The Metallurgy of Lead: Including Desilverization and Cupellation

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J. Murray, 1870 - Всего страниц: 567
 

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Стр. 121 - ... cooled below its point of fusion, by which the metal is obtained in a state of minute subdivision. In doing this, he was struck with the circumstance, that, as the lead cooled down to nearly its fusing point, little particles of solid lead made their appearance, like small crystals, among the liquid...
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Стр. 122 - ... phenomenon once or twice, he began to conceive, that possibly some difference might be found in the proportions of silver, held by the part that crystallized, and the part that remained liquid. Accordingly, he divided a small quantity of lead into two portions, by melting it in a crucible, and allowing it to cool very slowly with constant stirring, until a considerable quantity crystallized, as already mentioned, from which the remainder, while still fluid, was poured off. An equal weight of...

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