The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the Progressive Discoveries and Improvements in the Sciences and the Arts, Volume 38A. and C. Black, 1845 - Science |
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... Lime . By JOHN DAVY , M.D. , F.R.S. , Lond . and Edin . Communicated by the Author , 342 XVI . On the Origin of Quartz and Metalliferous Veins . By Professor GUSTAV BISCHOF , of Bonn , 344 XVII . Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edin ...
... Lime . By JOHN DAVY , M.D. , F.R.S. , Lond . and Edin . Communicated by the Author , 342 XVI . On the Origin of Quartz and Metalliferous Veins . By Professor GUSTAV BISCHOF , of Bonn , 344 XVII . Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edin ...
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... lime . Under the mi- croscope , it was found to contain , besides a fine granular matter , and many minute vegetable fibres and scales , par- ticles resembling grains of pollen , and two or three different kinds of animalcules ...
... lime . Under the mi- croscope , it was found to contain , besides a fine granular matter , and many minute vegetable fibres and scales , par- ticles resembling grains of pollen , and two or three different kinds of animalcules ...
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... lime indicated the presence of ammoniacal salts ; it emitted a pretty strong smell of am- monia ; and , judging from the effects of other re - agents , its composition was very similar to that of the preceding por- tions ; it probably ...
... lime indicated the presence of ammoniacal salts ; it emitted a pretty strong smell of am- monia ; and , judging from the effects of other re - agents , its composition was very similar to that of the preceding por- tions ; it probably ...
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... lime , sand , and ashes . The flags or tiles , being well and solidly bedded in mortar , form a durable and excellent floor . In buildings for particular objects , it is some- times necessary to have wooden floors , and , where found ...
... lime , sand , and ashes . The flags or tiles , being well and solidly bedded in mortar , form a durable and excellent floor . In buildings for particular objects , it is some- times necessary to have wooden floors , and , where found ...
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... lime , from as it appeared , a chloride of calcium vat , and found it to con- tain fluorine , though in small quantity . As it was suggested to me , however , that glass retorts , used for the distillation of hydrochloric acid has been ...
... lime , from as it appeared , a chloride of calcium vat , and found it to con- tain fluorine , though in small quantity . As it was suggested to me , however , that glass retorts , used for the distillation of hydrochloric acid has been ...
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