 | William Newton - 1856 - 430 pagina’s
...with another like itself, could generate an alloy in the opinion of writers of the old school ; nor can we anywhere find that brass, bell-metal, &c.,...metals, and is, perhaps, no less absurdly diffuse VOL. III. B than it was previously limited. On the new system, 99 parts of gold and 1 of copper is... | |
 | 1857 - 426 pagina’s
...with another like itself, could generate an alloy in the opinion of writers of the old school ; nor can we anywhere find that brass, bell-metal, &c.,...and is, .perhaps, no less absurdly diffuse than it waa previously limited. On the new system, 99 parts of gold and one of copper is an alloy of gold ;... | |
 | 1857 - 424 pagina’s
...anywhere find that brass, bell-metal, &e., were called alloys, until mixed with gold or silver. IfJ however, we now proceed to examine the meaning of...previously limited. On the new system, 99 parts of gold and one of copper is an alloy of gold ; whilst 99 of copper and one of gold is an alloy of copper: nor... | |
 | 1857 - 426 pagina’s
...with another like itself, could generate an alloy in the opinion of writers of the old school ; nor can we anywhere find that brass, bell-metal, &c.,...admixture of two or more metals, and is, perhaps, no legs absurdly diffuse than it was previously limited. On the new system, 99 parts of gold and one of... | |
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... called the alloy ;" and with this meaning the word is still used by our assayers of gold and silver. But it is clear, from the very nature of the example here chosen, that no admixture of one base metal with another like itself, could generate an... 