The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 30Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... called putty - powder , ' used in the arts for polishing . T. is attacked and dissolved by hydrochloric acid , with evolu- tion of hydrogen ; by nitric acid it is converted into a white hydrate of the dioxide . There are two principal ...
... called putty - powder , ' used in the arts for polishing . T. is attacked and dissolved by hydrochloric acid , with evolu- tion of hydrogen ; by nitric acid it is converted into a white hydrate of the dioxide . There are two principal ...
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... called Mine - tin ; that procured by washing alluvial deposits is called Stream - tin - the latter is the result of disintegration of granite and other rocks which contained veins of tin . Washed Cornish tin ore , usually called black ...
... called Mine - tin ; that procured by washing alluvial deposits is called Stream - tin - the latter is the result of disintegration of granite and other rocks which contained veins of tin . Washed Cornish tin ore , usually called black ...
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... called the crop ; the re- mainder , called the leavings , passes through the first , and is retained in the second pit . Repeated washings are now nec- essary to separate as thoroughly as possible the impurities from the ore , and for ...
... called the crop ; the re- mainder , called the leavings , passes through the first , and is retained in the second pit . Repeated washings are now nec- essary to separate as thoroughly as possible the impurities from the ore , and for ...
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... called the ' tin - pot . ' They pass from this to another ves- sel , with two compartments , called the wash - pot , ' both of which contain melted tin of the purest quality , and , like the last , covered with grease . The plates are ...
... called the ' tin - pot . ' They pass from this to another ves- sel , with two compartments , called the wash - pot , ' both of which contain melted tin of the purest quality , and , like the last , covered with grease . The plates are ...
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... called T. ( Little Dyer ) from his father's occupation as dyer ( Tin tore ) : 1518 , Sep. 16--1594 , May 31 ( according to dates in the register of deaths in S. Marciliano ) ; b . Venice . He studied for a few days under Titian , but ...
... called T. ( Little Dyer ) from his father's occupation as dyer ( Tin tore ) : 1518 , Sep. 16--1594 , May 31 ( according to dates in the register of deaths in S. Marciliano ) ; b . Venice . He studied for a few days under Titian , but ...
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