. The cyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Encyclopedias and dictionaries. the Cordilleras of Parlma, Sierra Nevada ;,"&c in Lnrope the Seewoga mountains of Scandinavia, thofe of 1-nmland. the Carpathes, the Hartz, the Riefe,. ti, the Alps c .. i>^â¢y, the Apeininies, Pyrenees, the mountains of Cornwall, &c. all which ha principal couHituent rock. 'I'ht buili millllones, &c The uie of granite for architeaural and economical pur- poles IS perliaps no where more amply difpf " ' Peterihurg, where not only the ' ⢠â - but
. The cyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. Encyclopedias and dictionaries. the Cordilleras of Parlma, Sierra Nevada ;,"&c in Lnrope the Seewoga mountains of Scandinavia, thofe of 1-nmland. the Carpathes, the Hartz, the Riefe,. ti, the Alps c .. i>^â¢y, the Apeininies, Pyrenees, the mountains of Cornwall, &c. all which ha principal couHituent rock. 'I'ht buili millllones, &c The uie of granite for architeaural and economical pur- poles IS perliaps no where more amply difpf " ' Peterihurg, where not only the ' ⢠â - but bave granite for their The vfi made of granite is manifold; it is employed for 1 dmg, pavmg. Heps, for troughs in Hampiug m'\h, for lyed than at , â. â i-" imperial and other palaces, but even ordinary dwelling houfes, have their lower parts lined wuh (labs of granite. The left bank of the L-at Neva, from the foundery to the gulf of CronHadt,''and both banks of the Pontanka and of the Catharine cannl. are lined by high walls conllrufted of fudi llabs of granite- as are many over the Neva, baluHr;;des, &c The pillars, Haii-s balconies, &-c. in the palace of Cronrtadt. are ahnoH all of the kinds ^^ granite. Th(,fe employ! ed lor ornamental arclntc'ture are cu^ and polilhed by lapi- daries; but thole inl,.nd,-d ,- k-fs delicate purpofes, fuch as common llabs. Heps, cylinders, trou^rhs, &c. are worked by peafants, particularly b) thofc sf Olonelk. The govern, ment towns, however, Mofcow not excepted, are too dif- tant from the chief granite mountains, to be enabled tt> make frequent ufe of that rock for the above purpofes. Granite has been more particularly applied, together with henite, for the purpofes of architcdure and Hatuarv by the ancients, efpecially by the Egyptians ; and maHv very intereHmg monuments of their (kill and patience arc Hill exiHing m the colleaitms of antiquities. M. Brand has divided the different granites ufed in t
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