Note 1682 — BOOK XXXIV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF METALS. (continued 2)
John Bostock translation
See B. xxxvi. c. 66. In the account of the loadstone referred to above, he informs us that this mineral was employed in the formation of glass.—B. Beckmann is of opinion that Manganese is here alluded to. See Vol. II. p. 237.