| Julia Kavanagh - 1858 - 344 Seiten
...own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He... | |
| Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1859 - 510 Seiten
...and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him.... | |
| Wonders - 1866 - 400 Seiten
...and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him. I... | |
| Thomas Henry Dyer - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to bo got ready, and gave mo the liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him.... | |
| Volcanoes - 1867 - 136 Seiten
...out at the top into a sort of branches. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders." On seeing this remarkable appearance, the elder Pliny, who was a great naturalist and a man of inquiring... | |
| Zurcher, Margollé - 1868 - 326 Seiten
...spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him.... | |
| Frédéric Zurcher, Margollé - 1868 - 320 Seiten
...own weight, expanded in this manner ; it appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He... | |
| Daniel Clarke Eddy - 1868 - 270 Seiten
...hazardous nature." " How so ? " " The younger Pliny says of his uncle, ' The extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I thought proper, to attend him.... | |
| Horace A. Cleveland - 1869 - 610 Seiten
...own weight, expanded in tins manner. It appeared sometimes bright, and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was either more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He... | |
| John Phillips - 1869 - 406 Seiten
...spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders. This extraordinary phsenomenon excited my uncle's philosophical curiosity to take a nearer view of it. He ordered a light vessel [liburnicam] to be got ready, and gave me the liberty, if I thought proper,... | |
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