The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 2John Murray, 1817 - Science |
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Page 114
... oxide of rhodium when rubbed upon white paper . By renewing the appli- cation of the heat , the bead of gold , which ... iron forceps , the iron , towards the end of the experiment began to burn with the brass 114 Dr. Clarke's Experiments.
... oxide of rhodium when rubbed upon white paper . By renewing the appli- cation of the heat , the bead of gold , which ... iron forceps , the iron , towards the end of the experiment began to burn with the brass 114 Dr. Clarke's Experiments.
Page 115
... oxide . * 3. Copper wire . Became rapidly fused , but did not burn . 4. Iron wire . Very stout iron wire was rapidly consumed : the metal during combustion exhibiting a vivid and highly brilliant scintillation . 5. Plumbago . This ...
... oxide . * 3. Copper wire . Became rapidly fused , but did not burn . 4. Iron wire . Very stout iron wire was rapidly consumed : the metal during combustion exhibiting a vivid and highly brilliant scintillation . 5. Plumbago . This ...
Page 116
... oxide of Manganese , crystallized in right prisms with rhomboïdal bases . As this variety , according to Vauquelin , is the purest of all the ores of manganese , being destitute of iron , it was natural to expect that its reduction ...
... oxide of Manganese , crystallized in right prisms with rhomboïdal bases . As this variety , according to Vauquelin , is the purest of all the ores of manganese , being destitute of iron , it was natural to expect that its reduction ...
Page 117
... Oxide of Uranium . Reduced to a me- tal resembling steel ; but so exceedingly hard that the sharpest file will scarcely touch it . During fusion it deposits on iron forceps , a yellow oxide of the colour of the Canary bird . 17 ...
... Oxide of Uranium . Reduced to a me- tal resembling steel ; but so exceedingly hard that the sharpest file will scarcely touch it . During fusion it deposits on iron forceps , a yellow oxide of the colour of the Canary bird . 17 ...
Page 268
... Iron - its physical properties are described at page 242 , Vol 1. In the same chapter we are told that it combines with oxygen , and how it may be burned in that gas ; but to learn further the composition and properties of the oxides ...
... Iron - its physical properties are described at page 242 , Vol 1. In the same chapter we are told that it combines with oxygen , and how it may be burned in that gas ; but to learn further the composition and properties of the oxides ...
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