The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 - Science |
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... blue , and emits very little light ; but if we throw into it metallic filings , small pieces of platinum wire , powdered charcoal , or any other solid matter , its light becomes increased by the ignition of this extraneous addition . It ...
... blue , and emits very little light ; but if we throw into it metallic filings , small pieces of platinum wire , powdered charcoal , or any other solid matter , its light becomes increased by the ignition of this extraneous addition . It ...
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... blue sapphires , are found in considerable abundance in the alluvial country at the foot of the mountains . The height of Adam's Peak has not hitherto been accu- rately ascertained . The assertion of some authors , that it is 15,000 ...
... blue sapphires , are found in considerable abundance in the alluvial country at the foot of the mountains . The height of Adam's Peak has not hitherto been accu- rately ascertained . The assertion of some authors , that it is 15,000 ...
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... blue precipitate . The acid solution contained another metal called iridium , on account of the various colours exhibited by its oxide . Dr. Wollaston principally turned his attention to the solution remaining after the precipitation of ...
... blue precipitate . The acid solution contained another metal called iridium , on account of the various colours exhibited by its oxide . Dr. Wollaston principally turned his attention to the solution remaining after the precipitation of ...
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... Blue carbonate of singular beauty is found at Chessy , in France . Malachite , or green carbonate of copper , in Siberia . It is used in China as a common green paint , and for orna- mental purposes . The most considerable mines in the ...
... Blue carbonate of singular beauty is found at Chessy , in France . Malachite , or green carbonate of copper , in Siberia . It is used in China as a common green paint , and for orna- mental purposes . The most considerable mines in the ...
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... blue powder . The compound placed in water was decomposed , and an ammo- niacal solution of copper produced . Heated , it fused , boiled , the ammonia flew off , and the chloride remained . The proto - chloride of iron introduced ...
... blue powder . The compound placed in water was decomposed , and an ammo- niacal solution of copper produced . Heated , it fused , boiled , the ammonia flew off , and the chloride remained . The proto - chloride of iron introduced ...
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