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Page 310
... Earth ( tourbe ) . Peat earth , formerly denoted by the name of ligneous earth , bituminous earth , is dug up in great abundance in the county of Mansfield , and in the circle of Saal , where it is found in considerable strata , almost ...
... Earth ( tourbe ) . Peat earth , formerly denoted by the name of ligneous earth , bituminous earth , is dug up in great abundance in the county of Mansfield , and in the circle of Saal , where it is found in considerable strata , almost ...
Page 78
... earth opposes a greater resistance to wind and water , and thereby secures to the farmer the fruit of the exertion and industry he must employ to reduce organic bodies to a state of putrefaction . The bottom earth , with which in ...
... earth opposes a greater resistance to wind and water , and thereby secures to the farmer the fruit of the exertion and industry he must employ to reduce organic bodies to a state of putrefaction . The bottom earth , with which in ...
Page 79
... Earth . - It is equally abundant as sili- ceous earth , and covers almost alone many districts in the form of loam . It always exercises a binding property , in consequence of which it turns hard in heat , and forms a solid body , the ...
... Earth . - It is equally abundant as sili- ceous earth , and covers almost alone many districts in the form of loam . It always exercises a binding property , in consequence of which it turns hard in heat , and forms a solid body , the ...
Contents
Account of a Journey to the Summit of the Peak | 31 |
On Mr ARTHUR WOOLFs improved Apparatus | 40 |
On the Motion of Bodies affected by Friction | 47 |
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