The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... passing to red , and even in some specimens to green . It is found massive ; the texture is foliated ; it is brittle ; feels unctuons ; and may be scratched with the nail . Spe- cific gravity 2.7 . It is composed of carbo- nate of lime ...
... passing to red , and even in some specimens to green . It is found massive ; the texture is foliated ; it is brittle ; feels unctuons ; and may be scratched with the nail . Spe- cific gravity 2.7 . It is composed of carbo- nate of lime ...
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... passing through the different shades to rose red ; it is shining , and its lustre is vitreous ; it is easily ... passes to the tourmaline . It gives a grey streak ; is hard , and very easily frangible . Specific gravity from 3.09 to 3.21 ...
... passing through the different shades to rose red ; it is shining , and its lustre is vitreous ; it is easily ... passes to the tourmaline . It gives a grey streak ; is hard , and very easily frangible . Specific gravity from 3.09 to 3.21 ...
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... pass . SCOPARIA , in botany , a genus of the Tetrandria Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Personatæ . Scrophularia , Jussieu . Essential character : calyx four- parted ; corolla four - parted , wheel - shaped ; capsule one ...
... pass . SCOPARIA , in botany , a genus of the Tetrandria Monogynia class and order . Natural order of Personatæ . Scrophularia , Jussieu . Essential character : calyx four- parted ; corolla four - parted , wheel - shaped ; capsule one ...
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... pass through , the more will they be bent from their first direction ; on both these accounts , the appearances of things remote , and on the sea , will be some- what above the horizon , and the more so as they are the more remote ...
... pass through , the more will they be bent from their first direction ; on both these accounts , the appearances of things remote , and on the sea , will be some- what above the horizon , and the more so as they are the more remote ...
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... passing somewhere out of the centre ; being more properly called the section of a sphere . The base of such a segment , it is evident , is always a circle . And the convex surfaces of different segments , are to each other as their alti ...
... passing somewhere out of the centre ; being more properly called the section of a sphere . The base of such a segment , it is evident , is always a circle . And the convex surfaces of different segments , are to each other as their alti ...
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