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... arts as flowers of sulphur . When heated in the open air to about 300 ° F. , it takes fire and burns with a faint blue flame , emitting suffocating fumes of sulphurous acid . It is itself insoluble in water , though , when ( 49 ) Sulphur,
... arts as flowers of sulphur . When heated in the open air to about 300 ° F. , it takes fire and burns with a faint blue flame , emitting suffocating fumes of sulphurous acid . It is itself insoluble in water , though , when ( 49 ) Sulphur,
Page 65
... arts is chiefly derived from native bismuth . It is a substance of a reddish white colour , and of con- siderable brilliancy . Its structure is highly lamellar , con- sisting of broad shining plates , adhering together . It is brittle ...
... arts is chiefly derived from native bismuth . It is a substance of a reddish white colour , and of con- siderable brilliancy . Its structure is highly lamellar , con- sisting of broad shining plates , adhering together . It is brittle ...
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David Low. Boracic acid has been long known in medicine and the arts , in the alkaline salt , borax . It is found native in cer- tain waters , apparently in contact with volcanic vapours , and it is a constituent of several minerals . As ...
David Low. Boracic acid has been long known in medicine and the arts , in the alkaline salt , borax . It is found native in cer- tain waters , apparently in contact with volcanic vapours , and it is a constituent of several minerals . As ...
Page 102
... globe , when conditions existed of heat and other agencies , which may well account for chemical changes , which we cannot now produce by art . XXXIII . COPPER . This metal exists abundantly and in 102 SIMPLE BODIES OF CHEMISTRY .
... globe , when conditions existed of heat and other agencies , which may well account for chemical changes , which we cannot now produce by art . XXXIII . COPPER . This metal exists abundantly and in 102 SIMPLE BODIES OF CHEMISTRY .
Page 104
... arts , such as brass and bronze . Copper exists most largely in the natural state in combi- nation with sulphur , but it is found also in combination with oxygen and chlorine , and forms various salts , constituting distinct mineral ...
... arts , such as brass and bronze . Copper exists most largely in the natural state in combi- nation with sulphur , but it is found also in combination with oxygen and chlorine , and forms various salts , constituting distinct mineral ...
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