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I Shall now ftate the principal obfervations relative to this 

 objed that have been m:\de in different parts of the world. 



In Europe. 



\^ The mountains. that feparate Sweden from Norway extend 

 from north to fouth, their weftern fides ■a.xe, Jieep and the eaftern 

 gentle, i. Bergm. Erde Befchreib. p. I57. 



2*^ The Carpathian mountains run from E. to W. their 

 fouthern fides towards Hungary are fteep, their northern towards 

 Poland moderate, Fofter, § 46. 



3* Dodor Walker, profeffor of natural hiftory at Edinburgh, 

 obferved that the coafts and hills of Scotland are fteeper and 

 higher on the weftern fide than on the eaftern Jamifon Mine- 

 ralogy of Shetland, p. 3, However Jamifon obferved that the 

 fouth fide of the ifle of Aran is the loweft and the north fide 

 the higheft, p. ^ i. 



4*^ The mountains of Wales arc gentle on the eaftern and 

 flccp on the weftern fides. 



5" The mountains of Parthery in the county of Mayo are 

 fteep on the wcilern fide. 



6' The mountains which feparate Saxony from Bohemia 

 defcend gently on the Saxon or northern fide, but are fteep on 



the 



