The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 10. köideThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's Sons, 1879 |
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... deposit of acid it affords on cooling is drained by pressure between folds of bibulous paper , and purified by dissolving in boiling water , by re- crystallization at about 27 ° C. , and washing of the crystals with ice - cold water ...
... deposit of acid it affords on cooling is drained by pressure between folds of bibulous paper , and purified by dissolving in boiling water , by re- crystallization at about 27 ° C. , and washing of the crystals with ice - cold water ...
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... deposit their pupa . From the pupae , again , are developed sexual individuals , the females of which lay fecundated eggs pro- ductive of gall - founders , thus recommencing the biological cycle ( see Compt . Rend . , Nov. 18 , 1878 , p ...
... deposit their pupa . From the pupae , again , are developed sexual individuals , the females of which lay fecundated eggs pro- ductive of gall - founders , thus recommencing the biological cycle ( see Compt . Rend . , Nov. 18 , 1878 , p ...
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... deposit . The British colony of Gambia comprises a considerable territory mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the river , Elephant's Island about 100 miles from the sea , and Macarthy's Island still further inland . The whole area ...
... deposit . The British colony of Gambia comprises a considerable territory mainly on the left bank at the mouth of the river , Elephant's Island about 100 miles from the sea , and Macarthy's Island still further inland . The whole area ...
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... deposits , such as coal and petroleum ; and similar accumulations not unfre- quently occur in connexion with deposits of rock - salt ; the gases from any of these sources , escaping by means of fis- sures or seams to the open air , may ...
... deposits , such as coal and petroleum ; and similar accumulations not unfre- quently occur in connexion with deposits of rock - salt ; the gases from any of these sources , escaping by means of fis- sures or seams to the open air , may ...
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... deposits the coal neatly over the sole of the retort , and of course the lid is much more quickly replaced than can be ... deposit forms on the sides of the retorts , which requires to be periodically removed by " scurfing " with chisels ...
... deposits the coal neatly over the sole of the retort , and of course the lid is much more quickly replaced than can be ... deposit forms on the sides of the retorts , which requires to be periodically removed by " scurfing " with chisels ...
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