A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature and Practical Mechanics: Comprising a Popular View of the Present State of Knowledge : Illustrated by Numerous Engravings, a General Atlas, and Appropriate Diagrams, Tom 17Thomas Curtis Thomas Tegg, 1829 |
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Strona 89
... PETRIFACTION , n . s . PETRIFACTIVE , adj . PETRIFICATION , n . s . PETRIFIC , adj . Lat . petrescens , pe- trifio . Growing or be- coming stone ; petri- faction , the actof turn- ing to stone , or state PETRIFY , v . a . & v . a . J of ...
... PETRIFACTION , n . s . PETRIFACTIVE , adj . PETRIFICATION , n . s . PETRIFIC , adj . Lat . petrescens , pe- trifio . Growing or be- coming stone ; petri- faction , the actof turn- ing to stone , or state PETRIFY , v . a . & v . a . J of ...
Strona 90
... Petrifactions of the vegetable kingdom are al- most all either gravelly or siliceous ; and are found in gullies , trenches , & c . Those which strike fire with steel are principally found in sandy fissures ; those which effervesce in ...
... Petrifactions of the vegetable kingdom are al- most all either gravelly or siliceous ; and are found in gullies , trenches , & c . Those which strike fire with steel are principally found in sandy fissures ; those which effervesce in ...
Strona 91
... petrifaction of vege- tables as follows : -In proportion to the tender- ness and bad quality of wood , it imbibes the greater quantity of water ; therefore this sort will unquestionably petrify more easily than that which is hard . It ...
... petrifaction of vege- tables as follows : -In proportion to the tender- ness and bad quality of wood , it imbibes the greater quantity of water ; therefore this sort will unquestionably petrify more easily than that which is hard . It ...
Strona 92
... petrifactions . Among the petrifactions of animals , we find shells , crusta- ceous animals , polyparii , some worms , the bony parts of fishes and of amphibious animals , few or no real insects , rarely birds and quadrupeds , together ...
... petrifactions . Among the petrifactions of animals , we find shells , crusta- ceous animals , polyparii , some worms , the bony parts of fishes and of amphibious animals , few or no real insects , rarely birds and quadrupeds , together ...
Strona 93
... petrifactions , accord- ing to Cronstedt , are , I. Terræ larvatæ ; extra- neous bodies changed into a limy substance , or calcareous changes . These are , 1. Loose or ... petrifactions of this kind are found in the form PETRIFACTION . 93.
... petrifactions , accord- ing to Cronstedt , are , I. Terræ larvatæ ; extra- neous bodies changed into a limy substance , or calcareous changes . These are , 1. Loose or ... petrifactions of this kind are found in the form PETRIFACTION . 93.
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