American Edition of the 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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... salt of nitre : the oil thus preyed upon the intestines , so that , when they took it out , the intestines came away with it , dried , and not in the least putre- fied : the body , being inclosed in nitre , grew dry , and nothing ...
... salt of nitre : the oil thus preyed upon the intestines , so that , when they took it out , the intestines came away with it , dried , and not in the least putre- fied : the body , being inclosed in nitre , grew dry , and nothing ...
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... salt , nitre , and alum in powder , is applied upon the enamel , and the piece is put into the furnace . As soon as the fusion has taken place , the piece is to be sud- denly thrown into water , which causes the enamel to fly off either ...
... salt , nitre , and alum in powder , is applied upon the enamel , and the piece is put into the furnace . As soon as the fusion has taken place , the piece is to be sud- denly thrown into water , which causes the enamel to fly off either ...
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... salt , and evaporating to dryness . As these would not do for iron , he tried the following : 1. minium , nine parts ; flint glass , six ; pure potash , two ; nitre , two ; borax , one ; were ground to- gether , put into a covered ...
... salt , and evaporating to dryness . As these would not do for iron , he tried the following : 1. minium , nine parts ; flint glass , six ; pure potash , two ; nitre , two ; borax , one ; were ground to- gether , put into a covered ...
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... salt is observed to be dissolved by a hu mid atmosphere : thus it appears , a result obtained on a clear dry day will not suit a rainy one , and vice versa . In opposition to this discouraging un- certainty , and in opposition to the ...
... salt is observed to be dissolved by a hu mid atmosphere : thus it appears , a result obtained on a clear dry day will not suit a rainy one , and vice versa . In opposition to this discouraging un- certainty , and in opposition to the ...
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... salt , another name for sulphate of magnesia . EQUABLE , an appellation given to such motions as always continue the same in degree of velocity , without be- ing either accelerated or retarded . When two or more bodies are uniformly ...
... salt , another name for sulphate of magnesia . EQUABLE , an appellation given to such motions as always continue the same in degree of velocity , without be- ing either accelerated or retarded . When two or more bodies are uniformly ...
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