Aluminium: Its History, Occurrence, Properties, Metallurgy and Applications, Including Its Alloys |
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... BAIRD & CO . , INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHERS , BOOKSELLERS AND IMPORTERS , 810 WALNUT STREET . LONDON : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEARLE & RIVINGTON , CROWN BUILDINGS , 188 FLEET STREET . PREFACE . No apology is necessary in presenting a work 1887 .
... BAIRD & CO . , INDUSTRIAL PUBLISHERS , BOOKSELLERS AND IMPORTERS , 810 WALNUT STREET . LONDON : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEARLE & RIVINGTON , CROWN BUILDINGS , 188 FLEET STREET . PREFACE . No apology is necessary in presenting a work 1887 .
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... necessary in presenting a work on aluminium in English . In 1858 Tissier Bros. pub- lished in France a small book on the subject . H. St. Claire Deville , the originator of the aluminium industry , published a treatise , also in French ...
... necessary in presenting a work on aluminium in English . In 1858 Tissier Bros. pub- lished in France a small book on the subject . H. St. Claire Deville , the originator of the aluminium industry , published a treatise , also in French ...
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... necessary . On February 28 , 1856 , the society was dissolved . In April , the same year , Mr. William Martin , struck by the results already obtained , and sanguine of greater success , united with us . From that time daily ...
... necessary . On February 28 , 1856 , the society was dissolved . In April , the same year , Mr. William Martin , struck by the results already obtained , and sanguine of greater success , united with us . From that time daily ...
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... necessary to their growth , and perhaps would act injuriously , if it were present , by its influence on the other materials . Most of the Al compounds appear dull and disagreeable , such as felspar , mica , pigments , gneiss ...
... necessary to their growth , and perhaps would act injuriously , if it were present , by its influence on the other materials . Most of the Al compounds appear dull and disagreeable , such as felspar , mica , pigments , gneiss ...
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... necessary to employ as an intermediate material between the stone and polish- ing powder a mixture of stearic acid and essence of turpentine , finishing with pure essence of turpen- tine . In general , the polished surfaces are of a ...
... necessary to employ as an intermediate material between the stone and polish- ing powder a mixture of stearic acid and essence of turpentine , finishing with pure essence of turpen- tine . In general , the polished surfaces are of a ...
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acid alkali alloy of aluminium alum alumina aluminium bronze aluminium chloride beauxite brittle calcining carbonic oxide cast cent charcoal charge Chem chemical clay color condenser containing cooling copper corundum Cowles Bros crucible cryolite cupelled decomposed deposit Deville Deville's dissolved double chloride earthen crucible easily electricity electrodes electrolysis experiments fluoride fluorspar flux formed Fremy furnace fused fusible fusion give globules grammes grms heated to redness hydrochloric acid hydrogen ingot iron kilos layer malleable manufacture mass melted method Mierzinski minium mixed mixture NaCl nitric acid obtained operation oxide patent placed porcelain potassium pounds powder precipitated producing aluminium properties pulverized pure aluminium quantity reaction red heat reduced residue retort reverberatory furnace Salindres salt silicon silver slag soda sodium sodium fluoride solder solution Stohman sulphate sulphide sulphur temperature tion Tissier tube vapor vessel volatile washing Wöhler zinc
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