Translation of the philosophical worksScholarly Press, 1864 |
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Էջ 19
... Quicksilver , though a moist and fluid body and easily made volatile by fire , yet ( as far as we know ) neither decays nor collects rust by age alone without fire . 3. Stones , especially the harder kinds , and many other fossils are ...
... Quicksilver , though a moist and fluid body and easily made volatile by fire , yet ( as far as we know ) neither decays nor collects rust by age alone without fire . 3. Stones , especially the harder kinds , and many other fossils are ...
Էջ 28
... quicksilver . 20. Fruits covered with wax , pitch , plaster , paste , or other coat or covering , long retain their freshness . 21. It is manifest that flies , spiders , ants , and the like , that have accidentally been inclosed and ...
... quicksilver . 20. Fruits covered with wax , pitch , plaster , paste , or other coat or covering , long retain their freshness . 21. It is manifest that flies , spiders , ants , and the like , that have accidentally been inclosed and ...
Էջ 156
... quicksilver . Wax , honey , and gum have an operation of the same kind , but only partial . RULE II . In every tangible body there is a spirit covered and enveloped in the grosser body ; and from this spirit consumption and dissolution ...
... quicksilver . Wax , honey , and gum have an operation of the same kind , but only partial . RULE II . In every tangible body there is a spirit covered and enveloped in the grosser body ; and from this spirit consumption and dissolution ...
Էջ 182
... Quicksilver Lead . Pure silver . Dwt . Gr . 1 21 Oil of vitriol White sand . 1 20 • Chalk • 1 18 Oil of sulphur 1 18 Tin glass 10 12 Powder of Copper 9 8 common Yellow brass 9 5 salt } 1 10 Steel . -8 10 Lignum vitæ 1 10 Common brass 8 ...
... Quicksilver Lead . Pure silver . Dwt . Gr . 1 21 Oil of vitriol White sand . 1 20 • Chalk • 1 18 Oil of sulphur 1 18 Tin glass 10 12 Powder of Copper 9 8 common Yellow brass 9 5 salt } 1 10 Steel . -8 10 Lignum vitæ 1 10 Common brass 8 ...
Էջ 187
... quicksilver to lead ; but a gradual incline from lead to tin . Again , there is a great leap from metals to stones , except that the magnet intervenes , which is thereby proved to be a metallic stone . from stones to the other bodies ...
... quicksilver to lead ; but a gradual incline from lead to tin . Again , there is a great leap from metals to stones , except that the magnet intervenes , which is thereby proved to be a metallic stone . from stones to the other bodies ...
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