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Excerpt from A Manual of Practical Assaying These considerations, coupled with the paucity of any knowledge of Assaying, excepting that confined to a very limited number of persons, induced the author of the following pages to turn a considerable amount of his at tention to this subject, more especially as much difficulty was experienced in not having a suitable text book for the use of his pupils. A portion of the following pages was drawn up as a Manual for such a purpose; but, on con sideration, it was thought the extension of such a work was so much needed that it was determined to alter the original plan as far as was consistent with the complete carrying out of the object in view, viz. The production of a Manual embodying information in every branch of Assaying, either by the wet or the dry processes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.