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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... effect of the magnet on it is very little inferior to that which it exerts on iron ; and the metal itself becomes mag- netic itself by friction with a magnet , or even by beating with a hammer . Magnetic needles have even been ...
... effect of the magnet on it is very little inferior to that which it exerts on iron ; and the metal itself becomes mag- netic itself by friction with a magnet , or even by beating with a hammer . Magnetic needles have even been ...
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... effect this even after it has been made into pot- tery . The uses of nitre are various . Beside those already indicated , it enters into the composition of fluxes , and is extensively em- ployed in metallurgy : it serves to promote the ...
... effect this even after it has been made into pot- tery . The uses of nitre are various . Beside those already indicated , it enters into the composition of fluxes , and is extensively em- ployed in metallurgy : it serves to promote the ...
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... effect a complete decomposition of the salt . In this way the nitrates of potash and soda may be obtained , and perhaps those of barytes , strontian , lime , and magnesia . The nitrites are particularly characterized by being ...
... effect a complete decomposition of the salt . In this way the nitrates of potash and soda may be obtained , and perhaps those of barytes , strontian , lime , and magnesia . The nitrites are particularly characterized by being ...
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... effect , divides the limb into minutes , and , by esti- mation , into smaller parts . The length of the square axis , HIF , is eighteen inches , and of the part , HI , twelve inches ; and its thickness is about a quarter of an inch ...
... effect , divides the limb into minutes , and , by esti- mation , into smaller parts . The length of the square axis , HIF , is eighteen inches , and of the part , HI , twelve inches ; and its thickness is about a quarter of an inch ...
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... effect is owing to the absorption of oxygen , which combines with the oils . But other oils , when they are ex- posed to the air , dry altogether , yet have the property of retaining their transparency . Oils which have this peculiar ...
... effect is owing to the absorption of oxygen , which combines with the oils . But other oils , when they are ex- posed to the air , dry altogether , yet have the property of retaining their transparency . Oils which have this peculiar ...
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