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... mineral is also used in large quantities in making matches , and in medicine ; it exists in both animal and vegetable bodies . It is the sulphur contained in the yolk of an egg that blackens the silver spoon used in eating it . Cresses ...
... mineral is also used in large quantities in making matches , and in medicine ; it exists in both animal and vegetable bodies . It is the sulphur contained in the yolk of an egg that blackens the silver spoon used in eating it . Cresses ...
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... MINERAL kingdoms ; each of these he again subdivided into classes , orders , genèra , species , and varieties . Since his time Cuvier has remodelled the arrangements of Linnæus , so far as Animals are concerned , in his great work ...
... MINERAL kingdoms ; each of these he again subdivided into classes , orders , genèra , species , and varieties . Since his time Cuvier has remodelled the arrangements of Linnæus , so far as Animals are concerned , in his great work ...
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... Mineral Kingdom implies an acquaint- ance with the characters by which the precious stones are recognised ; with the indications of the mineral forms of the useful metals ; with those of marbles , spars , alabasters , and ornamental ...
... Mineral Kingdom implies an acquaint- ance with the characters by which the precious stones are recognised ; with the indications of the mineral forms of the useful metals ; with those of marbles , spars , alabasters , and ornamental ...
Términos y frases comunes
abundant acid Acrogens Africa alumina America Ammonite animal atmosphere bark beautiful beds belemnites bread-plants called carbon carbonic acid cells Ceylon chiefly clay climate coal cocoa cocoa-nut colour contains copper countries crystals cultivated Cyclopteris deep diamond earth employed Europe Exogens extensive feet fibre flowers fluid forests fossil fruit fusel oil garden Glyptodon gold greywacke ground grow GUTTA PERCHA heat Ichthyosaurus important India iron islands kinds land leaves Lepidodendron lime limestone maize manufacture manure medicine Megatherium metals mineral mountains naphtha native natural numerous nutrition o'er obtained ocean ornamental palm peculiar plantain plants plesiosaur produce purposes quantity resins rivers rocks roots sand sandstone seeds shells silica soft South South America species Sphenopteris spring starch stem stone strata substance sulphur sulphuric acid supply surface Teleosaurus thickness thou timber trees tropical varieties various vegetable weather wind wood yields