James Smithson and His BequestSmithsonian institution, 1880 - 68 oldal |
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13. oldal
... weighing in all 1934 ounces of silver , valued by Mr. A. Canissa , a goldsmith An English gold repeater .... * The Philosophical Magazine , January - June , 1831 , vol . ix , p . 41 . + George Wilson . Life of Henry Cavendish . London ...
... weighing in all 1934 ounces of silver , valued by Mr. A. Canissa , a goldsmith An English gold repeater .... * The Philosophical Magazine , January - June , 1831 , vol . ix , p . 41 . + George Wilson . Life of Henry Cavendish . London ...
20. oldal
... weighed as in a balance ; man soaring to the clouds or traversing the seas without the aid of winds ; the intricate mysteries of chemistry re- ferred to certain clear and simple facts ; the list of natural existences increased tenfold ...
... weighed as in a balance ; man soaring to the clouds or traversing the seas without the aid of winds ; the intricate mysteries of chemistry re- ferred to certain clear and simple facts ; the list of natural existences increased tenfold ...
2. oldal
... weighed 75.7 gr . in air , weighed only 41.1 gr . in distilled water whose tem- perature was 52.5 F. which makes its specific gravity to be very nearly = 2.188 . Mr. CAVENDISH , having tried this same parcel when be- come again quite ...
... weighed 75.7 gr . in air , weighed only 41.1 gr . in distilled water whose tem- perature was 52.5 F. which makes its specific gravity to be very nearly = 2.188 . Mr. CAVENDISH , having tried this same parcel when be- come again quite ...
3. oldal
... weighing three - tenths of a grain , was boiled in 36 ounces of soft water for near five hours consecutively ; but being afterwards dried and weighed , it was not dimin- ished in quantity , nor was it deprived of its taste . With ...
... weighing three - tenths of a grain , was boiled in 36 ounces of soft water for near five hours consecutively ; but being afterwards dried and weighed , it was not dimin- ished in quantity , nor was it deprived of its taste . With ...
4. oldal
... weighed as soon as cold , to have lost two - tenths of a grain . This loss appears to have arisen merely from the expulsion of interposed moisture ; for these heated pieces , on being exposed to the air for some days , recovered exactly ...
... weighed as soon as cold , to have lost two - tenths of a grain . This loss appears to have arisen merely from the expulsion of interposed moisture ; for these heated pieces , on being exposed to the air for some days , recovered exactly ...
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admixture afforded alkali alumina Annals of Philosophy antimony appeared arid vitriol arsenic barytes became bit of Tabasheer Bleyberg blow-pipe boiled borax calamine calcareous calx of zinc carbonate of lime carbonate of soda carbonate of zinc carbonic acid caustic charcoal chemical chemistry compound sulphuret containing copper crystals dissolved distilled water dried earth effervescence evaporation exhaled experiments filter flame fluid fluorine glass grains green Haüy heat hydrate of zinc ignited James Smithson jelly Klaproth knowledge liquor marine acid mass melted Mémoire Mendip Hill metallic mineral mixture muriatic acid nature nitrate nitric acid obtained opaque oxide paper Paris particles Percy Philosophical Transactions platina crucible portion potash powder precipitate produced quartz red hot Royal Society saline salt scientific siliceous silver small quantity species substance sulphate sulphuret of lead sulphuric acid Tabasheer Thomson's Annals tion transparent turnsol vegetable vitriol of zinc vitriolic acid weighed yellow zeolite
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30. oldal - Smithson should be invested, when received, by the Secretary of the Treasury, with the approbation of the President of the United States...
17. oldal - British empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.
17. oldal - A glance at the names of a few of the great organizations instituted in different parts of the world at the close of the last and beginning of the present century will...
5. oldal - ... satisfactory determinations. With a few pieces, not exceeding half a cubic inch in size, of tabasheer, a substance found in the hollow of bamboo canes, he made over two hundred and fifty different experiments. * The value which Smithson placed on such minute researches is incidentally shown by a remark in his paper on " fluorine." He says, " there may be persons who, measuring the importance of the subject by the magnitude of the object, will cast a supercilious look on this discussion ; but...
112. oldal - ... of a grain, it will be counterpoised by one of the small gold weights placed at the first, or second, or third, or fourth division. If on the contrary it weigh one grain and a fraction, it will be counterpoised by the heavy gold weight at the extremity, and one or more of the lighter ones placed in some other part of the beam.
27. oldal - July last to apply to persons versed in science and familiar with the subject of public education for their views as to the mode of disposing of the fund best calculated to meet the intentions of the testator and prove most beneficial to mankind.
56. oldal - Paris, 1819. Bibliotheca Parisiana. A catalogue of a collection of books formed by a gentleman in France.
23. oldal - Eush had been Comptroller of the United States Treasury at a time when the fiscal affairs of the government were in disorder ; he was next Attorney-General; then minister to England for a period of eight years; Secretary of the Treasury ; and minister to France. " To these great and varied employments,