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CONTENTS. . 



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VOL. 1. 



PART I. 



PIP 



CHAP. I. A Sketch of the Universe 9 



HAP. II. A short survey of the Globe, from the light of Astronomy, Mid 



' Geography 11 



OH A?. III. A view of the surface of the Earth 14 



C^TAP. IV. A review of the different Theories of the Earth 16 



ChAP. V. Fossil-shells and other extraneous Fossils 23 



CHAP. VI. The internal structure of the Earth . 27 



CHAP. VII. Caves and Subterraneous Passages that sink, but not perpendicu- 

 larly, into the Earth 32 



CHAP. VIII. Mines, Damps, and Mineral Vapours 36 



CHAP. IX. Volcanoes and Earthquakes 41 



CHAP. X. Earthquakes 47 



CHAP. XL The appearance of Islands and Tracts; and of the disappearing 



of others 55 



CHAP XII. Mountains 59 



CHAP XIII. Waters 69 



CHAP. XIV. The origin of Rivers , 81 



CHAP. XV. The Ocean in general ; and of its Saltness 94 



CHAP XVI. The Tides, Motion, and Currents of the Sea ; with their effects 102 



CHAP. XVII. The changes produced by the Sea upon the Earth 110 



CHAP. XVIII. A summary account of the mechanical properties f.-( the air . 121 



CHAP. XIX. An Essay towards a natural history of the Air 126 



CHAP. XX. Winds regular and irregular . . . . 135 



CHAP. XXI. Meteors, and such appearances as result from a combination of 



the Elements 147 



CHAP. XXII. The conclusion 157 



PART II. 

 ANIMALS. 



CHAP. I. A comparison of Animals, with the inferior ranks of Creation . . 61 



CEIAP. II. The generation of Animals . . 166 



CHAP. III. The infancy of Man 179 



CHAP. IV. Puberty 186 



CHAP. V. The Age of Manhood 189 



HAP. VI. Sleep and Hunger 206 



CHAP. VII. Seeing 214 



CHAP. VIII. Hearing 221 



CHAP. IX. Smelling, Feeling, and Tasting 227 



CHAP. X. Old age and Death 232 



CHAP. XI. The varieties in the Human Race 239 



CHAP. XII. Monsters 251 



CHAP. XIII. Mummies, Wax-works, &c 260 



CHAP XIV. Animals 267 



CHAP. XV. Qu;n!rupeds in general, compared to Man 275 



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