The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 5 |
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... proper- ties which peculiar oils possess , or on ac . count of the properties they communicate to other substances with which they are combined . In this state the use of oils is well known in the form of unguents , plas- ters , and ...
... proper- ties which peculiar oils possess , or on ac . count of the properties they communicate to other substances with which they are combined . In this state the use of oils is well known in the form of unguents , plas- ters , and ...
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... proper- ties are owing . By digesting opium in wa- ter , part of it is dissolved , and by evapo- rating the solution to the consistence of syrup , a gritty precipitate appears , which becomes more copious with the addition of water ...
... proper- ties are owing . By digesting opium in wa- ter , part of it is dissolved , and by evapo- rating the solution to the consistence of syrup , a gritty precipitate appears , which becomes more copious with the addition of water ...
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... proper to assign the reason of it , which is this : that when placed in its own coloured light , the body reflects the rays of the predominant colour more strongly than any of those intermixed with it ; therefore the proportion of the ...
... proper to assign the reason of it , which is this : that when placed in its own coloured light , the body reflects the rays of the predominant colour more strongly than any of those intermixed with it ; therefore the proportion of the ...
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... proper colours on the upper side of the plate . It is evident that in each of these instruments the image is inverted with re- spect to the object . M S is a lid to prevent the admission of light during the delineation of the picture ...
... proper colours on the upper side of the plate . It is evident that in each of these instruments the image is inverted with re- spect to the object . M S is a lid to prevent the admission of light during the delineation of the picture ...
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William Nicholson. proper use of the same instrument every purpose of the pentagraph may also be answered ; as a painting may be reduced in any proportion required , by placing it at a distance in due proportion greater than that of the ...
William Nicholson. proper use of the same instrument every purpose of the pentagraph may also be answered ; as a painting may be reduced in any proportion required , by placing it at a distance in due proportion greater than that of the ...
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