Time's telescope; or, A Complete guide to the almanack [ed. by J. Millard].John Millard (assistant librarian of the Surrey inst) 1818 |
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... called them subordinate formations . Lastly , subterraneous fires have sometimes given birth to peculiar and very limited products ; and these are called volcanic rocks . Such is Werner's account of the production of rocks , which he ...
... called them subordinate formations . Lastly , subterraneous fires have sometimes given birth to peculiar and very limited products ; and these are called volcanic rocks . Such is Werner's account of the production of rocks , which he ...
Strona xxiv
... called mould . ( 2. ) Clay is more compact than black earth , and retains water longer on its surface . ( 3. ) Sandy earth is hard , light , and dry ; it neither re- tains water , nor is dissolved in it . It is the worst kind of earth ...
... called mould . ( 2. ) Clay is more compact than black earth , and retains water longer on its surface . ( 3. ) Sandy earth is hard , light , and dry ; it neither re- tains water , nor is dissolved in it . It is the worst kind of earth ...
Strona xxv
... called formations ; as , primitive , transition , fletz , alluvial , and volcanic . ( 1. ) Primitive , are the class of rocks on which all others rest , whose texture is more or less crystalline , a quality denoting previous chemical ...
... called formations ; as , primitive , transition , fletz , alluvial , and volcanic . ( 1. ) Primitive , are the class of rocks on which all others rest , whose texture is more or less crystalline , a quality denoting previous chemical ...
Strona xxxvi
... called cohesion ; or by the solid particles being se- parated from the fluid ones , when the former attract each other , according to certain laws , constituting together a solid body ; and this is termed crystalli- zation , a form of ...
... called cohesion ; or by the solid particles being se- parated from the fluid ones , when the former attract each other , according to certain laws , constituting together a solid body ; and this is termed crystalli- zation , a form of ...
Strona xliv
... called brittle . The malleability of metals adds greatly to their usefulness , and , being fusible , man is enabled to free them from earths and extraneous sub- stances without these properties , he could hardly re- duce them to his ...
... called brittle . The malleability of metals adds greatly to their usefulness , and , being fusible , man is enabled to free them from earths and extraneous sub- stances without these properties , he could hardly re- duce them to his ...
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