Download or read book The History of a Lump of Chalk, Its Family Circle, and Their Uses (Classic Reprint) written by Alexander Watt and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of a Lump of Chalk, Its Family Circle, and Their Uses The very favourable reception accorded to "A Lump of Coal," tempted its Author to prepare the present little treatise upon Chalk, and the various substances with which it is indirectly associated in the grand operations of Nature. To render the work interesting to the general reader, an outline is given of the various useful purposes to which Chalk, and also Lime and its numerous compounds, are applied in the arts, manufactures and agriculture; and it is hoped that the variety and interesting nature of the accumulated facts will prove not only entertaining but instructive. 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.