SUMMARY OP THE CONTENTS. 469 



position of which was accurately determined by observations of the 

 transit of Mercury on the 9th day of November, 1802 . 444445 



Unpleasant etiquette in the Inca's court. Atahuallpa's captivity; 

 his proposed ransom 445 446 



Philosophic doubts of Huayna Capac (according to the report of Padre 

 Bias Valera) respecting the Deity of the Sun. Objections of the 

 Inca-government to the extension of knowledge among the poorer 

 and lower classes of the people . . . . . 447 448 



Raleigh's project for restoring the dynasty of the Incas under Eng- 

 lish protection, for which a yearly tribute of several hundred thou- 

 sand pounds was to be paid . ... . . . 448 



Earliest evidence obtained by Columbus of the existence of the South 

 Sea or Pacific Ocean. The South Sea first beheld by Vasco Nunez 

 de Balboa (25th Sept. 1513), and first navigated by Alonso Martin 

 de Don Benito 449 



On the possibility of the formation of an Oceanic Canal (with fewer 

 locks than the Caledonian Canal) through the Isthmus of Panama. 

 Points in which the examination has been neglected . 449 452 



Determination of the longitude of Lima . , ". , 452 



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