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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... vessel , and continu- ing the fire till the whole of the mercury is evaporated , taking care that the amal- gam shall be constantly stirred with a piece of glass , rod , or tobacco - pipe , in order to prevent the particles of gold from ...
... vessel , and continu- ing the fire till the whole of the mercury is evaporated , taking care that the amal- gam shall be constantly stirred with a piece of glass , rod , or tobacco - pipe , in order to prevent the particles of gold from ...
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... vessels of every kind , covered with a membrane , usually provided with an excretory duct , and destined to separate some particular fluid from the mass of blood , or to per- fect the lymph . See ANATOMY and PHY- SIOLOGY . The glands ...
... vessels of every kind , covered with a membrane , usually provided with an excretory duct , and destined to separate some particular fluid from the mass of blood , or to per- fect the lymph . See ANATOMY and PHY- SIOLOGY . The glands ...
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... vessels . It has also been supposed , that the defla- gration of the oxygen and hydrogen gases , in the formation of water , has decomposed the glass , which will account for an acid as part of the result . In making glass , the ...
... vessels . It has also been supposed , that the defla- gration of the oxygen and hydrogen gases , in the formation of water , has decomposed the glass , which will account for an acid as part of the result . In making glass , the ...
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... vessels thus formed must not be permitted to cool too quickly , hence they are put into a hot fur- nace , in order that the heat may pass off very gradually ; this is called annealing . Glass is often tinged of various colours , which ...
... vessels thus formed must not be permitted to cool too quickly , hence they are put into a hot fur- nace , in order that the heat may pass off very gradually ; this is called annealing . Glass is often tinged of various colours , which ...
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... vessel diminished . We now suppose , that by a very dex- terous application of the above methods the workman has brought it to the shape of fig . 11 ; he now carries it to the mouth of the furnace , and holds it in to get a fresh heat ...
... vessel diminished . We now suppose , that by a very dex- terous application of the above methods the workman has brought it to the shape of fig . 11 ; he now carries it to the mouth of the furnace , and holds it in to get a fresh heat ...
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