The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1809 |
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... known in Scotland by the name of snow- flake . E. hortulana , the ortolan , is some- what less than the yellow - hammer , is com- mon in France and Italy , in Germany and Sweden . These birds are migratory , and in their passage , are ...
... known in Scotland by the name of snow- flake . E. hortulana , the ortolan , is some- what less than the yellow - hammer , is com- mon in France and Italy , in Germany and Sweden . These birds are migratory , and in their passage , are ...
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... known . There are two kinds of enamel ; the opaque and the transparent . Transparent enamels are usually rendered opaque by adding put- ty , or the white oxide of tin , to them . The basis of all enamels is therefore a perfectly ...
... known . There are two kinds of enamel ; the opaque and the transparent . Transparent enamels are usually rendered opaque by adding put- ty , or the white oxide of tin , to them . The basis of all enamels is therefore a perfectly ...
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... known by the name of rotten - stone , which is prepared by pounding , washing , decanting off the turbid water , suffering the fine suspended parti- cles to subside from this water , and lastly levigating it upon a glass plate . The ...
... known by the name of rotten - stone , which is prepared by pounding , washing , decanting off the turbid water , suffering the fine suspended parti- cles to subside from this water , and lastly levigating it upon a glass plate . The ...
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... known to every chemist . The superiority at Sévres , so justly reputed for the supe - ` riority of its blues , is owing merely to the These are known to be obtained from care taken in its fabrication , and to the quality of the ...
... known to every chemist . The superiority at Sévres , so justly reputed for the supe - ` riority of its blues , is owing merely to the These are known to be obtained from care taken in its fabrication , and to the quality of the ...
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... known by the name of fonds caille , are made in the same manner : feld - spar is their flux . There is no titanium in their composition , though generally asserted in VOL . III . books . Titanium was not known at Sévre when Brougniart ...
... known by the name of fonds caille , are made in the same manner : feld - spar is their flux . There is no titanium in their composition , though generally asserted in VOL . III . books . Titanium was not known at Sévre when Brougniart ...
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