geognosy
noun
a science dealing with the constituent parts of the earth, its envelope of air and water, its crust, and the condition of its interior.
geognostical
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a word derived from
geognosy.
Example Sentences
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The most exact observations prove that the method of cultivation must vary with the geognostical condition of the subsoil.
From Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Justus, Freiherr von Liebig
Here again we see that the vertical, as well as the horizontally vibrating pendulum, may justly be termed a geognostical instrument.
From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Alexander von Humboldt
In this way, the accurate mineralogical and geognostical methods of Werner came to be supplemented by the fruitful labours of the stratigraphical palaeontologist.
From The Coming of Evolution The Story of a Great Revolution in Science by John W.
These phenomena, considered in a geognostical point of view, have scarcely any properties in common.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
In our geognostical observation of the country round Caracas we found gneiss, and mica-slate containing beds of primitive limestone.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
