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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... LIGHT . PHOSPHORI , PHOSPHORIC acid . When phospho- rus undergoes combustion in oxygen gas , a great quantity of white fumes are pro- duced , which are deposited in white flakes . These are phosphoric acid ; so that it is a compound of ...
... LIGHT . PHOSPHORI , PHOSPHORIC acid . When phospho- rus undergoes combustion in oxygen gas , a great quantity of white fumes are pro- duced , which are deposited in white flakes . These are phosphoric acid ; so that it is a compound of ...
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... light . When exposed to heat in a retort , part of the water combined with it is first driven off , and when it is concentrated , bubbles of air suddenly rise to the surface , and collect in the form of white smoke , and sometimes ...
... light . When exposed to heat in a retort , part of the water combined with it is first driven off , and when it is concentrated , bubbles of air suddenly rise to the surface , and collect in the form of white smoke , and sometimes ...
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... light , it be- comes of a reddish colour , which appears to be an incipient combustion . It is therefore necessary to preserve it in a dark place . At the temperature of 999 it becomes liquid , and if air be entirely excluded , it ...
... light , it be- comes of a reddish colour , which appears to be an incipient combustion . It is therefore necessary to preserve it in a dark place . At the temperature of 999 it becomes liquid , and if air be entirely excluded , it ...
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... light , as in a cloudy or bright day , or be- tween bodies illuminated in different de- grees . The ratio of the intensities of two luminous objects has been attempted to be measured by placing them at different dis- tances from a given ...
... light , as in a cloudy or bright day , or be- tween bodies illuminated in different de- grees . The ratio of the intensities of two luminous objects has been attempted to be measured by placing them at different dis- tances from a given ...
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... light coloured hair , and flat noses . VOL . X. It must be extremely grateful to the natives of England to reflect , that Lavater considers them , in the aggregate , the most favoured upon the earth with re- spect to personal beauty ...
... light coloured hair , and flat noses . VOL . X. It must be extremely grateful to the natives of England to reflect , that Lavater considers them , in the aggregate , the most favoured upon the earth with re- spect to personal beauty ...
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