Madras Journal of Literature and Science, Volum 12Vepery mission Press., 1840 |
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Side 36 - RPEL is formed by a folded leaf, the upper surface of which is turned inwards, the lower outwards ; and the margins of which develope one or a greater number of buds, which are the ovules.
Side 230 - The Linga is twofold, external and internal. The ignorant, who need a visible sign, worship Siva through a 'mark' or 'type' — which is the proper meaning of the word 'Linga' — of wood, or stone; but the wise look upon this outward emblem as nothing, and contemplate, in their minds, the invisible, inscrutable type, which is Siva himself. Whatever may have been the origin of this form of worship in India, the notions upon which it was founded, according to the impure fancies of European writers,...
Side 265 - In extracting the metal, layers of very small pieces are disposed alternately with others of charcoal, in a rude, open furnace, and exposed to the blast of two small bellows, made of sheep-skins. The metal, when fused, falls into a hole at the bottom of the furnace, when it is transferred to an enclosed furnace, and subjected to similar blasts until brought to a white heat, when it is taken out and beaten into a bar. No flux of any kind is used.
Side 152 - I shall beg of you to use your own discretion as to their price and immediate purchase — or in first letting me know, what is asked for them or in that of the alternative of having them, if possible, copied. You may rest assured, I shall be perfectly satisfied with your decision, and shall be grateful, (should you be inclined to meet my wishes) if you will, as soon as you...
Side 57 - ... Hydrabad and Nagpore, on the eastern limit of this formation, to be composed of basalt generally globular, the spheroids being sometimes of great size; but in many of the water-courses, even of the elevated table-lands, it has a stratified appearance. Small basaltic columns are also met with on the crusts of some of the spurs and higher ridges ; and, where they occur, no fossils and few minerals are found. These hills, like the trap acclivities of the Ghauts, are arranged in terraces with steep...
Side 69 - ... Geological Transactions, says, that he has observed ' the same phenomenon in the salt water inlets, along the Indian coast, wherever the bottom contained argillaceous and carbonaceous matter ; ' and he ascribes the effect to ' the decomposition of the sulphates in the water by the carbon, and the clay only prevents its passing off into the air, or mixing with the water, by the power of adhesion. The subject is full of interest, both in a practical and scientific point of view, and well worthy...
Side 216 - ... in two rows, the one placed above the other, in consequence of the contraction of the tube of the calyx, from which they arise. Now, there are many instances of a similar anomaly among genera of the same order, and they exist even among species of the same genus. Examples of the latter are, Nicotiana multivalvis and Nolana paradoxa, and of the former Malope among Malvaceae ; polycarpous Ranunculaceae as compared with Nigella, and polycarpous Rosaceae as compared with Spireea.
Side 150 - ... depends on your co-operation), kindly, and warmly, enter into my views. I have been for many years employed in collecting materials for a Military History of the Mahomedan nations, from the rise of their founder till the present time, and have already made great progress in all details relative to the different people, who have embraced that religion, whether of Arabian or Tartar origin.
Side 38 - Although since 1914 much has been written on the subject of "international anarchy," it may be well to explain what is meant by the term and what its significance was — and is — in the history of the world.
Side 151 - I shall be grateful if you will — with whatever precaution or secrecy that may be deemed necessary — put the accompanying memoir into his hand, and invite him to meet my wishes by procuring for me the class of historical and military works named or indicated in it, not only in Arabic, but in Turkish, Chagatai, or Tartar, in Persian, Hindostanee, and in all the indigenous languages of India. " But not only do I look for books, but I should be greatly pleased and aided by any learned and intelligent...