Chemical Essays: Principally Relating to the Arts and Manufactures of the British Dominions, Volume 2tha author, and published, 1815 |
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... copper roller C. C. A copper roller , with one of the patterns engraved on it . This receives the colour from a small box at the top , which could not be shown in the engraving . D is the main roller of iron , round which a 2.
... copper roller C. C. A copper roller , with one of the patterns engraved on it . This receives the colour from a small box at the top , which could not be shown in the engraving . D is the main roller of iron , round which a 2.
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... silver in their alloy of gold . Phil . Commerce of the Arts , page 125 . 28 Dr. Lewis's Philosophical Commerce of the Arts , 4to , London 1763 , page 556 . an increase . Tin is specifically much lighter than copper ON SPECIFIC GRAVITY . 43.
... silver in their alloy of gold . Phil . Commerce of the Arts , page 125 . 28 Dr. Lewis's Philosophical Commerce of the Arts , 4to , London 1763 , page 556 . an increase . Tin is specifically much lighter than copper ON SPECIFIC GRAVITY . 43.
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... copper , yet the specific gravity of the compound , bell - metal , is greater than that of copper itself 29 . From inattention to such facts many deceptions might arise , and innu- merable errors be committed . Mr. Scheffer made out a ...
... copper , yet the specific gravity of the compound , bell - metal , is greater than that of copper itself 29 . From inattention to such facts many deceptions might arise , and innu- merable errors be committed . Mr. Scheffer made out a ...
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... copper ; but those who are curious in their colours , particularly the large woollen dyers , invariably have them of tin . Some of these pans weigh more than two tons , and cost from 4001. to 5001. each . Mr. Boyle , 130 years ago ...
... copper ; but those who are curious in their colours , particularly the large woollen dyers , invariably have them of tin . Some of these pans weigh more than two tons , and cost from 4001. to 5001. each . Mr. Boyle , 130 years ago ...
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... copper , occasions an indelible stain , which in very fine goods often impairs their beauty . If oxymuriate of soda were employed , the sulphuric acid would form a soluble salt with the soda , easily re moyable by washing . impossible ...
... copper , occasions an indelible stain , which in very fine goods often impairs their beauty . If oxymuriate of soda were employed , the sulphuric acid would form a soluble salt with the soda , easily re moyable by washing . impossible ...
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Page 79 - And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.
Page 73 - The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
Page 67 - And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck...
Page 70 - Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir : they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
Page 163 - Here, the agent which is employed is the citric acid, and this is used in various states of concentration according to the purpose to which it is to be applied, and the strength of the ground intended to be discharged.
Page 39 - He then made two masses, each of equal weight with the crown, one of gold and the other of silver : when he had done this, he filled a large vessel to the brim with water, and put the silver mass into it, upon which a quantity of...
Page 38 - Then weigh 100 grains of the mineral or other substance to be examined and drop it gradually into the phial of water. The difference of weight of the bottle with its contents now, and when it was filled with water only, will give the specific gravity of the matter under examination.
Page 80 - by painting or drawing on white cloths with certain drugs, which in themselves possessed no colour, but had the property of attracting or absorbing colouring matters ; after which these cloths were immersed in a heated dyeing liquor ; and although they were colourless before, and although this dyeing liquor was of one equable and uniform colour, yet when taken out of it soon afterwards, the cloth...
Page 70 - Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the Isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Page 361 - FWT [In the reign of Queen Elizabeth an Act of Parliament was passed to prevent the exportation of English wool ; and the more effectually to secure this source of national wealth, the...