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REPORT — 1853. 



Experiment II. — Second MeltiiiE 



Experiment III. — Second Melting. 



Having made two experiments on the second melting, it will be necessary 

 to reduce them to the standard of one experiment = 43*6 tons per square 

 inch, which may be taken as the mean resistance of the second melting. 



Experiment IV. — Third Melting. 



Lever 1 

 2 



I cube 



9,940 ! From Experiment VII. 



51,790 23-1 41-1 Crushed with this weight. 



Experiment V. — Fourth Melting. 



Experiment VI. — Fifth Melting. 



Experiment VII. — Sixth Melting. 



Experiment VIII. — Seventh Melting. 



