Chandler's Encyclopedia: An Epitome of Universal Knowledge ...William Henry Chandler Collier, 1898 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 84
Page 536
... containing the piscina ( sometimes two or three ) , and frequently the cred- ence - table above . It is not uncommon to find it on the north Fenestella , La Sainte Chapelle , Paris . side in Normandy , the situation of the altar making ...
... containing the piscina ( sometimes two or three ) , and frequently the cred- ence - table above . It is not uncommon to find it on the north Fenestella , La Sainte Chapelle , Paris . side in Normandy , the situation of the altar making ...
Page 537
... contain . 537 tem of Practical Surgery , 1842 ; Progress of Anatomy and Surgery , 1867 . Ferię . Roman holidays , of ... containing the chemical elements niobium , tantalum , yttrium , erbium , and cerium . Fergusson , JAMES . D.C.L ...
... contain . 537 tem of Practical Surgery , 1842 ; Progress of Anatomy and Surgery , 1867 . Ferię . Roman holidays , of ... containing the chemical elements niobium , tantalum , yttrium , erbium , and cerium . Fergusson , JAMES . D.C.L ...
Page 538
... containing six or twelve molecules of water ; made by dissolving iron in hydrochloric acid and passing chlorine into the solution , or by merely allowing a solution of ferrous chloride to stand exposed to the air . It is used in ...
... containing six or twelve molecules of water ; made by dissolving iron in hydrochloric acid and passing chlorine into the solution , or by merely allowing a solution of ferrous chloride to stand exposed to the air . It is used in ...
Page 541
... containing also carbon , hydrogen , and oxygen , insoluble in water and obtained from blood and from vegetable sources . It is an albumen compound . See ALBUMEN . Fibrinogen . Supposed to be one of the substances con- tained in the ...
... containing also carbon , hydrogen , and oxygen , insoluble in water and obtained from blood and from vegetable sources . It is an albumen compound . See ALBUMEN . Fibrinogen . Supposed to be one of the substances con- tained in the ...
Page 547
... containing chemical compounds that give off gases that will not support combustion . Carbonic acid is most commonly used as an ex- tinguisher . The common form is a cylinder containing bicar- bonate of soda and water , with a bottle of ...
... containing chemical compounds that give off gases that will not support combustion . Carbonic acid is most commonly used as an ex- tinguisher . The common form is a cylinder containing bicar- bonate of soda and water , with a bottle of ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
16th century acid Africa American ancient Angiosperma animals Asia Austria Austrian body British brother called Capital carbon cent century CHARLES chief Christian City coast Coll color composer Composite family containing defeated Dicotyledons disease dramatist Dutch engineer England English especially Europe flowering plants flowers founder France French FRIEDRICH genus GEORGE German gold Greek heat HENRY herb Hist historian hydrochloric acid India iron Island Italian Italy JAMES JOHANN JOHN JOSEPH King knighted known Lake land larvę Latin LL.D London Louis magnesium Mass ment metal Minister native natural family novelist operas organs oxide painter Paris plane plants poet Pope Pres produced Prof River Roman Rome Russia Russian Scotland Scottish Spain Spanish sulphur surface THOMAS tion Town tribes tube U. S. Senator Univ usually vols WILLIAM writer
Popular passages
Page 859 - Be of good comfort, master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out.
Page 518 - To be returned in five weeks. A fine of one cent will be incurred for each day this volume is detained beyond that time.
Page 831 - The radius vector of each planet describes equal areas in equal times. (3) The squares of the periods of the planets are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the sun; ie, £,2 : fc,2 ::«!*: Oj8. This is the so-called "Harmonic Law.
Page 831 - The squares of the periods of revolution of any two planets are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the sun.
Page 863 - ... that the ratio of the sines of the angles of incidence and refraction is constant for refraction in the same medium, was effected by Snell and Descartes.
Page 684 - Or, four terms are in harmonical proportion, when the first is to the fourth as the difference of the first and second is to the difference of the third and fourth.
Page 727 - A body is called homogeneous when any two equal, similar parts of it, with corresponding lines parallel and turned towards the same parts, are undistinguishable from one another by any difference in quality.
Page 919 - The law of all mechanics is — The power multiplied by the distance through which it moves, is equal to the weight multiplied by the distance through which it moves. Thus 1 Ib.
Page 608 - He had previously stated, in another work, that he believed, " the whole terrestrial globe to have been taken to pieces and dissolved at the flood, and the strata to have settled down from this promiscuous mass.
Page 608 - The illustrations are thus consecutively adduced. 1. Solid land has been converted into sea. 2. Sea has been changed into land. Marine shells lie far distant from the deep, and the anchor has been found on the summit of hills.