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DAWSON TURNER, Esq, A.M. F.L.S. 



MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL ACAD. NAT. CURIOSORUM, 



AND OF THE 



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COTTENGEN PHYSICAL SOCIETY, 



THIS WORK, 



AS A TOKEN OF SINCERE REGARD, AND A PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



OF THE GREAT ASSISTANCE IT HAS RECEIVED FROM HIM. 



IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED. 



