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upon chemical principles, there is much reason to 

 believe. But though little has been done in ane- 

 mology, in the way of scientific reasoninof, much 

 has been accomplished, during the period under 

 review, in the way of patient observation, and the 

 establishment of numerous important facts. For 

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

 de la Caille, M. Prevost*, M. de la Cotte, Mr. 

 Daltonf, and several of the distinguished mcteoro- 

 legists before mentioned, — especially M. de Luc 

 and Mr. Kir wan. To these may be added Dr. 

 Franklin, Dr. Madison, Dr. Cutler, and several 

 other American gentlemen, who have made and 

 recorded valuable observations on the winds in 

 America f; and a long catalogue of modern navi- 

 gators and travellers, who have contributed rich 

 materials, brought from the most distant parts of 

 the globe, toward forming a systematic view of 

 anemology §. 



Beside 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, Wargentin, 

 Mario tte, Reyer, Toaldo, Priestley, and many 



* Siir les Limites des VoUs-AUzes. 



f Meteorological Observations, 8vo, 1/93. 



X For the observations of the above-named Amcricnn gen- 

 tlemen, and several others, see Franklin's Philosophical liters, 

 and the volumes of Transaction which have been pubJisiied by 

 die American Philosophical Society and the American Acadany of 

 Arts and Sciences. 



§ For some ingenious remarks on anemology, see Botanic Gar^ 

 den, Additional Notes. 



