The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 30Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... surfaces of iron or copper vessels , etc. , with a coating of tin ; the layer or coat- ing thus put on ; the canning of meat , fruit , etc. TINNED , pp . tind , covered with tin ; preserved in a tin case , as meat , etc. TINNY , a . tin ...
... surfaces of iron or copper vessels , etc. , with a coating of tin ; the layer or coat- ing thus put on ; the canning of meat , fruit , etc. TINNED , pp . tind , covered with tin ; preserved in a tin case , as meat , etc. TINNY , a . tin ...
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... surface of metals . Reduction and Manufacture . - Tin must have been one of the metals earliest known , as it enters into the com- position of Bronze ( q.v. ) , of which the most ancient me- tallic weapons and tools were made . Tin and ...
... surface of metals . Reduction and Manufacture . - Tin must have been one of the metals earliest known , as it enters into the com- position of Bronze ( q.v. ) , of which the most ancient me- tallic weapons and tools were made . Tin and ...
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... surface , which is then easily removed ; at the same time , impure and dense parts fall to the bot . tom : when the agitation has gone on long enough , the bath . is allowed to settle and cool . The tin then separates into zones — the ...
... surface , which is then easily removed ; at the same time , impure and dense parts fall to the bot . tom : when the agitation has gone on long enough , the bath . is allowed to settle and cool . The tin then separates into zones — the ...
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... surface of other metals , as iron and copper , especially thin sheet - iron to form tin - plate . With other metals tin forms some valuable alloys : see ALLOY . An amalgam of tin and mercury forms the metal- lic coating of mirrors . Tin ...
... surface of other metals , as iron and copper , especially thin sheet - iron to form tin - plate . With other metals tin forms some valuable alloys : see ALLOY . An amalgam of tin and mercury forms the metal- lic coating of mirrors . Tin ...
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... surface is generally somewhat level : among the hills are the Galtees ( 3,000 ft . high ) , Knock- meledown ( 2,700 ft . ) , and Keeper Mountain ( 2,100 ft ) . There is a singular height called the Devil's Bit , to which many popular ...
... surface is generally somewhat level : among the hills are the Galtees ( 3,000 ft . high ) , Knock- meledown ( 2,700 ft . ) , and Keeper Mountain ( 2,100 ft ) . There is a singular height called the Devil's Bit , to which many popular ...
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