Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 51819 |
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... employed is black flux . This is made by deflagrating in a large crucible a mixture of one part of nitre and two of tartar ; and differs from the former in containing , besides carbo- nat of potash , a quantity of charcoal of the tar ...
... employed is black flux . This is made by deflagrating in a large crucible a mixture of one part of nitre and two of tartar ; and differs from the former in containing , besides carbo- nat of potash , a quantity of charcoal of the tar ...
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... employed on charcoal . 3. Crystallized borax , exposed to the flame urged by the blowpipe , or char- coal , first becomes opaque , white , and exces- sively swelled , with various protuberances , or branches proceeding out from it ...
... employed on charcoal . 3. Crystallized borax , exposed to the flame urged by the blowpipe , or char- coal , first becomes opaque , white , and exces- sively swelled , with various protuberances , or branches proceeding out from it ...
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... employed at Westminster Bridge is another remarkable instance of the regulating power of a fly . When the ram is dropped , and its follower disengaged imme- diately after it , the horses would instantly tumble down , because the load ...
... employed at Westminster Bridge is another remarkable instance of the regulating power of a fly . When the ram is dropped , and its follower disengaged imme- diately after it , the horses would instantly tumble down , because the load ...
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... employed for a very differ- ent purpose from that of a regulator of motion- it is employed as a collector of power . Suppose all resistance removed from the working point of a machine furnished with a very large or heavy fly immediately ...
... employed for a very differ- ent purpose from that of a regulator of motion- it is employed as a collector of power . Suppose all resistance removed from the working point of a machine furnished with a very large or heavy fly immediately ...
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... employed in active exercises . " Clover - hay , " says Mr. Clark , " should only be given to cattle and draught - horses , whose labour is slow and equal . It cannot be recom- mraded as a proper fodder for horses that stand much at rest ...
... employed in active exercises . " Clover - hay , " says Mr. Clark , " should only be given to cattle and draught - horses , whose labour is slow and equal . It cannot be recom- mraded as a proper fodder for horses that stand much at rest ...
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