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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... ture and earthy appearance ; of an apple green colour , without lustre . It is not al- tered by the heat of the blow - pipe ; but when mixed with borax gives to it a yel- lowish red colour . Its solution in acids is of a green colour ...
... ture and earthy appearance ; of an apple green colour , without lustre . It is not al- tered by the heat of the blow - pipe ; but when mixed with borax gives to it a yel- lowish red colour . Its solution in acids is of a green colour ...
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... ture of equal parts of tartar and nitre , deflagrated in a crucible , is known by the name of white flux . It is merely a mix- ture of carbonate of potash , with some pure potash . When two parts of tartar , and one of nitre , are ...
... ture of equal parts of tartar and nitre , deflagrated in a crucible , is known by the name of white flux . It is merely a mix- ture of carbonate of potash , with some pure potash . When two parts of tartar , and one of nitre , are ...
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... ture in a sand - heat till the salt is dissolved ; taking care to avoid the fumes , as the ves- sel must be left open : or by distilling nitric acid with an equal weight , or rather more , of common salt . With the different bases the ...
... ture in a sand - heat till the salt is dissolved ; taking care to avoid the fumes , as the ves- sel must be left open : or by distilling nitric acid with an equal weight , or rather more , of common salt . With the different bases the ...
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... ture from the atmosphere ; and in crys- tallizing in rhombs , or rhomboidal prisms . It may be prepared by saturating soda with the nitric acid , by precipitating ni- tric solutions of the metals , or of the earths , except barytes , by ...
... ture from the atmosphere ; and in crys- tallizing in rhombs , or rhomboidal prisms . It may be prepared by saturating soda with the nitric acid , by precipitating ni- tric solutions of the metals , or of the earths , except barytes , by ...
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... ture has wisely prevented the too great increase of their numbers , and the total destruction of the animals they feed on . " I have once seen the larva of this oestrus in the stomach of an ass ; indeed their is little reason to doubt ...
... ture has wisely prevented the too great increase of their numbers , and the total destruction of the animals they feed on . " I have once seen the larva of this oestrus in the stomach of an ass ; indeed their is little reason to doubt ...
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