 | Edmund Ruffin - 1838 - 834 Seiten
...recorded, which go to prove this property; a few, however, will only be mentioned. "In June, 1717, the, body of a woman was found six feet deep, in a peal moor in the isle of Axholin, in Lincolnshire, England. The antique sandals o|l her feet afforded... | |
 | William Scrope - 1839 - 498 Seiten
...lapse of years ; and particularly the body of a woman was found six feet deep in the Isle of Anxholme in Lincolnshire: the antique sandals on her feet afforded...her having been buried there for many ages ; yet her hair, nails, and skin are described as having shown scarcely any marks of decay.* Thus you might have... | |
 | sir Charles Lyell (bart.) - 1840 - 504 Seiten
...preservation of animal substances buried in them for periods of many years. In * Essays, &c., p. 74. June, 1747, the body of a woman was found six feet...described as having shown hardly any marks of decay. On the estate of the Earl of Moira, in Ireland, a human body was dug up, a foot deep in gravel, covered... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1840 - 500 Seiten
...of animal substances buried in them for periods of many years. In * Essays, &c., p. 74. June, 171-7. the body of a woman was found six feet deep, in a...described as having shown hardly any marks of decay. On the estate of the £arl of Moira. in Ireland, a human body was dug up, a foot deep in gravel, covered... | |
 | 1841 - 444 Seiten
...least expenditure of power, be varied to suit each particular case. ANTISEPTIC PROPERTIES OF PEAT. ONI interesting circumstance attending the history of...described as having shown hardly any marks of decay. On the estate of the Earl of Moira, in Ireland, a human body was dug up, a foot deep in gravel, covered... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1841 - 478 Seiten
...at Hatfield chase, in Yorkshire, but it soon perished on exposure to the air.—Bakewell's Geol. In 1747, the body of a woman was found six feet deep, in a peat moor in Lincolnshire. The antique sandals on her feet afforded evidence of her having been buried... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1841 - 398 Seiten
...Hatfield chase, in Yorkshire, but it soon perished on exposure to the a.\r.—Bake,icell's Geol. In 1747, the body of a woman was found six feet deep, in a peat moor in Lincolnshire. The antique sandals on her feet afforded evidence of her having been buried... | |
 | Hamilton Lanphere Smith - 1848 - 336 Seiten
...instances they are converted into a peculiar fatty substance, which resembles spermaceti, called adipocirt. In June 1747, the body of a woman was found six feet deep in a peat-moor, in Lincolnshire. The antique sandals on her feet afforded evidence of her having been buried there for... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1854 - 870 Seiten
...of animal substances in peat. — One interesting circumstance attending the history of peat mosses is the high state of preservation of animal substances...feet deep, in a peatmoor in the Isle of Axholm, in Lincolushire. The antique sandals on her feet afforded evidence of her having been buried there for... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1857 - 336 Seiten
...wool was known. Yet, though thui belonging to a very early period, the body was fresh and unimpaired. In June, 1747, the body of a woman was found, six feet deep, in a peat-moor, in the Isle of Axholme, in Lincolnshire, which showed scarcely any marks of decay, though plainly declared by her... | |
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In June, 1747, the body of a woman was found six feet deep, in a peat-moor in the Isle of Axholm, in Lincolnshire. The antique sandals on her feet afforded evidence of her having been buried there for many ages ; yet her nails, hair, and skin are described... 
