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 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 . 98.75 ....... Silica .............. Alumina Oxide of iron ... Water ......... 0.1 0.1 0.0 98.95 Loss ...
... proportion of 9 to 1. Specimens of the common and semi - opal have been analysed and found to consist as follows : Common Opal . 98.75 ....... Silica .............. Alumina Oxide of iron ... Water ......... 0.1 0.1 0.0 98.95 Loss ...
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... proportion to the common heat of the sun , as the area of the glass is to the area of the focus . Hence we see the reason why a convex glass causes the sun's rays to burn after passing through it . See BURNING glass . All those rays ...
... proportion to the common heat of the sun , as the area of the glass is to the area of the focus . Hence we see the reason why a convex glass causes the sun's rays to burn after passing through it . See BURNING glass . All those rays ...
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