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brilliant and warm, the fog was uncommonly dense 

 beneath. The sea and ice, within 60 yards of the 

 ship, could scarcely be distinguished. The prospect 

 thus circumscribed, served to fix the attention more 

 closely on the only interesting object in sight, whose 

 radiance and harmony of colouring, added to the sin- 

 gular appearance of my own image, were productive 

 of sensations of admiration and delight. 



SECT. VI. 



Observations on the Winds of the Polar Regions y 

 with some Notices inspecting Meteors not 

 aqueous. 



In my researches on the phenomena of the Green- 

 land atmosphere, I have not attempted either to 

 establish any particular theory, or to frame a new 

 one ; but have principally devoted my attention to 

 the object of forming such a combination of facts 

 as may be applied with advantage by those natu- 

 ralists who engage in the arduous task of genera- 

 lizing the phenomena of nature. Excepting where 

 my observations happen to aiford an illustration of 

 some popular or ingenious opinion, I have generally 

 avoided theories and speculations, contenting myself 

 with stating the plain matter of fact. At the same 



