19 TRAVELS THROUGH 



The Inftruments for Experimental Philofophy 

 are exquifite. A lady, Signora Laura Bajji> is 

 ProfefTor of this fcience, and member of the 

 learned fociety or the academy. 



The Chemical Laboratory is indifferent. 



The Collection of Natural Curiofities is one of 

 the moft famous in Europe, and deferves notice, 

 on account of its former colle&ors, Aldrovandi y 

 Cofpi, and Marfigli. The collection is general, 

 and contains many fine and fcarce pieces in every 

 part of Natural Hiltory ; but a good deal of many 

 more impaired by duft and age. It would bear a 

 vaft augmentation , neverthelefs, it is very valua- 

 ble, fince it contains part of the natural curiofi- 

 ties defcribed by Aldrovandi ; the whole collection 

 of Cofpi^ defcribed in Mufeo Cofpiano Bologna, 

 i6jy,fol. and the cabinets of Count Marfigli, de- 

 fcribed in his noble works on the Danube, on 

 Corals^ and others. The Aldrovandi family is 

 ilill at Bologna. The Mineral collection is poor 

 indeed ; however, I faw in it feveral curiofities 

 from the country about Bologna ; which are the 

 following : 



i. Impreflions of leaves, and' other parts of 

 plants, in grey- coloured, lamellated gyps, which 

 is throughout penetrated by native fulphur, from 

 the plaifter and fulphur-works in the Popifh do- 

 minions, in Pefarefe in Urritork Forolivienjt, which 



have 



