British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... silver : they first make a sketch upon the cloth , then put on cut vellum , and afterwards sew on the gold and silver with silk thread ; in this kind of embroidery they often put gold and silver cord , tinsel , and spangles . 4 ...
... silver : they first make a sketch upon the cloth , then put on cut vellum , and afterwards sew on the gold and silver with silk thread ; in this kind of embroidery they often put gold and silver cord , tinsel , and spangles . 4 ...
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... silver . Red enamel is formed by the oxide of gold , and also by that of iron . The for- mer is the most beautiful , and stands the fire , which the latter does not . Oxide of copper affords a green , man- ganese a violet , cobalt a ...
... silver . Red enamel is formed by the oxide of gold , and also by that of iron . The for- mer is the most beautiful , and stands the fire , which the latter does not . Oxide of copper affords a green , man- ganese a violet , cobalt a ...
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... silver is effected nearly in the same manner as that of gold ; but the changes sus ained by the colours upon silver by the action of the fire are much more considerable than when gold is used . Copper is not much used by enamel- lers ...
... silver is effected nearly in the same manner as that of gold ; but the changes sus ained by the colours upon silver by the action of the fire are much more considerable than when gold is used . Copper is not much used by enamel- lers ...
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... silver ; there is no tin in it , which proves it is not necessary , for the fabrication of a purple colour , that the oxide of this last metal and that of gold should be combined . Violet is likewise obtained from the purple oxide of ...
... silver ; there is no tin in it , which proves it is not necessary , for the fabrication of a purple colour , that the oxide of this last metal and that of gold should be combined . Violet is likewise obtained from the purple oxide of ...
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... silver ; but when exactly followed they afford no- thing satisfactory . Citizen Meraud suc- ceeded in making it as beautiful as the ancient painters on glass , by employing muriate of silver , oxide of zinc , white clay , and the yellow ...
... silver ; but when exactly followed they afford no- thing satisfactory . Citizen Meraud suc- ceeded in making it as beautiful as the ancient painters on glass , by employing muriate of silver , oxide of zinc , white clay , and the yellow ...
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alcohol angle animals appear applied aqua fortis axis bastion bill birds body botany called calyx carbon carbonic acid centre circle class and order colour common consists contain copper corolla court covered degree diameter drachms earth ellipsis enamel epact equal equation Essential character ether feet figure fire fish flowers fluid fluxion fore four frustum genus give given glacis glass ground half heat horse hydrogen inches insects iron Jussieu kind land length manner matter means ment metal Monogynia class motion mould muriatic muriatic acid Natural order neral nitric acid observed oxide oxygen person piece plants plate produced proportion quantity raveline salt seeds ship side silver species specific gravity substance sulphuric acid supposed surface tained thing tion trees triangle tube uterus vapour vessel weight whole wire zinc