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Figure 49: View of the Tuscan landscape before the introduction of the borax industry
- 1884
Plate illustrates the Tuscan landscape before the introduction of the borax industry. The foreground depicts Tuscan lagoons, where borax was found circa 1776. Steam charged with boron compounds escapes volcanic crevices…
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Italy--Tuscany, Borax, Borax mines and mining
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Figure 50: View in Tuscany After the Establishment of the Borax Industry
- 1884
Plate illustrates the Tuscan landscape after the establishment of the borax industry. Boric acid is collected from Tuscan lagoons via masonry structures as seen in the illustration.
This plate is from John Howard…
- Author Appleton, John Howard, 1844-1930
- Publisher Providence Lithograph Company
- Subject Chemistry, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Borax, Borax mines and mining, Italy--Tuscany