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TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
BOOK FJVE
[THE ALLOYS THAT ARE FORMED BETWEEN METALS]
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Chapter I The alloy of gold. 208
2 The alloy of silver with copper. 209
3 The alloy of copper. 210
4 The alloys of lead and of tin; their purity and fineness. 211
BOOK SIX
[THE ART OF CASTING IN GENERAL AND PARTICULAR]
[PIefmel 212
Chapter I The quality of the day for making moulds for bronze
founding. 218
2 The arrangement and methods of making the moulds for
bronze founding, in general. 220
3 The differences in guns and their sizes. 222
4 The arrangements and various ways that are used for making
moulds for statues to be cast in bronze. 228
5 The arrangements and methods for making gun moulds. 234
6 How the cores are made for gun moulds. 240
7 Methods of making the third part of the mould, called the
breech. 243
8 The method of making the disc for holding the core. 245
8a The method of supporting the core in the mould at the foot
of the gun. 246
9 Gates and vents for moulds, in general. 248
10 The baking of moulds for casting in bronze, in general. 249
I I Necessary advice and precautions in making guns. 255
12 Methods of making the moulds for bells of all sizes, and
their dimensions. 260
13 The rule for pro ortioning the weight of the clapper to the
size [of the be I; .]. 272
14 The ways of hanging bells. 273
I 5 The method of welding [cracked] bells. 275
BOOK SEVEN
[METHODS OF MELTING METALS]
[Befa&] 279
Chapter I The method of making reverberatory furnaces for melting
metals by the flames of wood.
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