These salts have never been mi- nutely examined ; but it is inferred , from the experiments that have been made , that they are , in general , deliquescent , very soluble in water , decomposable by heat , and by ...
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... remains nothing , the cube root being 12. Thus the remainders of the higher cubes are to be added to 12 , and not to 6 , till you come to 18 , when the remainder of the division must be added to 18 ; and so on ad infinitum . From ...
... remains nothing , the cube root being 12. Thus the remainders of the higher cubes are to be added to 12 , and not to 6 , till you come to 18 , when the remainder of the division must be added to 18 ; and so on ad infinitum . From ...
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... remains is tasteless , and possesses the properties of the fibre of wood . By experiments Mr. Davy found that 500 grains of Aleppo - galls formed with water a solu . tion , which yielded , by slow evapora- tion , NUM NUT G. N. 1 2 3 4 5 ...
... remains is tasteless , and possesses the properties of the fibre of wood . By experiments Mr. Davy found that 500 grains of Aleppo - galls formed with water a solu . tion , which yielded , by slow evapora- tion , NUM NUT G. N. 1 2 3 4 5 ...
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