What a curious and interesting subject for contemplation ! In the remains of an extinct animal world, England is to find the means of increasing her wealth in agricultural produce, as she has already found the great support of her manufacturing industry... The American Agriculturist - Page 591845Full view - About this book
| Royal Agricultural Society of England - 1851 - 756 pages
...chemistry, observed, when writing on the importance of phosphate of lime in the vegetable economy, " In the remains of an extinct animal world, England...produce, as she has already found the great support of Irer manufacturing industry in fossil fuel." At that time, however, little or no attention was paid... | |
| Royal Agricultural Society of England - 1851 - 722 pages
...chemistry, observed, when writing1 on the importance of phosphate of lime in the vegetable economy, u In the remains of an extinct animal world, England is to find the meansof increasing her wealth in agricultural produce, as she has already found the great support of... | |
| Royal School of Mines (Great Britain) - 1852 - 164 pages
...Liebig had completed their analysis, he saw that they might be made applicable to practical purposes. " What a curious and interesting subject for contemplation...primeval forests — the remains of a vegetable world! May this expectation be realised ! and may her excellent population be thus redeemed from poverty and... | |
| Royal School of Mines (Great Britain) - 1852 - 578 pages
...Liebig had completed their analysis, he saw that they might be made applicable to practical purposes. " What a curious and interesting subject for contemplation...primeval forests — the remains of a vegetable world ! May this expectation be realised ! and may her excellent population be thus redeemed from poverty... | |
| 1852 - 784 pages
...important article of commerce. " What a curious and interesting subject for contemplation I In the remain» of an extinct animal world, England is to find the...primeval forests — the remains of a vegetable world. May this expectation be realized ! and may her excellent population be thus redeemed from poverty and... | |
| Justus Freiherr von Liebig - 1852 - 424 pages
...become on important article of commerce. What a curious and interesting subject for contemplation 1 In the remains of an extinct animal world, England...as she has already found the great support of her manufao turing industry in fossil fuel — the preserved matter of primeval forests — the remains... | |
| Royal School of Mines (Great Britain) - 1852 - 164 pages
...interesting subject for contemplation! In the remains of an extinct animal world England is to find the meaas of increasing her wealth in agricultural produce,...great support of her manufacturing industry in fossil fuel—the preserved matter of primeval forests—the remains of a vegetable world! May this expectation... | |
| George Combe - 1857 - 348 pages
...Liebig had completed their analysis, he saw that they might be made applicable to practical purposes. ' What a curious and interesting subject for contemplation...great support of her manufacturing industry in fossil fuel—the preserved matter of primeval forests—the remains of a vegetable world ! May this expectation... | |
| Margaret Fison - 1859 - 242 pages
...Liebig had completed their analysis, he saw that they might be made applicable to practical purposes. 'What a curious and interesting subject for contemplation...primeval forests — the remains of a vegetable world ! ' I well recollect the storm of ridicule raised by these expressions of the German philosopher, and... | |
| 1861 - 362 pages
...of lime in various parts of England ; thus realising the prophetic anticipation of Liebig, that "iu the remains of an extinct animal world, England is...preserved matter of primeval forests, the remains of a vegetal world." Nor is the increase of his vegetal produce the only object in the pursuit of which... | |
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