A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature...T. Wilson and Son, 1808 |
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Page 51
... bitumen , or vitriol . From the fumes of these , variously combined , and kept inclosed , are produced those various damps , that put on so many dreadful forms , and are usually so fatal . Sometimes those noxious vapours are per- * Phil ...
... bitumen , or vitriol . From the fumes of these , variously combined , and kept inclosed , are produced those various damps , that put on so many dreadful forms , and are usually so fatal . Sometimes those noxious vapours are per- * Phil ...
Page 75
... bitumen , that floats upon its surface . In every part of this plain , caverns ap- pear smoking with sulphur , and often emitting flames . The earth , wherever we walk over it , trembles beneath the feet . Noises of flames , and the ...
... bitumen , that floats upon its surface . In every part of this plain , caverns ap- pear smoking with sulphur , and often emitting flames . The earth , wherever we walk over it , trembles beneath the feet . Noises of flames , and the ...
Page 101
... large mixture of salt and bitumen . On the contrary , those waters which are lightest , have the fewest dissolutions floating in them ; and may , therefore , be the most useful for all the purposes of life THE EARTH . 101.
... large mixture of salt and bitumen . On the contrary , those waters which are lightest , have the fewest dissolutions floating in them ; and may , therefore , be the most useful for all the purposes of life THE EARTH . 101.
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... bitumen , and cinnamon , make a principal part of the composition which is used on this occasion : he adds , that , after embalming , the body is put into a coffin , made of the sycamore - tree , which is almost incorruptible . Mr. Grew ...
... bitumen , and cinnamon , make a principal part of the composition which is used on this occasion : he adds , that , after embalming , the body is put into a coffin , made of the sycamore - tree , which is almost incorruptible . Mr. Grew ...
Page 378
... presumes , that these bodies were em- balmed with bitumen , of which the Indians knew the properties . Garcilasso , however , is of a different opinion , as he saw nothing bituminous about them ; but he 378 A HISTORY OF.
... presumes , that these bodies were em- balmed with bitumen , of which the Indians knew the properties . Garcilasso , however , is of a different opinion , as he saw nothing bituminous about them ; but he 378 A HISTORY OF.
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