reverberatory furnace
Americannoun
noun
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Heath patented the process in 1845; and a quantity of cast-steel was actually prepared in this way, on the bed of a reverberatory furnace, by Sudre, in France, during the year 1860.
From Heroes of the Telegraph by John Munro
Over there, at the back of the foundry, in the reverberatory furnace, the alloy of copper and tin, in the proportions of 78 and 22 per cent., is in fusion.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various
We happened to visit the melting-house one evening, while silver and lead were being separated by oxidizing the lead in a reverberatory furnace.
From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Edward Burnett Tylor
He is built of the same kind of matter as the earth and other planets, but is hotter than the hottest electric arc or reverberatory furnace.
From A Trip to Venus by John Munro
There are several modifications of the reverberatory furnace in use, designed mechanically to effect the rabbling.
From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances) Johnson
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