196 Natural His tori). 



them; and, therefore, that a just theory of winds, 

 whenever it shall be formed, will be found to rest 

 upon chemical principles, there is much reason to 

 believe. But though little has been done in ane- 

 mology, in the way of scientific reasoning, much 

 has been accomplished, during the period under 

 review, in the w^ay of patient observation, and the 

 establishment of numerous important facts. For 

 these we are chiefly indebted to Dr. Halley, M. 

 De la Baille, M. Prevost,^ M. De la Cotte, 

 Mr. Dalton,^ and several of the distinguished 

 meteorologists before mentioned, especially M. 

 De Luc, and Mr. Kirwan. To these may be 

 added Dr. Franklin, Dr. Madison, Dr. Cutler, 

 and several other American gentlemen, w^ho have 

 made and recorded valuable observations on the 

 winds in America;'^ and a long catalogue of mo- 

 dern navigators and travellers, who have contri- 

 buted rich materials, brought from the most dis- 

 tant parts of the globe, toward forming a syste- 

 matic view of anemology.' 



Besides the great meteorologists whose names 

 have been already mentioned, very important ser- 

 vices have been rendered to this branch of natural 

 history, by Bouguer, Du Carla, Hales, War- 

 gentin, Mariotte, Reyer, Toaldo, Priestley, 

 and many others, to whom due honour is given by 

 various writers on the subject. The volumes of 

 7nemoirs published by the scientific academies, in 

 diflferent parts of Europe, during the century under 

 review, contain rich treasures of meteorological 

 information, contributed by numerous hands. 



J' Sur les Limiics des Vents Alizes. 



g Meteorological Observations y 8vo. I793» 



h For the observations of the above-named American gentlemen, and 

 several others, see Franklin's Philosophical Letters, and the vohimcs of 

 Transactions vi^hich have been published by the American Philosophical So- 

 ciety, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 



i For some ingenious remarks on aneraology, see JBotank Garden, addi- 

 tional notes. 



