Chandler's Encyclopedia: An Epitome of Universal Knowledge ...William Henry Chandler Collier, 1898 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... un- pleasant , characteristic odor . Combines with chlorine and bromine . The hydrogen can be replaced with certain metals , as copper and silver . These compounds are very explosive . 12 Acetylene Copper . Dark red powder formed by the.
... un- pleasant , characteristic odor . Combines with chlorine and bromine . The hydrogen can be replaced with certain metals , as copper and silver . These compounds are very explosive . 12 Acetylene Copper . Dark red powder formed by the.
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... metal , when the acid is brought in contact with either a metal , a metallic oxide , or a metallic hydroxide . Acids usually possess a corrosive ac- tion , a sour taste , and the power to change certain vegetable colors from blue to red ...
... metal , when the acid is brought in contact with either a metal , a metallic oxide , or a metallic hydroxide . Acids usually possess a corrosive ac- tion , a sour taste , and the power to change certain vegetable colors from blue to red ...
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... metal found 1881 by Phipson accompany- ing certain zinc ores . It has not been generally recognized as a true element . Action . Judicial proceeding for the enforcement of a pri- vate right , redress of a private wrong , or punishment ...
... metal found 1881 by Phipson accompany- ing certain zinc ores . It has not been generally recognized as a true element . Action . Judicial proceeding for the enforcement of a pri- vate right , redress of a private wrong , or punishment ...
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... Metal- lurgy . " Prof. at Chemnitz , in the Saxon mining district . He made many excursions to the mines and metal works of Ger- many . Austria and Italy , and wrote painstaking and lucid de- scriptions of all the metallurgical ...
... Metal- lurgy . " Prof. at Chemnitz , in the Saxon mining district . He made many excursions to the mines and metal works of Ger- many . Austria and Italy , and wrote painstaking and lucid de- scriptions of all the metallurgical ...
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... metals , and sought for the Philosopher's Stone , which would convert base metals into gold and silver , and the Elixir of Life , to pro- long human existence . They worked in the utmost secrecy and with many mysterious books , most of ...
... metals , and sought for the Philosopher's Stone , which would convert base metals into gold and silver , and the Elixir of Life , to pro- long human existence . They worked in the utmost secrecy and with many mysterious books , most of ...
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