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17. History of the Motions (if any be) of the Globe of 

 Earth and Sea; and of the Experiments from which 

 such motions may be collected. 



18. History of the greater motions and Perturbations in 

 Earth and Sea; Earthquakes, Tremblings and Yawn- 

 ings of the Earth, Islands newly appearing; Float- 

 ing Islands; Breakings off of Land by entrance of 

 the Sea, Encroachments and Inundations and con- 

 trariwise Recessions of the Sea; Eruptions of Fire 

 from the Earth; Sudden Eruptions of Waters from 

 the Earth; and the like. 



19. Natural History of Geography; of Mountains, Vallies, 

 Woods, Plains, Sands, Marshes, Lakes, Rivers, Tor- 

 rents, Springs, and every variety of their course, and 

 the like; leaving apart Nations, Provinces, Cities, 

 and such like matters pertaining to Civil life. 



20. History of Ebbs and Flows of the Sea; Currents, Un- 

 dulations, and other Motions of the Sea. 



21. History of other Accidents of the Sea; its Saltness, its 

 various Colours, its Depth; also of Rocks, Mountains, 

 and Vallies under the Sea, and the like. 



Next come Histories of the Greater Masses 



22. History of Flame and of things Ignited. 



23. History of Air, in Substance, not in the Configuration 

 of the World. 



24. History of Water, in Substance, not in the Configu- 

 ration of the World. 



25. History of the Earth and the diversity thereof, in 

 Substance, not in the Configuration of the World. 



Next come Histories of Species 



26. History of perfect Metals, Gold, Silver; and of the 

 Mines, Veins, Marcasites of the same; also of the 

 Working in the Mines. 



27. History of Quicksilver. 



28. History of Fossils; as Vitriol, Sulphur, etc. 



29. History of Gems; as the Diamond, the Ruby, etc. 



