Publisher's Synopsis
Carolus Nicolaus Langius, qui erat geologus et mineralogus Helveticus, scriptor est Historiae Lapidum Figuratorum Helvetiae, Ejusque Viciniae anno MDCCVIII editae. In hoc libro, Langius describit lapides et mineralia quae in Helvetia et regionibus vicinis reperiuntur, eorumque formas, colores, et proprietates. Praeterea, auctor de historia geologica regionis et de formatione montium et vallicularum tractat, cum descriptionibus locorum in quibus lapides et mineralia inveniuntur. Historia Lapidum Figuratorum Helvetiae, Ejusque Viciniae est opus praestantissimum de mineralogia et geologia regionis Helvetiae, et usque ad hodiernum diem valde utile et auctoritativum est.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
