The British Encyclopedia, Or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge : Illustrated with Upwards of 150 Elegant Engravings. N - R. 5Longman, 1809 - 680 pages |
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... proportions , are capable , under particular circumstances , of combining chemically , into one of the most powerful ... proportion in a glass tube , about a line in diameter , over mercury , and a series of electric shocks be passed ...
... proportions , are capable , under particular circumstances , of combining chemically , into one of the most powerful ... proportion in a glass tube , about a line in diameter , over mercury , and a series of electric shocks be passed ...
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... proportion of hydrogen ; charcoal is deposited , and water and sebacic acid are formed , while carbonated hydrogen gas is disengaged . When oil is exposed to the open air , and a burning body is brought in contact with it , it readily ...
... proportion of hydrogen ; charcoal is deposited , and water and sebacic acid are formed , while carbonated hydrogen gas is disengaged . When oil is exposed to the open air , and a burning body is brought in contact with it , it readily ...
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... proportion of oxy- gen than the fixed oils , and yield a greater quantity of water . This arises from a greater proportion of hydrogen , and a smal- ler quantity of carbon , which they contain , The volatile oils are in some degree ...
... proportion of oxy- gen than the fixed oils , and yield a greater quantity of water . This arises from a greater proportion of hydrogen , and a smal- ler quantity of carbon , which they contain , The volatile oils are in some degree ...
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... proportion of the long annuities , the blank receipts which they receive for making the instalments on the several articles , are , when disposed of independent of each other , as the 3 per cent . consols only , call . ed scrip , but ...
... proportion of the long annuities , the blank receipts which they receive for making the instalments on the several articles , are , when disposed of independent of each other , as the 3 per cent . consols only , call . ed scrip , but ...
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... proportion of 9 to 1. Specimens of the common and semi - opal have been analysed and found to consist as follows : Common Opal . Silica .............. Alumina Oxide of iron ... Water ......... Semi Opal , 98.75 .......... 43.50 0.1 0.0 ...
... proportion of 9 to 1. Specimens of the common and semi - opal have been analysed and found to consist as follows : Common Opal . Silica .............. Alumina Oxide of iron ... Water ......... Semi Opal , 98.75 .......... 43.50 0.1 0.0 ...
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