A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature, Količina 1Wingrave and Collingwood, 1816 |
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... salt and sand ; the fixed salt always remaining , while the other volatile parts have flown away . ' " " If from this external surface we descend deeper , and view the earth cut perpendicularly down- wards , either in the banks of great ...
... salt and sand ; the fixed salt always remaining , while the other volatile parts have flown away . ' " " If from this external surface we descend deeper , and view the earth cut perpendicularly down- wards , either in the banks of great ...
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... salt - mines in Poland are still more spacious than these . Some of the cata- combs , both in Egypt and Italy , are said to be very extensive . But no part of the world has a greater number of artificial caverns than Spain , which were ...
... salt - mines in Poland are still more spacious than these . Some of the cata- combs , both in Egypt and Italy , are said to be very extensive . But no part of the world has a greater number of artificial caverns than Spain , which were ...
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... Salt - mines being naturally cold , * send forth a degree of coldness to the external air , to comfort and refresh it : on the contrary , metallic mines are known , not only to warm it with their exhalations , but often to destroy all ...
... Salt - mines being naturally cold , * send forth a degree of coldness to the external air , to comfort and refresh it : on the contrary , metallic mines are known , not only to warm it with their exhalations , but often to destroy all ...
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... salt , nitre , vitriol , and sulphur , are found to consist chiefly of water ; into which they resolve by force of fire . " All birds , beasts , and fishes , " says Newton , insects , trees , and vegetables , with their parts , grow ...
... salt , nitre , vitriol , and sulphur , are found to consist chiefly of water ; into which they resolve by force of fire . " All birds , beasts , and fishes , " says Newton , insects , trees , and vegetables , with their parts , grow ...
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... salts , and then putting this earth , so prepared , into an earthen pot , which nothing but rain - water could enter , and planting a willow therein ; this vegeta ble , so planted , grew up to a considerable height and bulk merely from ...
... salts , and then putting this earth , so prepared , into an earthen pot , which nothing but rain - water could enter , and planting a willow therein ; this vegeta ble , so planted , grew up to a considerable height and bulk merely from ...
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amazing animals Antiparos appearance ascend barometer beauty become begins body bottom Buffon Caspian Sea cataract cause cavern climates clouds coasts cold colour considered continue covered curiosity degree deluge depth distance dreadful earth earthquake embryo evaporation fall feet fire flame floating fluid force formed former give globe greater greatest gulph heat History of Greenland hundred inches increase inhabitants intumescence island kind known lake land leagues less manner marine meteors miles moon motion mountains mouth nature neral ocean perceived petrifaction philosopher placenta plain polypus pounds weight produced proportion putrefaction quadrupeds quantity quicksilver rain raised regions resembling rise rivers rocks round salt sand scarcely seems seen shells shore side sink sometimes stream substances supposed surface tains tempests thing tides tion tops umbilical vessels vapours vegetable vessel violent volcano weight whence whole winds womb wonders