Excerpt from An Attempt Towards a Natural History of the Fossils of England, Vol. 1: In a Catalogue of the English Fossils in the Collection of J. Woodward, M. D.; Part 1. Of the Fossils That Are Real and Natural, Earths, Stone, Marble, Talcs, Coralloids, Spars, Crystals, Gemms, Bitumens, Salts, Marcasites, Minerals, and MetalsIn ranking of them, I have founded my yssdgment wholly upon their Nature and fpro perries, fe far as the mo/l rigorous Examina tion, and the exalte/t' Experiments I could maize, laid them open to me not neglefiing, in the mean time, fach Notices or Intima tions as were given me h] their Figure, and exterior Appearance, or an} other Tha nomona of them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.

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