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Port a Romano, at Siena , are fomej hills of a fine 

 yellow loofe fand-ftone ; which, on the other fide 

 of. the city, towards Florence, grows coarfer. But 

 the city is fituated on a marl-hill, as appears on 

 the market afcending to the cathedral church. 



The Univerfity has feveral learned and cele- 

 brated Profeffors, which are members of the Aca- 

 demy of Sciences, eilablimed in former times j 

 but of late revived under the name of Academio, 

 de' Fificocritici. The library, and the cabinet of 

 natural curiofities, is common to the Univerfity 

 and the Academy. The latter has got a great 

 celebrity by the four volumes of its Tranfaclions, 

 publifhed under the title, Atti dell* Academia dl 

 Siena, 410, 



The cabinet of natural curiofities was, fome 

 years ago, bequeathed to the Academy by 

 its prelident, the Profeflbr of Natural Hiftory, 

 Dr. Giufeppe Baldaflari, who collected it, and has 

 it flill under his infpection. Befides feveral Dif- 

 fertations, inferted in the Academical Tranfac- 

 tions, he has published, Delle acque miner ali di 

 Ciandano relazione di G. Baldaflari. Siena, 1756. 

 4to. ' Saggio di produzioni naturali dello Stato Sa- 

 nefe cbe fi ritrovano net Mufeo del Sr. Cav. Gio- 

 fuanni Venturi Gallerani. Siena, 1750. 8vo. lam 

 Cbrry for not having feen this collection. Offer-* 

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