The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Volume 4Charles Knight, 1835 - English periodicals |
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... distance of five miles . The The charge of the calcining furnace , in process 1 , is from three to three and a half tons of ore , and the cal- cining lasts twelve hours , the mass being frequently stirred to expose fresh surfaces . In ...
... distance of five miles . The The charge of the calcining furnace , in process 1 , is from three to three and a half tons of ore , and the cal- cining lasts twelve hours , the mass being frequently stirred to expose fresh surfaces . In ...
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... distance of many miles from open water ; and they then form circular breathing holes , even though the ice should be several feet thick . These openings are kept clear ; but the surface is allowed to freeze over partially , so as to con ...
... distance of many miles from open water ; and they then form circular breathing holes , even though the ice should be several feet thick . These openings are kept clear ; but the surface is allowed to freeze over partially , so as to con ...
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... distance , strikes one as remarkably low ; but none of the common hardware made in Russia after English patterns , and stamped with English names , could be seen in the town , either as used by the inhabitants themselves or sold by them ...
... distance , strikes one as remarkably low ; but none of the common hardware made in Russia after English patterns , and stamped with English names , could be seen in the town , either as used by the inhabitants themselves or sold by them ...
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... distance of nearly one hundred miles . The copper which is here smelted under such apparent disadvantages is manufactured at Mosul , and in that state is floated down the Tigris to Bagdad and to Bus- A great portion likewise of the ...
... distance of nearly one hundred miles . The copper which is here smelted under such apparent disadvantages is manufactured at Mosul , and in that state is floated down the Tigris to Bagdad and to Bus- A great portion likewise of the ...
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... distance of about a mile ; and but for the few trees around it , and the small glimpse of the Trent , which runs near it , would be passed almost unnoticed . Whichnor possesses no peculiar object to interest the traveller except the ...
... distance of about a mile ; and but for the few trees around it , and the small glimpse of the Trent , which runs near it , would be passed almost unnoticed . Whichnor possesses no peculiar object to interest the traveller except the ...
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