American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 6Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... action of the air without tarnishing , is perhaps the most valuable of all substances for the purpose of decoration ; but on ac- count of its dearness and weight , it can very seldom be employed in substance , and its ornamental use ...
... action of the air without tarnishing , is perhaps the most valuable of all substances for the purpose of decoration ; but on ac- count of its dearness and weight , it can very seldom be employed in substance , and its ornamental use ...
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... action of nitric acid to facilitate the adhesion of the copper and mercury , in the following manner . A piece of copper , a button for example , is cleaned , by steeping it in acid , and subsequent washing , and is then burnished ...
... action of nitric acid to facilitate the adhesion of the copper and mercury , in the following manner . A piece of copper , a button for example , is cleaned , by steeping it in acid , and subsequent washing , and is then burnished ...
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... action of turning it round by the stock , so that the motion of the stock appears similar to that of the handle of a gimblet when it is employed . GIN . See GENEVA . GIN , in mechanics , a machine for driv ing piles , fitted with a ...
... action of turning it round by the stock , so that the motion of the stock appears similar to that of the handle of a gimblet when it is employed . GIN . See GENEVA . GIN , in mechanics , a machine for driv ing piles , fitted with a ...
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... action upon it . Mr. Davy , in one of his lectures delivered in May , 1808 , exhibited a method of decompo- sing it by means of the Voltaic battery : he , however , first reduced it to powder . Fluoric acid , as we have seen , has a ...
... action upon it . Mr. Davy , in one of his lectures delivered in May , 1808 , exhibited a method of decompo- sing it by means of the Voltaic battery : he , however , first reduced it to powder . Fluoric acid , as we have seen , has a ...
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... action on it ; nor is it acted upon by carbon , sulphur , or phosphorus . It combines with sulphu- rated hydrogen . It is insoluble in water , but combines with acids , making with them soluble salts , distinguished by a sweet and ...
... action on it ; nor is it acted upon by carbon , sulphur , or phosphorus . It combines with sulphu- rated hydrogen . It is insoluble in water , but combines with acids , making with them soluble salts , distinguished by a sweet and ...
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