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... Metals last so long that men cannot Article of In- observe the period of their duration . And quiry . even when they do dissolve from age , they dissolve into rust , not through perspiration . however is affected neither way . Gold 2 ...
... Metals last so long that men cannot Article of In- observe the period of their duration . And quiry . even when they do dissolve from age , they dissolve into rust , not through perspiration . however is affected neither way . Gold 2 ...
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... metals , wax , gums , butter , tallow , and the like . 2. But if the fire be very strong it will in the end 1 Aristot . De Long . et Brevit . Vitæ , c . 6 . 2 Virgil , Eclog . viii . 80 .: " Limus ut hic durescit , et hæc ut cera ...
... metals , wax , gums , butter , tallow , and the like . 2. But if the fire be very strong it will in the end 1 Aristot . De Long . et Brevit . Vitæ , c . 6 . 2 Virgil , Eclog . viii . 80 .: " Limus ut hic durescit , et hæc ut cera ...
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... metals , with the exception of gold , having lost their volatile part in a strong fire , become lighter and more brittle ; and oily and fat substances become burnt , scorched , dried up , and crusted . 3. Air , especially open air ...
... metals , with the exception of gold , having lost their volatile part in a strong fire , become lighter and more brittle ; and oily and fat substances become burnt , scorched , dried up , and crusted . 3. Air , especially open air ...
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... metals and the corruption of all fat bodies . This then is the second action ; namely , the Egress or Escape of the Spirit . 6. The third action is a little more obscure but equally certain ; namely the Contraction of the Grosser Parts ...
... metals and the corruption of all fat bodies . This then is the second action ; namely , the Egress or Escape of the Spirit . 6. The third action is a little more obscure but equally certain ; namely the Contraction of the Grosser Parts ...
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... metals except gold have some pernicious qual- ity in their volatile part , neither can they be beaten out so finely as gold - leaf . And transparent and glass- like gems I dislike , as I said before , for fear of cor- rosion . 11. But ...
... metals except gold have some pernicious qual- ity in their volatile part , neither can they be beaten out so finely as gold - leaf . And transparent and glass- like gems I dislike , as I said before , for fear of cor- rosion . 11. But ...
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