Gold, silver, and copper, are found in their perfect state in the clefts of rocks, in the sides of mountains, or the channels of rivers. These were accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use. But iron, the most serviceable of all, and... The British Museum, Historical and Descriptive ... - Page 82by David Masson - 1850 - 432 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Robertson - 1803 - 424 pages
...nations. Nature completes the formation of some metals. Gold, silver, and copper, are found in their perfect state in the clefts of rocks, in the sides of mountains, or the channels of rivers. These were BOOK accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use. But iron, the most serviceable... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 458 pages
...of rocks, in the tides of mountains, or in the channels of rivers. These were accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use. But iron, the...indebted, is never discovered in its perfect form ; it must feel twice th'. force of fire, and go through two laborious pr' cesses before it become fit... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 432 pages
...remote. Nature completes the formation of some metals : gold, silver, and copper are found in their perfect state in the clefts of rocks, in the sides of mountains, or in the channels of rivers. These were accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use.... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1805 - 414 pages
...of rocks, in the sides of mountains, or in the channels of rivers. These were accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use. But iron, the most serviceable of all, and to which manis most indebted, is never discovered in its perfect form ; it must feel twice the force of fire,... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1806 - 492 pages
...mountains, or in the channels of rivers. These were accordingly the metals first known, and first ap, plied to use. But iron, the most serviceable of all, and to which mail is most indebted, is never discovered in its perfect form ; it must feel twice the force of fire,... | |
| William Robertson - 1809 - 392 pages
...nation*. Nature completes the formation of some metals. Gold, silver, and copper, are found in their perfect state in the clefts of rocks, in the sides of mountains, or the channels of rivers. These were accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use. But iron, Lthe most serviceable... | |
| William Robertson - 1813 - 620 pages
...nations. Nature completes the formation of some metals. Gold, silver, and copper, are found in their perfect state in the clefts of rocks, in the sides of mountains, or the channels of rivers. These were accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use. But iron, the most serviceable... | |
| William Robertson - 1813 - 490 pages
...nations. Nature completes the formation of some metals. Gold, silver, and copper, are found ia their perfect state in the clefts of rocks, in the sides of mountains, or the channels of rjvers. Those were accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use. But iron, the most... | |
| William Robertson - 1817 - 488 pages
...clefts of rocks, in the sides of mountains, or the channels of rivers. These were accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use. But iron, the...indebted, is never discovered in its perfect form j its gross and stubborn ore must feel BOOK twice the force of fire, and go through two laborious processes,... | |
| William Robertson - 1817 - 444 pages
...nations. Nature completes the formation of some metals. Gold, silver, and copper, are found in their perfect state in the clefts of rocks, in the sides of mountains, or the channels of rivers. These were accordingly the metals first known, and first applied to use. But iron, the most serviceable... | |
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