This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...with " little round balls or bunches, like hard-boiled eggs when their shell is peeled off." This sets him wondering, but his astonishment is increased "when, after a few days, returning to the river, he finds those little balls or lumps turned into perfect stones." On this he begins to study "the generation of stones. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 Excerpt: ...with " little round balls or bunches, like hard-boiled eggs when their shell is peeled off." This sets him wondering, but his astonishment is increased "when, after a few days, returning to the river, he finds those little balls or lumps turned into perfect stones." On this he begins to study "the generation of stones." In Italy--for he departs for Rome in his nineteenth year--he sees in a museum " a sprig of coral which grew upon a dead man's skull," and he resolves " to go and see men fish for coral." In his progress to Rome he was entertained by the learned, who wrote verses to him as " the genius of Provence in France." On their own grounds, in their own academies, Peiresc was enabled to solve antiquarian doubts, to discover truths, and correct errors, to the delight and astonishment of native wise men and philosophers. "But in what esteem he was in at Padua "--we quote Gassendus--" this one thing does testify; that, whereas the print of a sapphire being sent thither from Augsburg, with an inscription, in which the word Xiphia did puzzle all the curious antiquarians, Pimellus writ unto him referring unto him the examination and judgment thereof. I omit how he satisfied their doubts and gave light to that word, chiefly from Strabo, who, from Polybius, makes mention of the hunting of Xiphia, which was a sea-monster." The reputation of young Peiresc reaches the Pope himself; for our scholar and his brother being desirous to see his Holiness wait upon the poor men " whom he daily feeds," thought of this expedient: they "bought the turns of two poor men, and putting on their clothes, they were present among the rest; and though the Pope knew who they were, yet he p...
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Near Fine. First edition, 1873, hardcover with gilt stamped green cloth boards, octavo, 357pp. + ads at rear, not illustrated. Book near fine with mild wear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, text clean and unmarked but toned throughout. No DJ.
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