The Encyclopaedia Britannica: Latest Edition. A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 10. köideDay Otis Kellogg, Thomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith Werner, 1902 |
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Page 56
... quartz , in general distinctly stratified , or at least of capital is not prosecuted with sufficient vigour . In 1877 the schistose . The position of its beds is various . Towards the west - number of vessels engaged was 451 , with 1104 ...
... quartz , in general distinctly stratified , or at least of capital is not prosecuted with sufficient vigour . In 1877 the schistose . The position of its beds is various . Towards the west - number of vessels engaged was 451 , with 1104 ...
Page 130
... quartz and topaz , and later he obtained amorphous from ordinary phosphorus by means of the electric current . He is best known as the inventor of the sealed glass tubes which bear his name , by means of which are exhibited the ...
... quartz and topaz , and later he obtained amorphous from ordinary phosphorus by means of the electric current . He is best known as the inventor of the sealed glass tubes which bear his name , by means of which are exhibited the ...
Page 137
... quartz , glazed clay . Mr King classes them under four periods , beginning as early as 2234 B.C. In Egypt the favourite form of gem was a scarab ( beetle ) , having a flat surface underneath , on which was engraved a hieroglyphic design ...
... quartz , glazed clay . Mr King classes them under four periods , beginning as early as 2234 B.C. In Egypt the favourite form of gem was a scarab ( beetle ) , having a flat surface underneath , on which was engraved a hieroglyphic design ...
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... quartz is expressed by the number 114 , that of basalt by 273 , while that of cannel coal stands very much higher at 1538 , or more than thirteen times that of quartz.1 It is evident also that , from the texture and structure of most ...
... quartz is expressed by the number 114 , that of basalt by 273 , while that of cannel coal stands very much higher at 1538 , or more than thirteen times that of quartz.1 It is evident also that , from the texture and structure of most ...
Page 227
... Quartz ( SiO2 ) occurs either crystallized as rock - crystal , or non- crystalline as calcedony . In the former condition it is an essential constituent of granite , felsite , and many other igneous rocks , as tallized or colloid quartz ...
... Quartz ( SiO2 ) occurs either crystallized as rock - crystal , or non- crystalline as calcedony . In the former condition it is an essential constituent of granite , felsite , and many other igneous rocks , as tallized or colloid quartz ...
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