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Manual of Assaying: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
Excerpt from Manual of Assaying: Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
It is my sincere belief that there is no book in the English language on the subject of assaying which occupies the space that this little manual tries to fill.
A number of such publications fail to meet the want, on account of their antiquity, they having been written some thirty years ago; hence their methods. Apparatus, etc., are not suited to the assayers of to-day. Others are either more suit able as books of reference, or do not give sufficient detail for the inexperienced.
It is this latter fault I have carefully endeavored to avoid, and perhaps have gone to the other extreme. At all events, I have tried to give here in print the precise instruction which I have previously imparted orally to my students. Those who may choose to criticise, will remember for whom this hand book it} written.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
It is my sincere belief that there is no book in the English language on the subject of assaying which occupies the space that this little manual tries to fill.
A number of such publications fail to meet the want, on account of their antiquity, they having been written some thirty years ago; hence their methods. Apparatus, etc., are not suited to the assayers of to-day. Others are either more suit able as books of reference, or do not give sufficient detail for the inexperienced.
It is this latter fault I have carefully endeavored to avoid, and perhaps have gone to the other extreme. At all events, I have tried to give here in print the precise instruction which I have previously imparted orally to my students. Those who may choose to criticise, will remember for whom this hand book it} written.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
614 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2008
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