The Works of Francis Bacon ...J. Cundee, 1803 |
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... quicksilver ; so as to make it , in effect , resemble gunpowder : and a little of it mixed along with gunpowder , makes the powder strong- er . The chemists also speak of gold , as if in some ways of preparing , it would make an explo ...
... quicksilver ; so as to make it , in effect , resemble gunpowder : and a little of it mixed along with gunpowder , makes the powder strong- er . The chemists also speak of gold , as if in some ways of preparing , it would make an explo ...
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... occasions , even then , it would be proper to have two ; one in the order of nature , and the other in that of the alphabet , according to the present example . Pennyweight . grs . Pennyweight . grs . Petreol Quicksilver 139.
... occasions , even then , it would be proper to have two ; one in the order of nature , and the other in that of the alphabet , according to the present example . Pennyweight . grs . Pennyweight . grs . Petreol Quicksilver 139.
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... Quicksilver · 19 9 Flint Lead 12 1 Glass Pennyweight . grs . 2 224 2-22 · 2 20 Pure silver · · 10 21 Tin - glass Copper Fine brass · - 10 12 Crystal Alabaster 2 18 12 9 8 9 5 Sal - gem Common clay · 2.10 · 9 8 * Steel - - 8 10 Common ...
... Quicksilver · 19 9 Flint Lead 12 1 Glass Pennyweight . grs . 2 224 2-22 · 2 20 Pure silver · · 10 21 Tin - glass Copper Fine brass · - 10 12 Crystal Alabaster 2 18 12 9 8 9 5 Sal - gem Common clay · 2.10 · 9 8 * Steel - - 8 10 Common ...
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... quicksilver runs , and gold and lead are soft ; yet these are denser and heavier than the hardest metals , iron and copper ; and much denser than stones . 3. Our table of specific gravities , shews many things contrary to expectation ...
... quicksilver runs , and gold and lead are soft ; yet these are denser and heavier than the hardest metals , iron and copper ; and much denser than stones . 3. Our table of specific gravities , shews many things contrary to expectation ...
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... quicksilver , or lead , into silver , which is a rarer body than either , may rationally be hoped for : as requiring only fixation , not condensation . 4. Yet if quicksilver , lead , or any other me- tal , could be turned into gold , in ...
... quicksilver , or lead , into silver , which is a rarer body than either , may rationally be hoped for : as requiring only fixation , not condensation . 4. Yet if quicksilver , lead , or any other me- tal , could be turned into gold , in ...
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