The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... stone by the feet of horses . These prominences are not so re- markable as to attract attention ; but , when the ex ternal coat is removed , their structure is discovered to be truly admirable . The interior part consists of an ...
... stone by the feet of horses . These prominences are not so re- markable as to attract attention ; but , when the ex ternal coat is removed , their structure is discovered to be truly admirable . The interior part consists of an ...
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... stone . The nest now is com- monly of an oblong or roundish figure , and the ex- ternal cover is composed of coarser sand than that of the cells . As the nests are almost as durable as the walls on which they are placed , they are often ...
... stone . The nest now is com- monly of an oblong or roundish figure , and the ex- ternal cover is composed of coarser sand than that of the cells . As the nests are almost as durable as the walls on which they are placed , they are often ...
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... stone is found on different eminences around Bologna in Italy , and especially on Monte Paderno , ' loose and scattered about between gypseous stones in a marly earth . It is found most readily after heavy rains , in the streams which ...
... stone is found on different eminences around Bologna in Italy , and especially on Monte Paderno , ' loose and scattered about between gypseous stones in a marly earth . It is found most readily after heavy rains , in the streams which ...
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... stone is thrown into stag- nating water : the waves excited thereby continue some time to rise in the place where the stone fell into the water , and are propagated thence in concentric circles , upon the surface of the water , to great ...
... stone is thrown into stag- nating water : the waves excited thereby continue some time to rise in the place where the stone fell into the water , and are propagated thence in concentric circles , upon the surface of the water , to great ...
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... stone . Pliny calls it Heraclius lapis , from the city of Heraclea , in the country of the Magnetes abovementioned . By the Italians it is called calamita , and by the French aimant . Our English name , the loadstone , is of Saxon ...
... stone . Pliny calls it Heraclius lapis , from the city of Heraclea , in the country of the Magnetes abovementioned . By the Italians it is called calamita , and by the French aimant . Our English name , the loadstone , is of Saxon ...
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