Manual of Practical Assaying (Classic Reprint)

John Mitchell

ISBN 10: 1332862276 / ISBN 13: 9781332862276

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book, a manual of practical assaying, instructs the reader on the processes involved in determining the richness of any sample of ore. First published in 1856, it remains a classic guide to the field, covering everything from the mechanical and chemical operations involved in assaying to the use of fluxes, the blowpipe, and the techniques of discrimination of minerals. The author's detailed instructions and comprehensive knowledge of assaying make this book an invaluable tool for anyone interested in the subject, whether a student, a practicing assayer, or a historian of science. With its thorough explanations of the chemical reactions involved in assaying, this book provides not only practical guidance but also an understanding of the scientific principles that underpin the discipline. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Manual of Practical Assaying (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1332862276
• ISBN 13: 9781332862276
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Chemistry

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Synopsis

Excerpt from Manual of Practical Assaying: Intended for the Use of Metallurgists, Captains of Mines, and Assayers in General, With a Copious Table, for the Purpose of Ascertaining in Assays of Gold and Silver the Precise Amount, in Ounces, Pennyweights, and Grains, of Noble Metal Contained in One

These considerations, coupled with the paucity of any knowledge of assaying, excepting that confined to a very limited number of persons, induced the author of the following pages to turn a considerable amount of his attention to this subject, more especially as much difficulty was experienced in not having a suitable text-book for the use of his pupils. A portion of the following pages was drawn up as a Manual for such a purpose; but on consideration, it was thought the extension of such a work was so much needed, that it was determined to alter the original plan as far as was consistent with the complete carrying out the object in view, viz.: the production of a Manual embodying information in every branch. Of assaying, either by the wet or the dry processes.

The following is a sketch of the manner in which this is accomplished: the author having followed the excellent arrangement of Berthier as closely as possible, from whose work also much matter that suited these pages, and which it would have been useless to re write, has been inserted. Firstly, the Mechanical and Chemical Operations of Assaying are treated in full, inclusive of a description of the apparatus required.

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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.

About the Author

John Mitchell is Reader in History of Art, School of World Art and Museology, University of East Anglia.