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Page 134
... fire to support a cast - iron pot . Lat- er , in the second half of the 18th century , triv- ets designed to be hung from fire bars were made . These were of two types : an oblong , standing trivet with a handle at one end and ...
... fire to support a cast - iron pot . Lat- er , in the second half of the 18th century , triv- ets designed to be hung from fire bars were made . These were of two types : an oblong , standing trivet with a handle at one end and ...
Page 150
... Fire refining . Blister copper contains copper oxide and small quantities of other impurities . Some of these im- purities can best be removed by fire refining , which is done either in small reverberatory furnaces or in re- volving ...
... Fire refining . Blister copper contains copper oxide and small quantities of other impurities . Some of these im- purities can best be removed by fire refining , which is done either in small reverberatory furnaces or in re- volving ...
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... fire blight of pome fruits , bacterial blights of beans and peas , and soft rot of iris . Examples of overgrowth , or hypertrophy , include crown gall of many plants , cane gall of brambles , hairy root of apple , and olive knot . Most ...
... fire blight of pome fruits , bacterial blights of beans and peas , and soft rot of iris . Examples of overgrowth , or hypertrophy , include crown gall of many plants , cane gall of brambles , hairy root of apple , and olive knot . Most ...
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