geognostical
- a word derived from geognosy.
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Salt: geognostical phenomena of. substitutes for. lake of Penon Blanco. marshes, of Cerro de la Vela. works of Araya. revenue yielded to the government by. of Caracas. of Porto Cabello. of San Antonio de Javita.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von
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 Humboldt, Alexander von
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 Ross, Thomasina
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 Liebig, Justus, Freiherr von
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 Ross, Thomasina