The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 - Science |
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... Green- land . 12. Extraordinary Fall of Rain . 13. Magnetism applied as a Test for Iron . 14. Morichini's Experiment in Magnetism 132 NATURAL HISTORY . § Botany . 1. Native Country of the Potatoe . 2. Alder Tree § Mineralogy , Geology ...
... Green- land . 12. Extraordinary Fall of Rain . 13. Magnetism applied as a Test for Iron . 14. Morichini's Experiment in Magnetism 132 NATURAL HISTORY . § Botany . 1. Native Country of the Potatoe . 2. Alder Tree § Mineralogy , Geology ...
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... green , is dark and thick ; and their flowers bright red , large , and magnificent . The natives hold these trees in high veneration , no one ventures to touch a leaf , and much less gather a flower . The tradition is , that they were ...
... green , is dark and thick ; and their flowers bright red , large , and magnificent . The natives hold these trees in high veneration , no one ventures to touch a leaf , and much less gather a flower . The tradition is , that they were ...
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... 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 world are those of Cornwall and Anglesea . Russia , Austria , and Sweden , are ...
... 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 world are those of Cornwall and Anglesea . Russia , Austria , and Sweden , are ...
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... green lead ore is crystallized in six - sided prisms , and short diverging acicular crystals . Before the blowpipe it melts into a polyhedral globule . Yorkshire , Scot- land , Germany , and Siberia , afford fine specimens . One variety ...
... green lead ore is crystallized in six - sided prisms , and short diverging acicular crystals . Before the blowpipe it melts into a polyhedral globule . Yorkshire , Scot- land , Germany , and Siberia , afford fine specimens . One variety ...
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... green , and ultimately black : this effect resulted from the presence of water in the atmosphere , and the separation of oxide by the ammonia ; and the substance offers a test , if one should be wanted , for the presence of aqueous ...
... green , and ultimately black : this effect resulted from the presence of water in the atmosphere , and the separation of oxide by the ammonia ; and the substance offers a test , if one should be wanted , for the presence of aqueous ...
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