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 434
... wine and all preparations from it are exceptions . They burn without the leaft fmoke ; and if a glafs bell is held over the burning fpirit , no foot is formed , only a quantity of water is found condensed on its fides . Even the groffer ...
... wine and all preparations from it are exceptions . They burn without the leaft fmoke ; and if a glafs bell is held over the burning fpirit , no foot is formed , only a quantity of water is found condensed on its fides . Even the groffer ...
Page 467
... wine . 718 Ether . : XVIII . With Spirit of wine . The refult of this combi- nation is one of the moft extraordinary phenomena in chemistry ; being that fluid , which , for its extreme de- gree of volatility , was firft diftinguished by ...
... wine . 718 Ether . : XVIII . With Spirit of wine . The refult of this combi- nation is one of the moft extraordinary phenomena in chemistry ; being that fluid , which , for its extreme de- gree of volatility , was firft diftinguished by ...
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... wine . 1014 11. On boiling fpirit of wine with vitriolic acid and manganefe , it will be converted into vinegar and philo- gifticated air . 12. By diftilling spirit of wine upwards of 20 times From the from cauflie alkali , it was ...
... wine . 1014 11. On boiling fpirit of wine with vitriolic acid and manganefe , it will be converted into vinegar and philo- gifticated air . 12. By diftilling spirit of wine upwards of 20 times From the from cauflie alkali , it was ...
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