Lanterna Rally

Author: Joseph Hyde Pratt

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-17

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9781331618201

Excerpt from Corundum: And Its Occurrence and Distribution in the United States Ruby and sapphire, the corundum gems, have been known since pre historic times. Our earliest accounts tell of their use among the ancients, both as ornaments and as money. The early Greeks and Romans were not only familiar with these gems, but made consider able investigation into their physical properties and described their occurrences. Of the use of corundum as an abrasive, there 15 no record until recent years. Some believe, however, that the perfection of the engravings upon monuments of the Egyptians is due to the use of emery, which they might have obtained from the large deposits of the Grecian Archipelago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.