Boston Journal of Philosophy and the Arts: Intended to Exhibit a View of the Progress of Discovery in Natural Philosophy, Mechanics, Chemistry, Geology and Mineralogy, Natural History, Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, Geography, Statistics, and the Fine and Useful Arts, 2권Cummings, Hilliard, & Company, 1825 |
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... ceptible increase of weight which the matter under examina- tion derived from continued rubbing , and , according to the differences of the substances that were before him , it 8 M. Fischer's Memoir of the Life of Klaproth .
... ceptible increase of weight which the matter under examina- tion derived from continued rubbing , and , according to the differences of the substances that were before him , it 8 M. Fischer's Memoir of the Life of Klaproth .
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... tion of the globe had an entirely different geological consti- tution . This very old popular opinion has been adopted and supported , in different countries , by very distinguished men ; but since geognosy has been elevated to the rank ...
... tion of the globe had an entirely different geological consti- tution . This very old popular opinion has been adopted and supported , in different countries , by very distinguished men ; but since geognosy has been elevated to the rank ...
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... tion of the atmosphere of planets , the migrations of vegetables , and the origin of different varieties of our species . Yet the period is not very remote when geologists occupied themselves by preference with the solution of these ...
... tion of the atmosphere of planets , the migrations of vegetables , and the origin of different varieties of our species . Yet the period is not very remote when geologists occupied themselves by preference with the solution of these ...
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... tion . It is because the independent formations are placed indifferently on all the older rocks , ( the chalk upon the granite , the red sandstone upon the primitive mica - slate ) , that the assemblage of a great number of observations ...
... tion . It is because the independent formations are placed indifferently on all the older rocks , ( the chalk upon the granite , the red sandstone upon the primitive mica - slate ) , that the assemblage of a great number of observations ...
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... tion of the zircon - porphyries and syenites of Scandinavia . In the secondary rocks , we have separated the oolitic sand- stone of Nebra , which is posterior to the alpine limestone or zechstein , from the red - sandstone , which ...
... tion of the zircon - porphyries and syenites of Scandinavia . In the secondary rocks , we have separated the oolitic sand- stone of Nebra , which is posterior to the alpine limestone or zechstein , from the red - sandstone , which ...
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action animals appears arrack ascertained atmosphere aurora borealis ball beds carbonic carbonic acid cause centre circumstances clay coal coco-nut coefficient colour conductor considerable contains copper crystals degree deposits diameter direction distance earth electricity employed equal Europe evaporation experiments exposed feet fissures fluid formation geognostical glass gneiss grain granite greywackes height hornblende hyæna hydrogen inches iron Klaproth labour larvæ latitude less light lignite limestone luminous magnetic manner mass means mercury metal miles mineral mixture mountains muriatic acid nature needle nitric acid observed obtained occur oxide oxygen paratonnerre pass plate platinum poison porphyries portion present produced proportion Puracé quantity quartz rays remarkable rendered rocks selenium shock species specimens stone substance sufficient sulphuric acid surface syenite temperature term thermometer tion trachytes tree vapour vessel volcano whole wire zinc
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475 페이지 - The exponent of a in the first term is the same as the exponent of the binomial, and decreases by 1 in each succeeding term.
490 페이지 - In each succeeding term the coefficient is found by multiplying the coefficient of the preceding term by the exponent of a in that term, and dividing by the number of the preceding term.
247 페이지 - ... should be kept twelve months immersed in water. It will be perceived that all these processes are nothing more than preparatory measures, for the operation which is to succeed, viz. that of TINNING. For this purpose, an iron pot is nearly filled with a mixture of block and grain tin, in a melted state; and a quantity of tallow or grease, sufficient, when melted, to cover the fluid metal, to the thickness of four inches, is put to it. However, as some gentlemen may not be acquainted with the difference...
386 페이지 - Dissolve in a copper kettle by heat, one part of verdigris, in a sufficient quantity of pure vinegar, and add to it an aqueous solution of one part of white arsenic. A precipitate 'of dirty green generally forms, which must be renewed by adding more vinegar, or till the precipitate is perfectly dissolved. After boiling this mixture, a granular precipitate will in a short...
270 페이지 - A piece of zinc as large as a pea, or the point of a small iron nail, were found fully adequate to preserve forty or fifty square inches of copper...
177 페이지 - The astronomical precision with which it seemed possible that physiological operations might go on was evinced by the inquiry whether the Indians can so prepare that stupefying herb datura that 'they make it lie several days, months, years according as they will, in a man's body without doing him any harm, and at the end kill him without missing an hour's time.
267 페이지 - THE rapid decay of the copper sheeting of his Majesty's ships of war, and the uncertainty of the time of its duration, have long attracted the attention of those persons most concerned in the naval interests of the country. Having had my inquiries directed to this important object by the Commissioners of the Navy Board, and a Committee of the Royal Society having been appointed to consider of it, I entered into an experimental investigation of the causes of the action of sea water upon copper.
268 페이지 - I have shown that chemical attractions may be exalted, modified, or destroyed, by changes in the electrical states of bodies; that substances will only combine when they are in different electrical states ; and that, by bringing a body naturally positive artificially into a negative state, its usual powers of combination are altogether destroyed...
499 페이지 - ... and to allow them no pre-eminence but splendour of plumage. But if in general the pretty natives of the torrid zone are more distinguished by the beauty of their colours, than by fulness and power of note, and seem inferior to our nightingale in clearness and melodiousness of tone, yet this little bird, among others, is a proof that they are at least not destitute of the principles of melody.
569 페이지 - ... equilibrio with that of the menstruum, no such effect of deposition of alkaline matter or adherence of weeds has taken place, and the surface, though it has undergone a slight degree of solution, has remained perfectly clean : a circumstance of great importance, as it points out the limits of protection; and makes the application of a very small quantity of the oxidable metal more advantageous in fact than that of a larger one.