A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and Commercial Navigation: Illustrated with Maps and Plans, Volum 1Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 1510 pàgines |
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Pàgina xviii
... considerable use of the treatise of Lord Tenterden on the Law of Shipping , - a work that does honour to the learning and talents of its noble author . The Registry Act and the Navigation Act are given with very little abridgment . To ...
... considerable use of the treatise of Lord Tenterden on the Law of Shipping , - a work that does honour to the learning and talents of its noble author . The Registry Act and the Navigation Act are given with very little abridgment . To ...
Pàgina 9
... Considerable quantities of Edinburgh ale are sent to London ; though this trade has latterly been decreasing . Very good ale may be produced by brewers on a small scale , but it is doubtful whether this be the case with porter ; at all ...
... Considerable quantities of Edinburgh ale are sent to London ; though this trade has latterly been decreasing . Very good ale may be produced by brewers on a small scale , but it is doubtful whether this be the case with porter ; at all ...
Pàgina 25
... considerable rapidity ; exposed to the atmosphere , when in their caustic state , they absorb carbonic acid with great rapidity , and become carbonated ( or mild ) . Their action upon vegetable colours also affords us means by which the ...
... considerable rapidity ; exposed to the atmosphere , when in their caustic state , they absorb carbonic acid with great rapidity , and become carbonated ( or mild ) . Their action upon vegetable colours also affords us means by which the ...
Pàgina 27
... considerable quantity . After the lixiviation is complete , which takes some time , the solution is separated and boiled down ; the salt sepa- rates as in the other process , and the nitre is then crystallised . It was from this source ...
... considerable quantity . After the lixiviation is complete , which takes some time , the solution is separated and boiled down ; the salt sepa- rates as in the other process , and the nitre is then crystallised . It was from this source ...
Pàgina 30
... considerable lustre . Specific gravity 1.065 . It is found in nodules or rounded masses , varying from the size of coarse sand to that of a man's hand . It is tasteless , without smell , except when pounded or heated , when it emits a ...
... considerable lustre . Specific gravity 1.065 . It is found in nodules or rounded masses , varying from the size of coarse sand to that of a man's hand . It is tasteless , without smell , except when pounded or heated , when it emits a ...
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