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The celebrity of the author precludes the neceffty of an introduction to any of her tvirks, and the truths contained in her obfervations might be their befl recommendation, even though Jhe had thought proper to prefix her name.
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I might add to this, the great benefits we receive from our more perfeft acquaintance with the pro - perties of the loadftone, and from the furprifing accuracy of aftronomical obfervations; to which I may add the phyfical difcoveries made of late years, in relation to the figure of the earth; all of which are the refult of the lights which thefe great men have given us.
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To thefe facls and obfervations, arifing from the nature and circumftances of the people and countries of India, one remarkable argument may be added, furniflied by our own experience at home.
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Read again, and confidered the hints and obfervations on them.
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After making a few obfervations in expla - nation of this remark, I requefted to know if he would have any communication to make to me on the fubjeft previous to the faiU ing of the John Adams.
Reports of cases argued and determined in the High Court of Admiralty; commencing with the judgments of the Right Hon. Sir William Scott, Easter term 1808 [-1812] Edwards, Thomas, 1775?-1845, reporter 1812
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So many were the valuable obfervations which had rapidly attraded notice!
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Wennd in a Dutch book, printed at Amfterdam 1755, in quarto, written by Nicohs Struyk, feveral geographical obfervations on Auftralaiia, but hid down in a very irrer gular manner.
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Thefe diflferent obfervations afford the following conclufions: ift.
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In a fucceeding chapter thefe valuable obfervations, reproduced with more detail, will be found nearly allied to the phyfical hiftory of the continent of which we treat.
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It is true, that the learned and ingenious Dodor Halley has given a very probable account of this matter; but as the probability of that account arifes* only from its agreement with obfervations, it follows, thofe are as neceflary and as im« portant as ever, in order to flrengtben and confirmf it«
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