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Mining town of Mexico, 56 m. n.e. of Mexico. Here Medina in 1557 discovered
and used the patio process for the extraction of silver. The silver mines here were
worked before the Spanish conquest. Pop., 1889, 32,800. Pachyderinata.
Mining town of Mexico, 56 m. n.e. of Mexico. Here Medina in 1557 discovered
and used the patio process for the extraction of silver. The silver mines here were
worked before the Spanish conquest. Pop., 1889, 32,800. Pachyderinata.
Page 1121
1,500° C, valence III.. IV., VI. Rare metal, discovered by Wollaston 1803. Its chief
source is a Brazilian gold-ore, from which it is obtained by melting it together with
silver, then treating with nitric acid, which dissolves the silver and palladium; the ...
1,500° C, valence III.. IV., VI. Rare metal, discovered by Wollaston 1803. Its chief
source is a Brazilian gold-ore, from which it is obtained by melting it together with
silver, then treating with nitric acid, which dissolves the silver and palladium; the ...
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Turkish coin of copper or base silver; fortieth of a piastre. Parabasals. See
Dicyclic Crinoids. Parables. Comparisons; especially our Lord's illustrations of
the kingdom of heaven by brief narratives, fictitious in form, or by references to
familiar ...
Turkish coin of copper or base silver; fortieth of a piastre. Parabasals. See
Dicyclic Crinoids. Parables. Comparisons; especially our Lord's illustrations of
the kingdom of heaven by brief narratives, fictitious in form, or by references to
familiar ...
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It is organized in 7 schools, and offers 12 full and 8 short courses, mainly in the
applied sciences. There are 52 instructors. General library, 10,500 vols., with
special libraries in the departments. Penny. English silver coin, first struck ab.700.
It is organized in 7 schools, and offers 12 full and 8 short courses, mainly in the
applied sciences. There are 52 instructors. General library, 10,500 vols., with
special libraries in the departments. Penny. English silver coin, first struck ab.700.
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Physician in the Queen's Hospital, Birmingham, 1842-51; Lecturer on Metallurgy
to the Roval School of Mines 1851-79; pres. Iron and Steel Institute 1885-87. His
works on Fuel, Iron and Steel. Silver and Gold, and the metallurgy of the ...
Physician in the Queen's Hospital, Birmingham, 1842-51; Lecturer on Metallurgy
to the Roval School of Mines 1851-79; pres. Iron and Steel Institute 1885-87. His
works on Fuel, Iron and Steel. Silver and Gold, and the metallurgy of the ...
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| Title | Chandler's Encyclopedia: An Epitome of Universal Knowledge ... Volume 3 of Chandler's Encyclopedia: An Epitome of Universal Knowledge, William Henry Chandler |
| Editor | William Henry Chandler |
| Publisher | Collier, 1898 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 Feb 2008 |
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