THE MONTHLY REVIEW OR LITERARY JOURNAL1781 |
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Page 21
... relates fome experiments , certainly not sufficiently numerous or diverfified , made in the la- titude of about eleven degrees North , on two pieces of fresh beef ; one of which was exposed , during the night , to the light of a bright ...
... relates fome experiments , certainly not sufficiently numerous or diverfified , made in the la- titude of about eleven degrees North , on two pieces of fresh beef ; one of which was exposed , during the night , to the light of a bright ...
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... relates to equilibriums . He tells us , that his reafons for writing this Memoir were , that in treating of equilibriums ( where no moving bodies act on each other , or are any way concerned in the enquiry ) , writers , on the me ...
... relates to equilibriums . He tells us , that his reafons for writing this Memoir were , that in treating of equilibriums ( where no moving bodies act on each other , or are any way concerned in the enquiry ) , writers , on the me ...
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... relates the well- known experiments made with its acid , in kindling oils , and freezing quickfilver when added to fnow , & c . In the eighth Effay , the Author treats of the manner of mak- ing faltpetre in Europe , and of its ...
... relates the well- known experiments made with its acid , in kindling oils , and freezing quickfilver when added to fnow , & c . In the eighth Effay , the Author treats of the manner of mak- ing faltpetre in Europe , and of its ...
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... relates fome experiments made by him , to difcover the quantity of water evaporated from a wet cloth , of a given fize , in a certain time ; with a view to furnish hints which may be useful to those who may attempt the making of bay ...
... relates fome experiments made by him , to difcover the quantity of water evaporated from a wet cloth , of a given fize , in a certain time ; with a view to furnish hints which may be useful to those who may attempt the making of bay ...
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... relate fome of the Author's . On February 10 , 1779 , he converted a piece of ftatuary . marble , weighing 540 grains , into lime . While ftill warm , it was found to weigh only 304 grains . It was then laid on a piece of white paper ...
... relate fome of the Author's . On February 10 , 1779 , he converted a piece of ftatuary . marble , weighing 540 grains , into lime . While ftill warm , it was found to weigh only 304 grains . It was then laid on a piece of white paper ...
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