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Distillation of Nitric Acid

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Distillation of Nitric Acid. 1574. [1683]. Also known as Aqua Fortis or Parting Acid, nitric acid was widely used in the refining and assaying of metals. From 1683 English edition of "Beschreibung allerfurnemisten mineralischen Ertzt", Lazarus Ercker, (Prague, 1574). Copperplate engraving.

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