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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... employed either by chemists or artists : it is obtained by decomposing it by means of the sulphuric acid . When burnt with tartar , it yields a pure carbo- nate of potash . In the assaying of various ores it is indispensable , and is ...
... employed either by chemists or artists : it is obtained by decomposing it by means of the sulphuric acid . When burnt with tartar , it yields a pure carbo- nate of potash . In the assaying of various ores it is indispensable , and is ...
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... employed , to which an vers , as a cooling remedy , and as a diuretic , earthen head is adapted , and connected in urinary affections . It is employed also with a range of proper condensers . The in many arts , as in dying ; and in ...
... employed , to which an vers , as a cooling remedy , and as a diuretic , earthen head is adapted , and connected in urinary affections . It is employed also with a range of proper condensers . The in many arts , as in dying ; and in ...
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... employed instead of the nitrate of potash for manufacturing aqua fortis . The nitrate of ammonia possesses the pro- Prismatic Fibrous Compact contains of acid 69.5 72.5 74.5 ) All these are completely deliquescent , but they differ a ...
... employed instead of the nitrate of potash for manufacturing aqua fortis . The nitrate of ammonia possesses the pro- Prismatic Fibrous Compact contains of acid 69.5 72.5 74.5 ) All these are completely deliquescent , but they differ a ...
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... employed by the King's commission : such are all ment , and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it , whether public , as those of magistrates ; or private , as of bailiffs , re- ceivers , & c . The statute 5 and 6 Edward VI . c ...
... employed by the King's commission : such are all ment , and to take the fees and emoluments belonging to it , whether public , as those of magistrates ; or private , as of bailiffs , re- ceivers , & c . The statute 5 and 6 Edward VI . c ...
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... employed in pressing out the oil , or the bruised seeds are exposed to the vapour of water , and sometimes they are ... employed to separate the mucilage ; lime and the alkalies are also used to combine with an acid which holds this ...
... employed in pressing out the oil , or the bruised seeds are exposed to the vapour of water , and sometimes they are ... employed to separate the mucilage ; lime and the alkalies are also used to combine with an acid which holds this ...
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