British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 9Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... continued long enough the salt is completely decomposed , and pure potash remains behind . It deto- nates more violently with combustible bo- dies than any of the other nitrates . When mixed with one - third part of its weight of ...
... continued long enough the salt is completely decomposed , and pure potash remains behind . It deto- nates more violently with combustible bo- dies than any of the other nitrates . When mixed with one - third part of its weight of ...
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... continued so long , as to effect a com- plete decomposition of the salt . In this way the nitrates of potash and soda may be obtained and perhaps those of barytes , strontian , lime and magnesia The ni- trites are particularly ...
... continued so long , as to effect a com- plete decomposition of the salt . In this way the nitrates of potash and soda may be obtained and perhaps those of barytes , strontian , lime and magnesia The ni- trites are particularly ...
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... continued to the year 1760 . These courses of experimental physics gave rise to the adoption of similar plans in other branches of science , such as che- mistry , anatomy , natural history , & c . In the year 1738 , the Count de Maure ...
... continued to the year 1760 . These courses of experimental physics gave rise to the adoption of similar plans in other branches of science , such as che- mistry , anatomy , natural history , & c . In the year 1738 , the Count de Maure ...
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... continued , passes through the poles of the ecliptic ; whence the altitude of the nonagesimal at a given time , under a given elevation of the pole , is easily found . If the altitude of the nonagesimal be subtracted from 90 ° , the C ...
... continued , passes through the poles of the ecliptic ; whence the altitude of the nonagesimal at a given time , under a given elevation of the pole , is easily found . If the altitude of the nonagesimal be subtracted from 90 ° , the C ...
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... continued ever since . This observatory was at first furnished with several very accurate instruments ; particularly a noble sextant of seven feet radius , with telescopic sights . And the first Astronomer Royal , or the person to whom ...
... continued ever since . This observatory was at first furnished with several very accurate instruments ; particularly a noble sextant of seven feet radius , with telescopic sights . And the first Astronomer Royal , or the person to whom ...
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