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| | The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 13, I, by Various (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Walker states, that nitrate of ammonia, phosphate of soda, and diluted nitric acid, will on the instant produce a reduction of temperature amounting to 80 degrees. It is desirable to reduce the temperature of the substances previously, if convenient, by placing the vessels in water, with nitre powder thrown in occasionally. |
 | | The three Hundreds of Desborough, Stoke, and Burnham, in Bucks, are called the “Chiltern Hundreds,” and take their name from the Chalk Hills which run through Bucks and the neighbouring counties. The property of these Hundreds remaining in the Crown, a Steward is appointed at a salary of 20_s_. |
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