Elements of metallurgy, by W.J. and W.J. Harrison |
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action alloy amalgam antimony argentiferous arsenic atoms Bessemer blast blast-furnace calcined carbonic oxide cast-iron cent of copper charcoal chemical cloth coal coarse metal coke colour combines compound condensed contains converted cool copper sulphate crucible crystallizes cupel Cupric cuprous oxide Cuprous Sulphide Elementary extracted F'cap 8vo feet Ferric oxide ferrous fire-clay flues fracture fuel fusible gangue gases gold hammered hearth heated high temperature hydrogen impurities inches ingots iron sulphide lead oxide lead sulphide lime liquation liquid litharge malleable manganese mass massicot mercury metallic lead method molten obtained oxide of iron oxygen Oxygen produce pass pasty phosphorus pig-iron placed plates powder puddling puddling furnace pure quartz reduced regulus retorts reverberatory furnace roasting salt silicate silver chloride silver sulphate slag smelting sodium solution specific gravity spiegeleisen steel sulphate of lead sulphur dioxide surface termed text-book twyer usually vapour wrought-iron zinc oxide
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Page 243 - GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. If the rules are not attended to, the paper will be cancelled. You may take the Elementary or the Advanced or the Honours paper, but you must confine yourself to one of them.