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 9Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... manner . This nitre , which is called nitre of the first boiling , contains some common salt ; from which it may be purified by solution in a small quantity of water , and subse- quent evaporation ; for the crystals thus obtained are ...
... manner . This nitre , which is called nitre of the first boiling , contains some common salt ; from which it may be purified by solution in a small quantity of water , and subse- quent evaporation ; for the crystals thus obtained are ...
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... manner as that of barytes , with which it agrees in the shape of its crys- tals , and most of its properties . It is much more soluble , however , requiring but four or five parts of water according to Vauquelin , and only an equal ...
... manner as that of barytes , with which it agrees in the shape of its crys- tals , and most of its properties . It is much more soluble , however , requiring but four or five parts of water according to Vauquelin , and only an equal ...
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... manner . Its taste is sweetish , and astringent . It is scarcely to be ob- tained in crystals ; and if it be evaporated by too strong a heat , the salt becomes soft like honey , and on cooling concretes into a stony mass . Exposed to ...
... manner . Its taste is sweetish , and astringent . It is scarcely to be ob- tained in crystals ; and if it be evaporated by too strong a heat , the salt becomes soft like honey , and on cooling concretes into a stony mass . Exposed to ...
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... manner a rational whole number is that whereof unity is an aliquot part ; a rational broken number , that equal to some aliquot part of unity ; and a rational mixed number , that consisting of a whole number and a broken one . Even ...
... manner a rational whole number is that whereof unity is an aliquot part ; a rational broken number , that equal to some aliquot part of unity ; and a rational mixed number , that consisting of a whole number and a broken one . Even ...
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... manner : By placing the intersection of the cross hairs at the same distance from the plane of the sector as the centre of the object- glass , the plane described by the line of sight , during the circular motion of the telescope upon ...
... manner : By placing the intersection of the cross hairs at the same distance from the plane of the sector as the centre of the object- glass , the plane described by the line of sight , during the circular motion of the telescope upon ...
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