Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 4. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 452
... means of foft lute , upon which the body of the furnace is preffed down ; by which means the joining of the two parts , and of all the different pieces , are made quite tight ; for the body , fire - place , afh - pit , vent , and grate ...
... means of foft lute , upon which the body of the furnace is preffed down ; by which means the joining of the two parts , and of all the different pieces , are made quite tight ; for the body , fire - place , afh - pit , vent , and grate ...
Page 528
... means of its phlo- gifton , in a certain degree : fo that by means of fric- tion , though but very flight , it becomes capable of exerting its force ; but when the heating is often repea- ted without producing its effect , the volatile ...
... means of its phlo- gifton , in a certain degree : fo that by means of fric- tion , though but very flight , it becomes capable of exerting its force ; but when the heating is often repea- ted without producing its effect , the volatile ...
Page 629
... means , 788. Dephlogisticates this acid , 790. Fluor acid procured by its means , 2d 850. Effects of it on falt of amber , 912. Arfenic decompounded by it , 918. Vio- lent action of it on molybdæna , 960. Effects of diffolving vitrio ...
... means , 788. Dephlogisticates this acid , 790. Fluor acid procured by its means , 2d 850. Effects of it on falt of amber , 912. Arfenic decompounded by it , 918. Vio- lent action of it on molybdæna , 960. Effects of diffolving vitrio ...
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