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 11Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... stone , and every stone fourteen pounds . In Scotland , a sack is twenty - four stone , each stone con- taining sixteen pounds . SACKS of earth , in fortification , are can- vass - bags filled with earth . They are used in making ...
... stone , and every stone fourteen pounds . In Scotland , a sack is twenty - four stone , each stone con- taining sixteen pounds . SACKS of earth , in fortification , are can- vass - bags filled with earth . They are used in making ...
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... stone , and in that state is transported to different countries for the making of glass , soap , & c . SALT , culinary , or MURIATE of SODA . This salt is one of the most abundant pro- ductions of nature , and exists native in much ...
... stone , and in that state is transported to different countries for the making of glass , soap , & c . SALT , culinary , or MURIATE of SODA . This salt is one of the most abundant pro- ductions of nature , and exists native in much ...
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... STONE . Sand is of great use in the glass manu- facture ; the white writing sand being employed for making of the white glass , and a coarse greenish - looking sand for the green glass . In agriculture it seems to be the office of sands ...
... STONE . Sand is of great use in the glass manu- facture ; the white writing sand being employed for making of the white glass , and a coarse greenish - looking sand for the green glass . In agriculture it seems to be the office of sands ...
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... stone , in mineralogy , is chiefly composed of quartz , in rounded grains of various sizes . Sand - stones are stratified , and when disintegrated they form sand . We have many varieties ; as , 1. " The cal- careous sand - stone ...
... stone , in mineralogy , is chiefly composed of quartz , in rounded grains of various sizes . Sand - stones are stratified , and when disintegrated they form sand . We have many varieties ; as , 1. " The cal- careous sand - stone ...
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... stones , and are used in the finest kind of jewelry . The oriental ruby differs from the sap- phire in its colour : it is also softer and of less specific gravity . In its geognostic character , it differs also from the ruby , as it ...
... stones , and are used in the finest kind of jewelry . The oriental ruby differs from the sap- phire in its colour : it is also softer and of less specific gravity . In its geognostic character , it differs also from the ruby , as it ...
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