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Page 18
... becomes strongly im- pregnated with salt ; in the succeeding hot wea- ther this water is evaporated , and the salt is left at the bottom of the lake , two or three feet in depth . In the island of Isonming , near the coast of China ...
... becomes strongly im- pregnated with salt ; in the succeeding hot wea- ther this water is evaporated , and the salt is left at the bottom of the lake , two or three feet in depth . In the island of Isonming , near the coast of China ...
Page 23
... becomes saltish by running in the channel which it has worn in the salt - rock . The rock is hewn with pick - axes ; much after the same manner as in our English mines , in Cheshire . " There are other mines also in the neighbour- hood ...
... becomes saltish by running in the channel which it has worn in the salt - rock . The rock is hewn with pick - axes ; much after the same manner as in our English mines , in Cheshire . " There are other mines also in the neighbour- hood ...
Page 51
... becomes more valuable . Towards the east , it has two branches ; but it runs westward , seemingly in one line , till it comes to the sea . The miners have made their excavations to a full mile in length , but have not yet come to the ...
... becomes more valuable . Towards the east , it has two branches ; but it runs westward , seemingly in one line , till it comes to the sea . The miners have made their excavations to a full mile in length , but have not yet come to the ...
Page 53
... becomes gra- dually cooler . Occasion- ally a portion of the surrounding earth , or gangue , as it is called by the miners , is formed in the midst of the me- tallic vein , which is Rider called a rider , and the earth it contains is ...
... becomes gra- dually cooler . Occasion- ally a portion of the surrounding earth , or gangue , as it is called by the miners , is formed in the midst of the me- tallic vein , which is Rider called a rider , and the earth it contains is ...
Page 55
... become rotary , or circular . Only such parts of the steam - engine are here represented as may serve to shew the principle . The expansion of the steam forces the piston up or down , as it enters at the bottom or the top . " At ...
... become rotary , or circular . Only such parts of the steam - engine are here represented as may serve to shew the principle . The expansion of the steam forces the piston up or down , as it enters at the bottom or the top . " At ...
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