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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... potash . The oxide , well washed and dried , is reduced in an Hessian crucible lined with lamp - black . By the experiments that have been made on nickel in its pure state , it ap- pears to be proved that it is possessed of magnetic ...
... potash . The oxide , well washed and dried , is reduced in an Hessian crucible lined with lamp - black . By the experiments that have been made on nickel in its pure state , it ap- pears to be proved that it is possessed of magnetic ...
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... potash , or nitre : this salt , known also by the name of salt - petre , is produced naturally in considerable quan- tities , particularly in Egypt , and has been known from time immemorial . Roger Bacon mentions it under the name of ni ...
... potash , or nitre : this salt , known also by the name of salt - petre , is produced naturally in considerable quan- tities , particularly in Egypt , and has been known from time immemorial . Roger Bacon mentions it under the name of ni ...
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... potash is probably furnished , partly at least , by the vegetables and the soil . The nitre is extracted from these beds , by lixiviating the earthy matters with water . This water , when sufficient- ly impregnated , is evaporated , and ...
... potash is probably furnished , partly at least , by the vegetables and the soil . The nitre is extracted from these beds , by lixiviating the earthy matters with water . This water , when sufficient- ly impregnated , is evaporated , and ...
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... potash , with some pure potash . When two parts of tartar , and one of nitre , are deflagrated in this manner , the residuum is called black flux , from its colour . It is merely a mixture of charcoal and carbonate of potash . Nitre is ...
... potash , with some pure potash . When two parts of tartar , and one of nitre , are deflagrated in this manner , the residuum is called black flux , from its colour . It is merely a mixture of charcoal and carbonate of potash . Nitre is ...
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... potash , is the salt well known by the name of nitre , or salt- petre . It is found ready formed in the East Indies , in Spain , in the kingdom of Naples , and elsewhere , in considerable quantities ; but nitrate of lime is still more ...
... potash , is the salt well known by the name of nitre , or salt- petre . It is found ready formed in the East Indies , in Spain , in the kingdom of Naples , and elsewhere , in considerable quantities ; but nitrate of lime is still more ...
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