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When potassa , soda , magnesia and lime , were similarly heated and weighed ,
from time to time during the process , it was found that potassa was most volatile ;
soda came next , magnesia was much less volatile than soda ; and lime so ...
When potassa , soda , magnesia and lime , were similarly heated and weighed ,
from time to time during the process , it was found that potassa was most volatile ;
soda came next , magnesia was much less volatile than soda ; and lime so ...
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6 : Tache of Lime . Formed as the preceding , in the first instance a carbonate . a .
The reaction of the simple tache extremely faint , scarcely perceptible . b . Ignited
over lamp for a moment ; reaction very intense . c . Ignited intensely by ...
6 : Tache of Lime . Formed as the preceding , in the first instance a carbonate . a .
The reaction of the simple tache extremely faint , scarcely perceptible . b . Ignited
over lamp for a moment ; reaction very intense . c . Ignited intensely by ...
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Lime . 1 grain of lime , similarly exposed , for 10 ' , exhibited no sensible loss .
Reference was made to the bearings of this determination poi chemical analysis .
First , as furnishing the means of recognising the presence of the alkalies and the
...
Lime . 1 grain of lime , similarly exposed , for 10 ' , exhibited no sensible loss .
Reference was made to the bearings of this determination poi chemical analysis .
First , as furnishing the means of recognising the presence of the alkalies and the
...
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By heating the tache gently for a short , and then a longer time , and again
strongly by the blowpipe , unequivocal proof was furnished of the presence of
potassa or soda - or of lime or magnesia . The liquid from calcareous or
magnesian ...
By heating the tache gently for a short , and then a longer time , and again
strongly by the blowpipe , unequivocal proof was furnished of the presence of
potassa or soda - or of lime or magnesia . The liquid from calcareous or
magnesian ...
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The rock contains about one quarter sand , burns readily to lime , and seems to
be almost wholly composed of gryphæa . It also contains an abundance of
echinus and spatangus . The region abounds with springs of pure water , issuing
from ...
The rock contains about one quarter sand , burns readily to lime , and seems to
be almost wholly composed of gryphæa . It also contains an abundance of
echinus and spatangus . The region abounds with springs of pure water , issuing
from ...
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Página 88 - Museum is given to the Smithsonian Institution, other assistants will be required. Prof. HENRY next proceeded to give an account of the various operations in progress for carrying into effect the principles of the foregoing programme. A number of original memoirs have been accepted for publication; the first volume of the contributions is now in the hands of the binder, and will be ready for delivery to public institutions in the course of a few days. It consists of a single memoir on the antiquities...
Página 86 - ... are to be prepared by collaborators eminent in the different branches of knowledge. 3. Each collaborator to be furnished with the journals and publications, domestic and foreign, necessary to the compilation of his report; to be paid a certain sum for his labors, and to be named on the title-page of the report. 4. The reports to be published in separate parts, so that persons interested in a particular branch can procure the parts relating to it without purchasing the whole. 5. These reports...
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Página 82 - This trust was accepted by the Government of the United States, and an. Act of Congress was passed August 10, 1846, constituting the President and the other principal executive officers of the general government, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Mayor of Washington, and such other persons as they might elect honorary members, an establishment under the name of the " SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEN.
Página 8 - Association are, by periodical and migratory meetings, to promote intercourse between those who are cultivating science In different parts of America, to give a stronger and more general impulse and more systematic direction to scientific research, and to procure for the labors of scientific men increased facilities and a wider usefulness.
Página 87 - With reference to the collection of books, other than those mentioned above, catalogues of all the different libraries in the United States should be procured, in order that the valuable books first purchased may be such as are not to be found in the United States.
Página 84 - Each memoir presented to the Institution to be submitted for examination to a commission of persons of reputation for learning in the branch to which the memoir pertains; and to be accepted for publication only in case the report of this commission is favorable.
Página 89 - Also catalogues of memoirs, and of books in foreign libraries, and other materials, should be collected for rendering the institution a centre of bibliographical knowledge, whence the student may be directed to any work which he may require.
Página 88 - The^ Secretary and his assistants, during the session of Congress, will be required to illustrate new discoveries in science, and to exhibit new objects of art. Distinguished individuals should also be invited to give lectures on subjects of general interest.
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| Título | Summarized Proceedings and a Directory of Members, Volumen1 |
| Autor | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Publicado | 1849 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 8 Ago. 2007 |
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