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 10Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 |
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... consists of , Oxygen Phosphorus 60 40 100 It combines with the alkalies , earths , and metallic oxides , and forms salts which are denominated phosphates . PHOSPHORITE , in mineralogy , is of a yellowish white , frequently spotted with ...
... consists of , Oxygen Phosphorus 60 40 100 It combines with the alkalies , earths , and metallic oxides , and forms salts which are denominated phosphates . PHOSPHORITE , in mineralogy , is of a yellowish white , frequently spotted with ...
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... consist of the phosphoric acid and lime ; but the sulphuric acid has a greater affinity for the lime than the phosphoric acid . The action of the sul- phuric acid uniting with the lime , and the separation of the phosphoric acid , occa ...
... consist of the phosphoric acid and lime ; but the sulphuric acid has a greater affinity for the lime than the phosphoric acid . The action of the sul- phuric acid uniting with the lime , and the separation of the phosphoric acid , occa ...
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... consists in pouring this phosphoric ether in small portions , and in a dark place , on the surface of hot wa- ter . The phosphoric matches consist of phosphorus extremely dry , minutely di- vided , and perhaps a little oxygenized . The ...
... consists in pouring this phosphoric ether in small portions , and in a dark place , on the surface of hot wa- ter . The phosphoric matches consist of phosphorus extremely dry , minutely di- vided , and perhaps a little oxygenized . The ...
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... consists , in fact , of the fæces of the animal . The origin of this substance had long baffled the curiosity of the inquirer , but is at length unquestionably ascer- tained . Am- PHYSICIANS . By statute 3. Hen . VIII . c . 11. no ...
... consists , in fact , of the fæces of the animal . The origin of this substance had long baffled the curiosity of the inquirer , but is at length unquestionably ascer- tained . Am- PHYSICIANS . By statute 3. Hen . VIII . c . 11. no ...
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... consist of yellow , a deep orange , or brown , which , being violently opposed to the clear white of the ball , assumes a darkness mistaken for black . The same naturalist observes , that shades of yel- low , orange , blue , and grey ...
... consist of yellow , a deep orange , or brown , which , being violently opposed to the clear white of the ball , assumes a darkness mistaken for black . The same naturalist observes , that shades of yel- low , orange , blue , and grey ...
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