 | William Bingley - 1831 - 314 էջ
...probably of greater antiquity than that of any other metal. It is mentioned in the Old Testament ; and, at a very early period, domestic utensils and instruments of war were made of bronze, or a compound of copper and tin. Even during the Trojan war, as we learn from Homer, the combattants... | |
 | 1849 - 604 էջ
...Copper is probably of greater antiquity than any other metal. It is mentioned in the Old Testament ; and at a very early period domestic utensils and instruments of war were made of bronze, or a compound of copper and tin. During the Trojan war (Homer) the combatants had no other... | |
 | John Henry Pepper - 1859 - 522 էջ
...COPPER. Werner conjectured that copper was the first metal worked by man, and Jamieson observes that " this opinion may be considered as very probable, especially...during the Trojan war, as we learn from Homer, the combatants had no other armour but what was made of bronze, which is a mixture of copper, tin, and... | |
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this opinion may be considered as very probable, especially when supported by the account which is given o*f some of the native tribes of the north-western parts of America, who, though little civilized, have applied to domestic purposes the native copper... 