Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 11. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 434
... according to Cronstedt , is either in form of plates or of fibres , or is cryftallized , or has no de- terminate figure . It may be imitated by adding about five parts of fulphur to one part of melted filver ; in which operation moft of ...
... according to Cronstedt , is either in form of plates or of fibres , or is cryftallized , or has no de- terminate figure . It may be imitated by adding about five parts of fulphur to one part of melted filver ; in which operation moft of ...
Page 441
... according to Alonfo Barba's me- thod , is performed in three ways , viz . in heaps or caxons , in the boiler , and in mortars . 1. In heaps . Before the operation takes place in the large way , an effay is made of three or four pounds ...
... according to Alonfo Barba's me- thod , is performed in three ways , viz . in heaps or caxons , in the boiler , and in mortars . 1. In heaps . Before the operation takes place in the large way , an effay is made of three or four pounds ...
Page 487
... according to his philofo- phy , but various modifications of extenfion , figure , and motion . There can be nothing in the brain like found or colour , taste or smell , heat or cold . These are fenfations in the mind , which , by the ...
... according to his philofo- phy , but various modifications of extenfion , figure , and motion . There can be nothing in the brain like found or colour , taste or smell , heat or cold . These are fenfations in the mind , which , by the ...
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