The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., LL. D., Late President of the Royal Society, Foreign Associate of the Royal Institute of France, &c, Volume 1H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1831 - 547 pages |
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... strontian in England . I shall perhaps surprise you by stating that we have it in large quantities here . It had long been mistaken for * Here the reader will recognise the force of early associations . VOL . I. F sulphate of barytes ...
... strontian in England . I shall perhaps surprise you by stating that we have it in large quantities here . It had long been mistaken for * Here the reader will recognise the force of early associations . VOL . I. F sulphate of barytes ...
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... strontian . We open- ed a fine vein of it about a fortnight ago , at the Old Passage near the mouth of the Severn ... strontian : they possess , in common with that of lime , the property of producing phosphorized hy- drogen gas ; the ...
... strontian . We open- ed a fine vein of it about a fortnight ago , at the Old Passage near the mouth of the Severn ... strontian : they possess , in common with that of lime , the property of producing phosphorized hy- drogen gas ; the ...
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... stron- tian , marked by the collector Laminated Shorl . I suspect this mineral is not scarce in calcareous coun- tries ; it is , I dare say , often mistaken for sulphate of barytes . I have succeeded in combining strontian with the ...
... stron- tian , marked by the collector Laminated Shorl . I suspect this mineral is not scarce in calcareous coun- tries ; it is , I dare say , often mistaken for sulphate of barytes . I have succeeded in combining strontian with the ...
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... strontian be heated in contact with muriatic acid gas , the gas is absorbed , and the earthy salt becomes red hot . - See Annals of Philosophy , vol . ii . p . 312 . as far as the detection of errors of any kind SIR HUMPHRY DAVY . 77.
... strontian be heated in contact with muriatic acid gas , the gas is absorbed , and the earthy salt becomes red hot . - See Annals of Philosophy , vol . ii . p . 312 . as far as the detection of errors of any kind SIR HUMPHRY DAVY . 77.
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