The Subterranean WorldLongmans, Green, and Company, 1871 - 522 páginas |
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... IRON . Iron the most valuable of Metals - Its wide Diffusion over the Earth - Meteoric Iron - Iron very anciently known - Extension of its Uses in Modern Times- British Iron Production - Causes of its Rise - Hot Blast - Puddling - Coal ...
... IRON . Iron the most valuable of Metals - Its wide Diffusion over the Earth - Meteoric Iron - Iron very anciently known - Extension of its Uses in Modern Times- British Iron Production - Causes of its Rise - Hot Blast - Puddling - Coal ...
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... as one of our modern iron - plated war ships . One of the most remarkable of these mail - clad Ganoids was the Pterichthys Milleri of the Old Red Sandstone of Scotland . In most of our fishes the pectoral fins are but weakly developed ;
... as one of our modern iron - plated war ships . One of the most remarkable of these mail - clad Ganoids was the Pterichthys Milleri of the Old Red Sandstone of Scotland . In most of our fishes the pectoral fins are but weakly developed ;
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... and vanish towards its close . In 1847 the oldest known reptiles were found in the coal field of Saarbrück , in the centre of spheroidal concretions of THE PERMIAN GROUP . 15 clay iron - stone ,. 14 THE SUBTERRANEAN WORLD .
... and vanish towards its close . In 1847 the oldest known reptiles were found in the coal field of Saarbrück , in the centre of spheroidal concretions of THE PERMIAN GROUP . 15 clay iron - stone ,. 14 THE SUBTERRANEAN WORLD .
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... iron ore during the vast period of many geological formations . Still more recently ( 1854 ) other wonders have been brought to light in the clay iron - stone of Saarbrück . The wing of a grasshopper , with all its nerves as distinctly ...
... iron ore during the vast period of many geological formations . Still more recently ( 1854 ) other wonders have been brought to light in the clay iron - stone of Saarbrück . The wing of a grasshopper , with all its nerves as distinctly ...
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... iron ladle , descended for the purpose to a narrow ledge bordering the pool . While he was preparing to carry out his plans , his attention was excited by a sudden sinking of its surface ; the next instant it began to rise , and then ...
... iron ladle , descended for the purpose to a narrow ledge bordering the pool . While he was preparing to carry out his plans , his attention was excited by a sudden sinking of its surface ; the next instant it began to rise , and then ...
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