Word: copper
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...wire. All the fastening of the ends of wire is done at the back of the cast, and at a slight distance there is nothing to show how the model is attached to the plaster mount. On the other hand, on arrival from Germany, the models are secured by copper wire passed through large, carelessly made holes, to cardboard mounts, and the wire is then fastened at the front or back of the card, as convenience dictates. The difference between the two methods is great. The plaster mounts, aside from the matter of looks have two distinct advantages; they will...
...entirely new one and is only made possible by the aid of the large battery in the laboratory. An investigation was also taken up at the same time, on the subject of magnetism--to decide what degree of alternating current will reduce iron to a state of copper as far as magnetism is concerned. These two experiments are still in progress...
...print collection nine etchings of the Liber Studiorum, by Turner, mostly the work of the master's own hand, have been added by the Fine Arts Department; and eight others, with six teen copper prints of Durer's Passion, have been purchased from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The income of the Randall fund has been used for expenses of mounting, arranging, and cataloguing the Randall collection, so that no increase has been made in the number of these engravings...
...Department of Mineralogy and Petrography, Professor Wolff will give Mineralogy 31 and 12 next year. He will also give Mineralogy 20 together with Dr. Palache. Metallurgy 21, offered by Mr. Sauveur, will hereafter include only the metallurgy of iron and steel, omitting copper and nickel, which will be dealt with in Course 32, given by Mr. Raymer. A new feature in Course 4, on "Ore-Dressing, Concentration, and Milling," will be the laboratory work, which will enable the student to become acquainted with the use of modern machines for handling ore. Mr. White, who has charge of Half-course...
...Radcliffe Glee Club operetta, "A Copper Complication," was presented last night in Brattle Hall before a large audience. Altogether, the performance was far above the ordinary college the-atricals, both in the music and the book of the play. Miss Josephine Sherwood and Miss Mabel Daniels carried their parts particularly well. Miss Rebecca Hooper as Charles River acted a man's part very consistently throughout...