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 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... vessels of iron or copper for culinary purposes with an enamel capa- ble of defending the metal from the ac- tion of any ... vessel , also warmed . Then dried and heated gradually to a certain point , a very strong heat , greater than is ...
... vessels of iron or copper for culinary purposes with an enamel capa- ble of defending the metal from the ac- tion of any ... vessel , also warmed . Then dried and heated gradually to a certain point , a very strong heat , greater than is ...
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... vessel . After hav ing been dried and heated gradually , the vessel was put under a muffle , well heated in an assaying furnace , and in half a mi- nute the enamel melted . The vessel being then withdrawn , was found ena- melled of a ...
... vessel . After hav ing been dried and heated gradually , the vessel was put under a muffle , well heated in an assaying furnace , and in half a mi- nute the enamel melted . The vessel being then withdrawn , was found ena- melled of a ...
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... vessel , a large quantity of oxy . gen gas was disengaged . This observation seems clearly to prove the effect of oxydated lead as a dis- colourer of glass . We see that it does not operate , as has been supposed , by burning ...
... vessel , a large quantity of oxy . gen gas was disengaged . This observation seems clearly to prove the effect of oxydated lead as a dis- colourer of glass . We see that it does not operate , as has been supposed , by burning ...
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... vessel k , fig . 1 and 2 , screwed into its top ; from each side of this chamber a pipe , ww , proceeds , to which a ... vessel , k k , fig . 1 , which opens an aperture of five inches , and fits air - tight , without leather , when ...
... vessel k , fig . 1 and 2 , screwed into its top ; from each side of this chamber a pipe , ww , proceeds , to which a ... vessel , k k , fig . 1 , which opens an aperture of five inches , and fits air - tight , without leather , when ...
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... vessels of the wings put on the appearance of net - work . 11. Pictæ , painted ; such as are marked with coloured spots , bands , streaks , lines , or dots . 12. Notatæ , marked with specks . 13. Ornatæ , adorned with little eyes , or ...
... vessels of the wings put on the appearance of net - work . 11. Pictæ , painted ; such as are marked with coloured spots , bands , streaks , lines , or dots . 12. Notatæ , marked with specks . 13. Ornatæ , adorned with little eyes , or ...
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