Richard Kirwan
Published: 2018-10-06
Total Pages: 438
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Excerpt from Elements of Mineralogy The French have erected a Mineralogical School at Parir, to which a confiderable penfion is annexed. Subterraneous maps of the whole kingdom are now a tracing, and mineralogical voyages are from time to time undertaken at the public expence (hy wifiry, the Parent of Mineralogy, is culti vated by the molt enlightened nations in Eu rope, and particularly in France with a de gree of ardour that approaches to enthufiafm it forms the favourite occupation, and even the mofi fafhionable objeé't of attention not only of the middling, but even of fome in the highefi ranks of fociety T. As that of Mr. Jars, Bce. A} Among thefe we may reckon in Rafia prince Gallium. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.