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Arr. 1—On the Courses of Hurricanes ; with notices of the 
 Tyfoons of the China Sea, and other Storms ; by W.-C. 
’  Reprieip, Memb. of Conn. Acad. of Arts and Sciences, Corr. 
‘Memb. of U. S. Naval Lyceum, the Albany Institute, &c. 
i Seti for the London Nautical Magazine. ] : ; 
re a corm neeeaee published in‘ the. ape Magazine for 
April, 1836, I attempted to correct some errers which had 
obtained currency in nautical books, solitini to the supposed 
erratic character and progress of the hurricanes of the Atlantic. 
corrections Were* accompanied by a summary statement of 
the results which my inquiries 0 on this subject had aipeared to es- 
operation of a general law, controlling the action and ieee ok 
these violent storms. . The incipient essay now referred to, was 
illustrated by a chart containing delineations of the routes of two 
of these storms. = To my communication i in the a ata aoe: 
1s 191—193; Blunt’s Am t, 12th eiitbn, July, 333, p- 62 529 
man’s Journal, Vol. XXV, p- cris, Vol. XXVIII, p. 310—318, XX XI 
130; ora 50—65 & 261--265; Jour. Franklin Inst. Vol. XIX 
Pp. 3; Am. Posat Pilot 13th edit. ; Jameson’s Edinb. Jour. Feb —Apri 1838, © 
The» writer had never contemplated the —— of any. of the observa- 
tions which = he puree meaity been led to make upon storms, till within a 
few ee of th h earliest of the Se i apers was sent to the press; 
Eocene? by the suggestions of .. friend Prof f. Olmsted, to attempt a 
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