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Clay in a mineral ; all stones are minerals : coal is al mineral : chalk , and , in
short , whatever is not aninial or ... Forthy Miucralga , being all sucli , as are vold
of taste and smell , light and brittle ; as mill . stone , dint or silex , clay , sand ,
crystula ...
Clay in a mineral ; all stones are minerals : coal is al mineral : chalk , and , in
short , whatever is not aninial or ... Forthy Miucralga , being all sucli , as are vold
of taste and smell , light and brittle ; as mill . stone , dint or silex , clay , sand ,
crystula ...
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Those whicle rat used stone , however rude , and mud or clay to fill up the
interntioca bietween the stones , and cement them together , made considerable
improvements , After the discovery of iron and metals , wbea the axe , the
hammer , the ...
Those whicle rat used stone , however rude , and mud or clay to fill up the
interntioca bietween the stones , and cement them together , made considerable
improvements , After the discovery of iron and metals , wbea the axe , the
hammer , the ...
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Lime is a stone deprived of its carbonic acid or hxed air by fire : by mixing it with
sand or ashes , containing fixed air , you restore the lime to stone again in a short
time . Hence the composition of mortar . With bricks and mortar , therefore , well ...
Lime is a stone deprived of its carbonic acid or hxed air by fire : by mixing it with
sand or ashes , containing fixed air , you restore the lime to stone again in a short
time . Hence the composition of mortar . With bricks and mortar , therefore , well ...
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If'a stone weighing 600 pounds , is to be raised one foot by a man , who can litt
only 100 pounds , be ennnot raise it , unless lie can com Trive to make his arm
move five feet , while the stone moves ouly one foot : because 100 multiplied by
five ...
If'a stone weighing 600 pounds , is to be raised one foot by a man , who can litt
only 100 pounds , be ennnot raise it , unless lie can com Trive to make his arm
move five feet , while the stone moves ouly one foot : because 100 multiplied by
five ...
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Siv Richard then proceeds to shew that a stone which has been let fall to the
earth is the patient of the two . fold motions of the earth , the rotatory and orbicular
i and that these motions acting as forces on the stone , are competent to occasion
it ...
Siv Richard then proceeds to shew that a stone which has been let fall to the
earth is the patient of the two . fold motions of the earth , the rotatory and orbicular
i and that these motions acting as forces on the stone , are competent to occasion
it ...
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