Excerpt from The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Vol. 15 of 18 The increase of knowledge, and the progress of rational geology, have given a very different complexion to this subject: and if they have not increased the interest attach ed to these appearances, they have at least given it a more rational direction.' But as the Opinions of our ancestors on the subject of giants are both curious and amusing, we shall produce a few of their Speculations for the perusal of our readers. That many of the large bones and teeth thus found were attributed to quadrupeds of uncommon size is, however, certain; as, in many cases, the nature and forms of the bones allowed of no other explanation. It' was chiefly in the long bones of the extremities that these errors were commited, and occasionally in the teeth also; the study of comparative anatomy, as may well be imagin' ed, not being then very widely diffused. 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.