Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 第 6 卷,第 1 篇Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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... colour , or inclining to green , blue , or black , and fome have black specks . Tavernier faw one in the treafury of the Mogul , with black specks in it , weighing about 56 carats ; and he informs us , that yellow and black diamonds are ...
... colour , or inclining to green , blue , or black , and fome have black specks . Tavernier faw one in the treafury of the Mogul , with black specks in it , weighing about 56 carats ; and he informs us , that yellow and black diamonds are ...
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... colour , but preferved their form and weight . By addition of a third lens , a further degree of fufion was given to rubies . Even then rubies could not be made to unite with glafs . By having been expofed to this heat , the furface of ...
... colour , but preferved their form and weight . By addition of a third lens , a further degree of fufion was given to rubies . Even then rubies could not be made to unite with glafs . By having been expofed to this heat , the furface of ...
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... colours . Another defect of fome confe- quence is a kind of greafirefs appearing on the dia- mond , when cut , which ... coloured one : for it would be an impropriety to fpeak of an imperfectly coloured diamond , or one that has other ...
... colours . Another defect of fome confe- quence is a kind of greafirefs appearing on the dia- mond , when cut , which ... coloured one : for it would be an impropriety to fpeak of an imperfectly coloured diamond , or one that has other ...
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... colour , & c . as could be found . Thefe being weighed in the fame fcales and water with the former , the lighteft proved as 3512 , the heaviest as 3525 , ftill fuppofing the water to be 1000.- Mr Elli- cot , who made thefe experiments ...
... colour , & c . as could be found . Thefe being weighed in the fame fcales and water with the former , the lighteft proved as 3512 , the heaviest as 3525 , ftill fuppofing the water to be 1000.- Mr Elli- cot , who made thefe experiments ...
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... colour in the atchievements of peerage . Guillim does not approve of blazoning the coats of peers by precious ftones in lead of metals and colours ; but the English practice allows it . Morgan fays the diamond is an emblem of fortitude ...
... colour in the atchievements of peerage . Guillim does not approve of blazoning the coats of peers by precious ftones in lead of metals and colours ; but the English practice allows it . Morgan fays the diamond is an emblem of fortitude ...
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