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 |
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... fire into the moat or field . Embrasures are generally twelve feet distant from one another , eve- ry one of them being from six to seven feet wide without , and about three within ; their height above the platform is three feet on that ...
... fire into the moat or field . Embrasures are generally twelve feet distant from one another , eve- ry one of them being from six to seven feet wide without , and about three within ; their height above the platform is three feet on that ...
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... fire , which the latter does not . Oxide of copper affords a green , man- ganese a violet , cobalt a blue , and iron a very fine black . A mixture of these ena- mels produces a great variety of inter- mediate colours , according to ...
... fire , which the latter does not . Oxide of copper affords a green , man- ganese a violet , cobalt a blue , and iron a very fine black . A mixture of these ena- mels produces a great variety of inter- mediate colours , according to ...
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... fire - place , rather larger and longer than the dimensions of the muffle . The fire - place contains the muffle , and must surround it on all sides , except at the bottom . The charcoal is put in at a door above the muffle , which is ...
... fire - place , rather larger and longer than the dimensions of the muffle . The fire - place contains the muffle , and must surround it on all sides , except at the bottom . The charcoal is put in at a door above the muffle , which is ...
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... fire , are to be repeated for every additional coat of enamel the nature of the work may demand . As As soon as the number of coatings are sufficient , it becomes necessary to give an even surface to the enamel , which , though polished ...
... fire , are to be repeated for every additional coat of enamel the nature of the work may demand . As As soon as the number of coatings are sufficient , it becomes necessary to give an even surface to the enamel , which , though polished ...
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... fire changes a painting , apparently finish- ed , into a very slight sketch . The oxide of lead contained in the glaze is a more powerful cause of the great changes these colours undergo . Its destructive action is principally exercis ...
... fire changes a painting , apparently finish- ed , into a very slight sketch . The oxide of lead contained in the glaze is a more powerful cause of the great changes these colours undergo . Its destructive action is principally exercis ...
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