The Medals of Creation: Or, First Lessons in Geology, and in the Study of Organic Remains, Svazek 1H.G. Bohn, 1844 - Počet stran: 1016 |
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Strana 126
... feet high , and seven and a half feet in circum- ference at the base ; its trunk is gnarled and knotted , and has many decorticated prominences , like those in barked timber of our old dicotyledonous trees ; the roots , too , par- take ...
... feet high , and seven and a half feet in circum- ference at the base ; its trunk is gnarled and knotted , and has many decorticated prominences , like those in barked timber of our old dicotyledonous trees ; the roots , too , par- take ...
Strana 128
... feet high , are com- posed of carboniferous strata , consisting of coal , clay , grit , and shale , in which ... feet in diameter ; and in length from five to sixty feet ; they gradually taper from the base to the summit . A spe- 1 ( 0 ) ...
... feet high , are com- posed of carboniferous strata , consisting of coal , clay , grit , and shale , in which ... feet in diameter ; and in length from five to sixty feet ; they gradually taper from the base to the summit . A spe- 1 ( 0 ) ...
Strana 171
... feet high , and from two to six feet in diameter . The wood is silicified , and veins of chalcedony traverse its substance between the concentric rings and medullary rays ; in several examples , from 60 to 120 annual circles of growth ...
... feet high , and from two to six feet in diameter . The wood is silicified , and veins of chalcedony traverse its substance between the concentric rings and medullary rays ; in several examples , from 60 to 120 annual circles of growth ...
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continued | xxx |
LIST OF LIGNOGRAPHS IN VOL I | xxxix |
PRELIMINARY REMARKSOn the Plan of the Work and the Arrangement | 8 |
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