Author : Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334975462
Total Pages : 850 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (754 download)
Book Synopsis Encyclopedia, Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Vol. 6 of 18 by : Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc
Download or read book Encyclopedia, Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Vol. 6 of 18 written by Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-11 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Encyclopedia, or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Vol. 6 of 18: Constructed on a Plan, by Which the Different Sciences and Arts Are Digested Into the Form of Distinct Treatises or Systems, Comprehending the History, Theory, and Practice of Each, According to the Latest Discoveries and Improvements Diamond. Patiou of diamonds, or occafioned any degree of fufion. By this heat rubies were foftened, and loft fome of their colour, but prefervedthcir form and weight. By aidition ofa third lens, a further degree of fuiion was given to rubies. Even then rubies could not be made to unite with glai's. By having been expofed to this heat, the furface ofthe rubies which had l'uifered fu iion, loi't much of their original hardncfs, and were nearly as {oft as cryi'tal. But their internal parts, which had not been fufed, retained their har Emeralds by this heat were rendered white, or of va rions colours, and foon afterwards were fufed. They 'were found to have loft part of their weight, and to be rendered lefs hard and brittle. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.