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Excerpt from Chimie du Fer
P wsmvas m�taux ont �t� connus et employ�s avant le fer, elcela s'explique facilement, quand on consid�re que le fer natif se rencontre tr�s - rarement, et gue le traitement des�min�rais de_ ce m�tal exige 'une haute temp�rature, que pmbab�ement les hommes des prmniens si�cles ne pouvaient se liro curei. Ui&�e de la construction d'un fourneau suppose d�j� une civfl�ea60n tr�s-avanc�e. 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.
