A Catalogue of the Portsmouth Collection of Books and Papers Written by Or Belonging to Sir Isaac Newton: The Scientific Portion of which Has Been Presented by the Earl of Portsmouth to the University of Cambridge |
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Those of most interest relate to alloys . He mentions several easily fusible alloys of bismuth , tin and lead , and gives as the most fusible that which contains 5 parts of lead +7 of tin + 12 of bismuth . He says that an alloy ...
Those of most interest relate to alloys . He mentions several easily fusible alloys of bismuth , tin and lead , and gives as the most fusible that which contains 5 parts of lead +7 of tin + 12 of bismuth . He says that an alloy ...
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Similar experiments ; some on lead ore , others on an alloy of tin and bismuth which he seems to call Diana . 5. ... On some bismuth compounds and the action of aqua fortis on alloys of tin and bismuth and zinc . 8.
Similar experiments ; some on lead ore , others on an alloy of tin and bismuth which he seems to call Diana . 5. ... On some bismuth compounds and the action of aqua fortis on alloys of tin and bismuth and zinc . 8.
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as the most fusible an alloy of 5 of lead +7 of tin + 12 of bismuth . April 1693 and June 1693 , further experiments . 9. April 1695. Experiments with antimony and ores of iron , copper , and tin , and sublimations with salammoniac .
as the most fusible an alloy of 5 of lead +7 of tin + 12 of bismuth . April 1693 and June 1693 , further experiments . 9. April 1695. Experiments with antimony and ores of iron , copper , and tin , and sublimations with salammoniac .
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83 , notes of alloys which fuse at low temperatures , and others which give a crystalline mass from fusion . Notes of the action of aquafortis , and of salammoniac , on salt , and oil of tartar or potassium carbonate ; and of crude ...
83 , notes of alloys which fuse at low temperatures , and others which give a crystalline mass from fusion . Notes of the action of aquafortis , and of salammoniac , on salt , and oil of tartar or potassium carbonate ; and of crude ...
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123 sqq . to 126 , account of experiments in May and June , 1682 ; on sublimation of some salts with salammoniac , and some metals and alloys with the same , and with antimony . pp . 127 to 130 , June 26 , 1682 , and July 4 ...
123 sqq . to 126 , account of experiments in May and June , 1682 ; on sublimation of some salts with salammoniac , and some metals and alloys with the same , and with antimony . pp . 127 to 130 , June 26 , 1682 , and July 4 ...
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| Title | A Catalogue of the Portsmouth Collection of Books and Papers Written by Or Belonging to Sir Isaac Newton: The Scientific Portion of which Has Been Presented by the Earl of Portsmouth to the University of Cambridge |
| Author | Isaac Newton |
| Publisher | University Press, 1888 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 26 Aug 2008 |
| Length | 56 pages |
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