The heat in the West India islands intolerable, 



were it not for the sea-breezes . 200 



Extraordinary variation of winds at Aleppo, -from 



extreme cold to extreme heat . ib. 



A wind of a peculiar kind passed over Rome in 1749 201 

 Of the motions of hurricanes . ib. 



Of one species of hurricanes called water-spouts 202 



Distinct account of three water-spouts on the coast 



of Barbary . . 203 



Singularity of the storms on the Fetter, a lake in 



Gothland . . 204 



. Reflections . . 205 



Of the usefulness of the atmosphere to the whole 



globe . . . ib,> 



The excellent use of the atmosphere in respect of 



two of its meteors, the winds, and the clouds and 



rain . . . 20<? 



Farther reflections, in the words of Mr. Hervey 21 1 218 



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