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The principal rocks of which Cornwall consists are granite , slate , hornblende
rocks , and serpentine . Beds of limestones , dykes of porphyry , veins of quartz ,
and those of other minerals , will also claim a portion of our attention , inasmuch
as ...
The principal rocks of which Cornwall consists are granite , slate , hornblende
rocks , and serpentine . Beds of limestones , dykes of porphyry , veins of quartz ,
and those of other minerals , will also claim a portion of our attention , inasmuch
as ...
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That the texture of granite , and the proportion of its component parts , have a
considerable influence upon the fertility of the superincumbent soil , will become
evident on a bare inspection of specimens brought from fertile and barren
districts .
That the texture of granite , and the proportion of its component parts , have a
considerable influence upon the fertility of the superincumbent soil , will become
evident on a bare inspection of specimens brought from fertile and barren
districts .
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There are , besides , incidental ingredients in granite which must be taken into
account , such , for instance , as iron , whose presence not only disposes the rock
to a more rapid decomposition , but frequently becomes a useful element in the ...
There are , besides , incidental ingredients in granite which must be taken into
account , such , for instance , as iron , whose presence not only disposes the rock
to a more rapid decomposition , but frequently becomes a useful element in the ...
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The most superficial observer may easily satisfy himself of the truth of this fact :
indeed the line of junction between the granite and slate formations may , in
many parts , be traced by the eye alone through tracts of cultivation , from the ...
The most superficial observer may easily satisfy himself of the truth of this fact :
indeed the line of junction between the granite and slate formations may , in
many parts , be traced by the eye alone through tracts of cultivation , from the ...
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On examination , they will always be found to contain distinct grains of quartz ,
and fragments of the other constituent parts of the granite . A small force is
sufficient to detach from the sides of these cavities additional fragments , showing
that a ...
On examination , they will always be found to contain distinct grains of quartz ,
and fragments of the other constituent parts of the granite . A small force is
sufficient to detach from the sides of these cavities additional fragments , showing
that a ...
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| Título | Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports ... Volumen3 de Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports, John Ayrton Paris Philosophy in sport made science in earnest [by J.A. Paris], John Ayrton Paris |
| Autor | John Ayrton Paris |
| Ilustrado por | George Cruikshank |
| Editor | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 29 Jun. 2007 |
| Largo | 207 páginas |
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