Report from the Secretary of War, in Compliance with a Resolution of the Senate Relative to the Application of a Mineral Solution to the Preservation of Timber, Called Kyanizing

by J R Poinsett

Excerpt from Report From the Secretary of War, in Compliance With a Resolution of the Senate Relative to the Application of a Mineral Solution to the Preservation of Timber, Called "Kyanizing" Resolved, That this committee, having tried the process Of Dr. Earle, are satisfied, from the effect Of chemical tests on the split blocks and other evidence before them, that he has fully succeeded in impregnating the' wood with' the salts Of iron and copper. 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.

28 pages, Hardcover

Published April 24, 2018