The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... GLASS BLOWING , at the end of Sheet Y. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE , opposite the article GOUANIA . HERALDRY I. and II . middle of Sheet G g . HOROLOGY , middle of Sheet Ii . HYDRAULICS , at the end of Sheet K k . IRON FOUNDRY , at the end of ...
... GLASS BLOWING , at the end of Sheet Y. GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE , opposite the article GOUANIA . HERALDRY I. and II . middle of Sheet G g . HOROLOGY , middle of Sheet Ii . HYDRAULICS , at the end of Sheet K k . IRON FOUNDRY , at the end of ...
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... glass , marble , and precious stones . EMETIC , a medicine which induces vo- miting . EMETIC tartar , the old name for tartrite of antimony . EMOLLIENTS . See PHARMACY . EMPETRUM , in botany , heath , a genus of the Dioecia Triandria ...
... glass , marble , and precious stones . EMETIC , a medicine which induces vo- miting . EMETIC tartar , the old name for tartrite of antimony . EMOLLIENTS . See PHARMACY . EMPETRUM , in botany , heath , a genus of the Dioecia Triandria ...
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... Glass , with the notes of Merret and Kunckel , afford a variety of good receipts for making enamels , though much still remains to be done in this art . The art is indeed retarded by the con- siderable advantages the enameller derives ...
... Glass , with the notes of Merret and Kunckel , afford a variety of good receipts for making enamels , though much still remains to be done in this art . The art is indeed retarded by the con- siderable advantages the enameller derives ...
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... glass might pro- duce on the soft metal when it came to con- tract by cooling . The enameller's furnace is square , and built of bricks bedded in an earth proper for the purpose . It may be considered as con- sisting of two parts , the ...
... glass might pro- duce on the soft metal when it came to con- tract by cooling . The enameller's furnace is square , and built of bricks bedded in an earth proper for the purpose . It may be considered as con- sisting of two parts , the ...
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... glass , six ; pure potash , two ; nitre , two ; borax , one ; were ground together , put into a covered crucible , which they only half filled and fused into glass . This poured out on a piece of marble , quenched in wa- ter , powdered ...
... glass , six ; pure potash , two ; nitre , two ; borax , one ; were ground together , put into a covered crucible , which they only half filled and fused into glass . This poured out on a piece of marble , quenched in wa- ter , powdered ...
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