Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 349
... called the lead- stone or loadstone , is estimated as one of the most valuable ores of iron , because it enjoys the property , when freely suspended , of pointing to the north ; and it does this by virtue of an inherent property which ...
... called the lead- stone or loadstone , is estimated as one of the most valuable ores of iron , because it enjoys the property , when freely suspended , of pointing to the north ; and it does this by virtue of an inherent property which ...
Page 495
... called do . The syren is , therefore , extremely valuable , as it shows the number of impulses per second required ... called nodal or fixed points , whilst the part of the string vibrating between two fixed points is called the ventral ...
... called do . The syren is , therefore , extremely valuable , as it shows the number of impulses per second required ... called nodal or fixed points , whilst the part of the string vibrating between two fixed points is called the ventral ...
Page 617
... called potash , and gives the name to this metal , so called from the pots in which the ashes of land plants , wood , & c . , were lixiviated , boiled , and evaporated to the dry substance called pot - ashes . It was disco- vered by ...
... called potash , and gives the name to this metal , so called from the pots in which the ashes of land plants , wood , & c . , were lixiviated , boiled , and evaporated to the dry substance called pot - ashes . It was disco- vered by ...
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