 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1826 - 384 pagine
...we quote Mr. Ray's opinion , as given to Dr. Robinson, respecting some fossil remains from Malta ; " which, why we should not esteem to have been originally...the things whose shape only they now seem to bear." What would not such men have given for an anticipatory ticket of admission to the cavern of Kirkdale,... | |
 | 1826 - 382 pagine
...shells of fishes, I see no reason ; for if, in one and the same place, we find many teeth and hones of fishes entire and unpetrified, and, likewise, stones...the things whose shape only they now seem to bear." What would not such men have given for an anticipatory ticket of admission to the cavern of Kirkdale,... | |
 | 1838 - 542 pagine
...thornbacks or other cartilaginous fishes there found, and sold for stones, among the Glossopetrse, which have no greater dissimilitude to the teeth of...shape only they now seem to bear. Neither are these Glossopelrte found only in Malta, but also in many places of Germany, far remote from the sea ; in... | |
 | 1838 - 542 pagine
...of thombacks or other cartilaginous fishes there found, and sold for stones, among the Glossopetr», which have no greater dissimilitude to the teeth of...shape only they now seem to bear. Neither are these Glossopetrse found only in Malta, but also in many places of Germany, far remote from the sea ; in... | |
 | 1838 - 1056 pagine
...so long in the earth, as they must needs have done, will necessarily induce. Now in this same *..,le of Malta we found also many shell-like stones, which...shape only they now seem to bear. Neither are these Glossopetree found only in Malta, but also in many places of Germany, far remote from the sea ; in... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1838 - 540 pagine
...shell-like stones, which why we should not esteem to have been originally the shells of fishes I sec no reason ; for if in one and the same place we find many teeth and bones of fishes entire and unpetritied, and likewise stones exactly imitating the shells of oilier fishes, a great presumption... | |
 | 1826 - 380 pagine
...we quote Mr. Ray's opinion, as given to Dr. Robinson, respecting some fossil remains from Malta ; " which, why we should not esteem to have been originally...the things whose shape only they now seem to bear." What would not such men have #iven for an anticipatory ticket of admission to the cavern of Kirkdale,... | |
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... than lying so long in the earth, as they must needs have done, will necessarily induce. Now in this same Isle of Malta we found also many shell-like stones, which why we should not esteem to have been originally the shells of fishes I see no reason... 