The Lithology of EdinburghWilliam P. Kennedy, 1859 - 102 pages |
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Page xliii
... inches in length , 9 inches between the horns , and 111⁄2 inches across the orbits . - " The manes , which several authors state to have characterised the wild oxen of this country , and their remarkable ferocity , probably had a refe ...
... inches in length , 9 inches between the horns , and 111⁄2 inches across the orbits . - " The manes , which several authors state to have characterised the wild oxen of this country , and their remarkable ferocity , probably had a refe ...
Page xlviii
... inches to upwards of a foot in diameter at the mouth , with a narrow base , and seldom exceeding fourteen inches in height . They usually consist of clay , tempered with sand derived from decomposed whin- stone , such as may be seen at ...
... inches to upwards of a foot in diameter at the mouth , with a narrow base , and seldom exceeding fourteen inches in height . They usually consist of clay , tempered with sand derived from decomposed whin- stone , such as may be seen at ...
Page xlix
... inches in breadth . In this kind of urn , I am in- clined to believe , no bones are ever found . * The one from the Tomb - den , did not contain any , that were visible , and the blackness of the matter at its bottom and sides , which ...
... inches in breadth . In this kind of urn , I am in- clined to believe , no bones are ever found . * The one from the Tomb - den , did not contain any , that were visible , and the blackness of the matter at its bottom and sides , which ...
Page li
... inches in length , and one- eighth of an inch in thickness . Upon my visit to the quarry , I found the scales , as in the Yellow Sandstone , most abundant in those parts of the rock which exhibited a brecciated aspect . Many patches , a ...
... inches in length , and one- eighth of an inch in thickness . Upon my visit to the quarry , I found the scales , as in the Yellow Sandstone , most abundant in those parts of the rock which exhibited a brecciated aspect . Many patches , a ...
Page lxvii
... inches long . But the greatest puzzle is a bone which even Cuvier could not guess at . It must be a clavicle I think from what I have lately found ; and yet so odd is it , that Clift said the only bone at all approaching it , and that ...
... inches long . But the greatest puzzle is a bone which even Cuvier could not guess at . It must be a clavicle I think from what I have lately found ; and yet so odd is it , that Clift said the only bone at all approaching it , and that ...
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