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generations of a meteorological, geological 

 and astronomical character, the value and 

 extent of which it is not now possible for us to con- 

 ceive. Once on the track of truth, all conflicting 

 opinions and laborious processes of research will 

 cease. Extreme simplicity will eusue in all de- 

 partments of physical observation, and the dark- 

 ness which has beclouded the awakening igno- 

 rance of past ages will be dispelled before a pure 

 and serene light, every ray of which will reveal 

 the most beautiful, sublime and useful truth for 

 the future improvement of the human mind. 



January 27, Of 232 earthquakes and volcan- 

 ic phenomena, recorded by 



Feb'y 18, myself, as they have occurred 

 from time to time within three 



March 15, years in different parts of the 

 globe, and Which have been col- 



April 16, lected from different sources, of 

 anterior dates taken at random 



May 13, the number for each month 

 show remarkably strong evi- 



June 12, dence in favor of this theory — 

 and they are so extraordinary 



July 11, as to stimulate the most active 

 enquiry into this department of 



August 17, the physics of the solar system. 

 The statistics copied from my 



Sept. 21, memorandum are as appended : 

 As the notes of the phenomena 



October 27, were made without any refer- 

 ence to favoring or discouraging 



Novem. 30, the hypothesis of molecular re- 

 pulsion as an earthquake force, 



Decern. 25, the facts afford almost conclu- 

 sive proof qf the Theory. 



