Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... copper , and sulphate of iron are samples . Bodies constituting the second class of minerals are insipid , their specific gravity being above 1'8 . They consist of thirteen orders . The first is Haloide , or salt - like ; the second is ...
... copper , and sulphate of iron are samples . Bodies constituting the second class of minerals are insipid , their specific gravity being above 1'8 . They consist of thirteen orders . The first is Haloide , or salt - like ; the second is ...
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... Copper . Gold . Manganese . Mercury . Silver . Steel . Bismuth . Iridium . Nickel . Tin . Black - lead . Iron . Ochre . Tungsten . Brass . Lead . Pewter . Zinc . Cobalt . Magnet . Platinum . With Mineralogy , the important science of ...
... Copper . Gold . Manganese . Mercury . Silver . Steel . Bismuth . Iridium . Nickel . Tin . Black - lead . Iron . Ochre . Tungsten . Brass . Lead . Pewter . Zinc . Cobalt . Magnet . Platinum . With Mineralogy , the important science of ...
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... copper , of morphia , of barytes , of soda , of iron , of lead , & c . Acetom'eter ( Lat . and Gr . a vinegar measurer ) , an instrument for ascer- taining the strength of acids . Acetom'etry ( Gr . measurement of acids ) , the ...
... copper , of morphia , of barytes , of soda , of iron , of lead , & c . Acetom'eter ( Lat . and Gr . a vinegar measurer ) , an instrument for ascer- taining the strength of acids . Acetom'etry ( Gr . measurement of acids ) , the ...
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... copper , usually called German silver . Al'batross , a genus of large aquatic birds , the Diomedia , some of which , from wing to wing , measure fourteen or fifteen feet . Albert Coal , a beautiful carbonaceous product from New ...
... copper , usually called German silver . Al'batross , a genus of large aquatic birds , the Diomedia , some of which , from wing to wing , measure fourteen or fifteen feet . Albert Coal , a beautiful carbonaceous product from New ...
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... copper , and sulphate of iron ; sp . gr . 185 . Allos'orus ( Gr . varied heap ) , inbotany , a genus of ferns , of the order Polypo- diaceæ . Allospermum ( Gr . other seed ) , a genus of composite plants , of the sub - order Tubuliйoræ ...
... copper , and sulphate of iron ; sp . gr . 185 . Allos'orus ( Gr . varied heap ) , inbotany , a genus of ferns , of the order Polypo- diaceæ . Allospermum ( Gr . other seed ) , a genus of composite plants , of the sub - order Tubuliйoræ ...
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acid alumina anatomy angle animal antimony architecture astronomy atom atomic weight birds body bones botany called carbon carbonic acid chemistry circle cloth gilt extra coleopterous insects colour composed compound conchology consisting of silica containing copper Crown 8vo crystals disease earth entomology epithet applied exogenous plants fishes flowers fluid formed fortification fossil genera genus genus of plants geology geometry heraldry hydrogen ichthyology inflammation insects instrument Ital lime lithos a stone logy magnesia malacology manganese medicine membrane ment metal metron metron a measure military science mineral mineralogy Mollusca muscles nerves obtained optics order of exogenous organs ornithology oxide oxide of iron oxygen pathology physiology potash prefix produced resin rocks salt shells shrubs silica sisting Small 8vo species stamens sub-family substance sulphur surface surgery tained term applied tion tree tribe type and genus variety vegetable zoology