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 470
... known by the blackness and compactnefs of the fco- ria ; by the qualities of the iron obtained , which in this cafe is hard , white , light , intermixed with scoria , fmooth in its texture , without scales or grains , rough and convex ...
... known by the blackness and compactnefs of the fco- ria ; by the qualities of the iron obtained , which in this cafe is hard , white , light , intermixed with scoria , fmooth in its texture , without scales or grains , rough and convex ...
Page 473
... known generally by the equable furface of the forged bar , which is free from tranfverfe fiffures or cracks in the edges , and by a clear , white , fmall - grained , or rather fibrous texture . Another kind is tough when Another kind is ...
... known generally by the equable furface of the forged bar , which is free from tranfverfe fiffures or cracks in the edges , and by a clear , white , fmall - grained , or rather fibrous texture . Another kind is tough when Another kind is ...
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... known by experience , that when we look at a near object with both eyes , according as it approaches or recedes from us , we alter the difpofi- tion of our eyes , by leffening or widening the interval between the pupils . This ...
... known by experience , that when we look at a near object with both eyes , according as it approaches or recedes from us , we alter the difpofi- tion of our eyes , by leffening or widening the interval between the pupils . This ...
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