The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6 |
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... salt . Hence , also , the larger the crystals of sea - salt are , they may be justly supposed to be the purer , as the largeness of the crystals is owing to the slowness of the evaporation by which they are formed . For chemical ...
... salt . Hence , also , the larger the crystals of sea - salt are , they may be justly supposed to be the purer , as the largeness of the crystals is owing to the slowness of the evaporation by which they are formed . For chemical ...
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... salt is dissolved in water , as common salt , the water combines only with a certain proportion ; and whatever quanti- ty of salt is added beyond this proportion , it falls to the bottom undissolved . The rea- son of this is , that the ...
... salt is dissolved in water , as common salt , the water combines only with a certain proportion ; and whatever quanti- ty of salt is added beyond this proportion , it falls to the bottom undissolved . The rea- son of this is , that the ...
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... salt water naturally flows with the tide , in most of the warm parts of Europe , so cannot be propagated in gardens ; the frost in winter always destroying the roots , and for want of salt water they do not thrive in summer . The root ...
... salt water naturally flows with the tide , in most of the warm parts of Europe , so cannot be propagated in gardens ; the frost in winter always destroying the roots , and for want of salt water they do not thrive in summer . The root ...
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... salt water : they prey on other insects . The larger species are found only in the hotter regions of the globe ; they are in- sects of a terrific appearance , and possess the power of inflicting severe pain and in- flammation by their ...
... salt water : they prey on other insects . The larger species are found only in the hotter regions of the globe ; they are in- sects of a terrific appearance , and possess the power of inflicting severe pain and in- flammation by their ...
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... salt in bar- rels . The tunny is a very voracious fish , and a great persecutor of the common mackarel . SCONCE , in fortification , a small field - fort , built for the defence of some pass . SCOPARIA , in botany , a genus of the ...
... salt in bar- rels . The tunny is a very voracious fish , and a great persecutor of the common mackarel . SCONCE , in fortification , a small field - fort , built for the defence of some pass . SCOPARIA , in botany , a genus of the ...
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