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Page 19
... smelted , seems to have been by exposing them to the wind- such was the practice of the Peruvians before the arrival of the Spaniards . From Alonso Barba we learn that their fur- ger , and make an imaginary circle two or three times ...
... smelted , seems to have been by exposing them to the wind- such was the practice of the Peruvians before the arrival of the Spaniards . From Alonso Barba we learn that their fur- ger , and make an imaginary circle two or three times ...
Page 20
... smelting furnace at a short distance from the hut where he lodged , and that he assisted the owner in breaking the ironstone . The furnace was a circular tower of clay , about ten feet in height , and three in diameter , surrounded in ...
... smelting furnace at a short distance from the hut where he lodged , and that he assisted the owner in breaking the ironstone . The furnace was a circular tower of clay , about ten feet in height , and three in diameter , surrounded in ...
Page 21
... smelting furnace of the following description : -It consists of a chimney , built of clay , about four feet and a half high , by fifteen to eighteen inches diameter , placed upon a stage of stone work , over a fire - place . In an ...
... smelting furnace of the following description : -It consists of a chimney , built of clay , about four feet and a half high , by fifteen to eighteen inches diameter , placed upon a stage of stone work , over a fire - place . In an ...
Page 37
... smelting of iron with pit - coal . It commences with an epistolatory dedication to the king , which is followed by a long prefatory epistle to parliament , wherein , amongst other information , petitions , & c . , he says : - " MY DEAR ...
... smelting of iron with pit - coal . It commences with an epistolatory dedication to the king , which is followed by a long prefatory epistle to parliament , wherein , amongst other information , petitions , & c . , he says : - " MY DEAR ...
Page 83
... smelting iron , when charcoal was used for fuel ; when , from the small quantity of air that was then requisite for blast , whether from the great inflammability of the fuel , or the smallness of its capacity , the manufacturer had more ...
... smelting iron , when charcoal was used for fuel ; when , from the small quantity of air that was then requisite for blast , whether from the great inflammability of the fuel , or the smallness of its capacity , the manufacturer had more ...
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