American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volumen6Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... colour , and from the length of time dur- ing which it may be exposed to the action of the air without tarnishing , is perhaps the most valuable of all substances for the purpose of decoration ; but on ac- count of its dearness and ...
... colour , and from the length of time dur- ing which it may be exposed to the action of the air without tarnishing , is perhaps the most valuable of all substances for the purpose of decoration ; but on ac- count of its dearness and ...
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... colour of the gold , and filling it with black specks ; on this ac- count no mercury ought to be employed , that has not been procured by distillation from the red precipitate ( nitrous red ox- ide of mercury ) either alone or mixed ...
... colour of the gold , and filling it with black specks ; on this ac- count no mercury ought to be employed , that has not been procured by distillation from the red precipitate ( nitrous red ox- ide of mercury ) either alone or mixed ...
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... colour : this defect is next removed by warming the piece , and smearing it over with gilders ' wax , a composition of bees ' wax , red ochre , verdigris , and green vitriol or alum . The wax being burnt over a charcoal fire , and the ...
... colour : this defect is next removed by warming the piece , and smearing it over with gilders ' wax , a composition of bees ' wax , red ochre , verdigris , and green vitriol or alum . The wax being burnt over a charcoal fire , and the ...
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... colour and lustre of the precious metal . Aikin's Dict . GILL , a measure of capacity , contain- ing a quarter of a pint . GILT varnish . See VARNISH . GIMBALS , in sea affairs , the brass rings by which a sea compass is suspend- ed in ...
... colour and lustre of the precious metal . Aikin's Dict . GILL , a measure of capacity , contain- ing a quarter of a pint . GILT varnish . See VARNISH . GIMBALS , in sea affairs , the brass rings by which a sea compass is suspend- ed in ...
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... colour is tin - white , it is mas- sive in various forms , and crystallized in cubes and octahedrons ; the surface of the crystals is smooth and splendent ; it is brittle , and the specific gravity is 6.45 . GLAND , in anatomy , a small ...
... colour is tin - white , it is mas- sive in various forms , and crystallized in cubes and octahedrons ; the surface of the crystals is smooth and splendent ; it is brittle , and the specific gravity is 6.45 . GLAND , in anatomy , a small ...
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