106 On the Position of the South Magtietic Pole. 



made. In pursuance of this desirable object the progress of 

 the south magnetic pole might be accurately ascertained 

 by annual observations ; whether its distance from the south 

 pole of the earth is uniform in its progress and if in an exact 

 opposite direction to the north magnetic pole; to ti'ace the 

 point at which the axis of the magnetic poles crosses that of 

 the earth; and thus by a continued series of observations and 

 experiments a wide field might be opened to enlarge our 

 hitherto imperfect knowledge of this mysterious power, which 

 might be considered of so much importance in guiding and 

 directing the motion of the earth on its axis and in its orbit. 



Table of the Observations on the Magnetic Needle made by 

 Captain John Abel Tasman from the beginning to the ta-- 

 mination of his Voyage ; extracted from his Journal. 



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