Cyclopædia
Assuming polish is required, the following 2 results were found.
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ASPERITYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ASPERITY
or Roughness, stands opposed to Smoothness, Polish, etc. See POLISH, etc. From the Asperity of the Surfaces of contiguous Surfaces, arises Friction. See SURFACE and FRICTION. According to the Relations of Vermuafen, the blind Man so famous for...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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ANTIMONYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/natural-history/ANTIMONY
are very Numerous and Important. It is a common Ingredient in Specula, or burning Concaves, serving to give them a finer Polish—It makes a Part in Bell-Metal; and renders the Sound more clear. It is mingled with Tin to make it more hard, white, and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Natural History