The American Journal of Science and Arts, Volumen6S. Converse, 1848 |
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... amount of rise and fall was not always registered . As a general thing , fluctuations in the barometer accompanied the fluctuations . in the level of the water ; but sometimes the water level varied rapidly in the harbor , while no such ...
... amount of rise and fall was not always registered . As a general thing , fluctuations in the barometer accompanied the fluctuations . in the level of the water ; but sometimes the water level varied rapidly in the harbor , while no such ...
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... amount of water ranges between 12 , 27 and 21 per cent . , it does not observe any definite atomic proportion rela- tive to the portion of the 1 : 1 atomic bases not made good by water . This is to be explained as follows , in a very ...
... amount of water ranges between 12 , 27 and 21 per cent . , it does not observe any definite atomic proportion rela- tive to the portion of the 1 : 1 atomic bases not made good by water . This is to be explained as follows , in a very ...
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... amounts of water and of magnesia , not only as met with in as- pasiolite and in serpentine , but also , as may be deduced from the sequel , in a very considerable number of other minerals contain- ing water . I. SILICATES . A. Silicates ...
... amounts of water and of magnesia , not only as met with in as- pasiolite and in serpentine , but also , as may be deduced from the sequel , in a very considerable number of other minerals contain- ing water . I. SILICATES . A. Silicates ...
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... amount of water varies from 5.80 to 42.15 per cent . , have therefore the same formula as serpentine , and in a chemical point of view , are only distinct therefrom in consequence of the different but isomorphous composition of the ...
... amount of water varies from 5.80 to 42.15 per cent . , have therefore the same formula as serpentine , and in a chemical point of view , are only distinct therefrom in consequence of the different but isomorphous composition of the ...
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... amount of water in the member ( R ) ranges between the limits 26 ( talc ) and 20 ( meerschaum ) . Picrosmine , monradite and tale occur crystallized , and all three of them in crystals belonging to the rhombic system . In picrosmine the ...
... amount of water in the member ( R ) ranges between the limits 26 ( talc ) and 20 ( meerschaum ) . Picrosmine , monradite and tale occur crystallized , and all three of them in crystals belonging to the rhombic system . In picrosmine the ...
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Página 288 - DETAILS OF THE PLAN FOR DIFFUSING KNOWLEDGE. I. By the publication of a series of reports, giving an account of the new discoveries in science, and of the changes made from year to year in all branches of knowledge not strictly professional. 1. These reports will diffuse a kind of knowledge generally interesting, but which, at present, is inaccessible to the public. Some of the reports may be published annually, others at longer intervals, as the income of the institution, or the changes in the branches...
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