The Preparation, Properties, and Composition of Silundum Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the of Ments for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Faculty of Pure Science, of Columbia University (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Preparation, Properties, and Composition of Silundum: Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the of Ments for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Faculty of Pure Science, of Columbia University

II - Experiments were made to determine the effect of varying the temperature, duration of heating, and composition of charge.

III - The temperatures of formation and decomposi tion of the two varieties of silundum were determined.

IV - The physical and chemical properties of both forms of silundum were investigated.

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