The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., الجزء 1،المجلد 17Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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الصفحة 73
... PETRIFACTION , n . s . PETRIFACTIVE , adj . PETRIFICATION , n . s . Petrif ́ic , adj . PETRIFY , v . a . & v.a. Lat . petrescens , pe- trifio . Growing or be- coming stone ; petri- faction , the actof turn- ing to stone , or state of ...
... PETRIFACTION , n . s . PETRIFACTIVE , adj . PETRIFICATION , n . s . Petrif ́ic , adj . PETRIFY , v . a . & v.a. Lat . petrescens , pe- trifio . Growing or be- coming stone ; petri- faction , the actof turn- ing to stone , or state of ...
الصفحة 74
... 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 ...
الصفحة 75
... 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 ...
الصفحة 76
... petrifactions from 2 they proceeded . There was no idea of the time at place in the body of his system of mineral which this man had been buried under the ruins , but takes notice of them in his appendix . but his quiver and arrows were ...
... petrifactions from 2 they proceeded . There was no idea of the time at place in the body of his system of mineral which this man had been buried under the ruins , but takes notice of them in his appendix . but his quiver and arrows were ...
الصفحة 77
... 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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الصفحة 16 - I then did use the person of your father ; The image of his power lay then in me : And in the administration of his law, While I was busy for the commonwealth, Your highness pleased to forget my place.
الصفحة 334 - nation of that complexion, nor even an individual, eminent either in action or speculation. No ingenious manufactures amongst them, no arts, no sciences. On the other hand, the most rude and barbarous of the whites, such as the ancient Germans, the present Tartars, have still something eminent about them, in their valor, form of government, or some other
الصفحة 334 - For contemplation he and valor formed ; For softness she and sweet attractive grace. The cranium is very capacious, the area of the face bears to its area but a proportion of one to four, and projects little or not at all at the lower parts: the intellectual faculties
الصفحة 17 - A person is a thinking intelligent being, that has reason and reflection, and can consider itself as itself, the same thinking thing in different times and places. Locke.
الصفحة 17 - It is hard to personate and act a part long ; for, where truth is not at the bottom, nature will always be endeavouring to return, and will peep out and betray herself one time or other. Tillotson.
الصفحة 46 - If then his providence Out of our evil seek to bring forth good, Our labour must be to pervert that end, And out of good still to
الصفحة 76 - To fifty chosen sylphs, of special note, We trust the important charge, the petticoat ; Oft have we known that sevenfold fence to fail, Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of whale.
الصفحة 166 - Not so the pheasant on his charms presumes, Though he too has a glory in his plumes. He, christian-like, retreats with modest mien To the close copse, or far sequestered green, And shines without desiring to be seen.