Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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... metal . Antimony is crystalline and has a brilliant silvery - white aspect , and , having very little tenacity or ductility , is therefore easily powdered . The specific gravity of this metal is 6 · 715 , and it melts at about 1,150 ° F ...
... metal . Antimony is crystalline and has a brilliant silvery - white aspect , and , having very little tenacity or ductility , is therefore easily powdered . The specific gravity of this metal is 6 · 715 , and it melts at about 1,150 ° F ...
Page 639
... metal , having a specific gravity of 8'82 . Although hard , it is both malleable and ductile , and , like the other metals belonging to this class , is feebly magnetic , losing that power entirely at 626 ° F. There are two oxides of ...
... metal , having a specific gravity of 8'82 . Although hard , it is both malleable and ductile , and , like the other metals belonging to this class , is feebly magnetic , losing that power entirely at 626 ° F. There are two oxides of ...
Page 640
... metal is in glass staining , the uranous oxide imparting a perfect black , and the uranic oxide a yellow , which shines most curiously in light containing Stokes's rays , or in those that exist beyond the extreme violet . INDIUM ...
... metal is in glass staining , the uranous oxide imparting a perfect black , and the uranic oxide a yellow , which shines most curiously in light containing Stokes's rays , or in those that exist beyond the extreme violet . INDIUM ...
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