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 Ktrman. 



1 4. Commentaria *?< in theoriam Martis. 



15. Documenta observatarum et examinatarum eclip- 

 sium. 



16'. Chronblogia reformata Kepleri. 



17. Note in Scaligeri et Petavii Doctrinam tempo- 

 rum. 



18. Kepleri astronomica genethliaca et genealogica 



varia. 



19 Discursus de anno lunari. 



20. Kepleri Schedae authentic* Tabularum Rudol- 

 phinarum. 



21. I" 4to. Canon rectanguli spherici inchoatus. Me- 

 diorum inotuum luna? correctio et constitutio. Tabula- 

 rum Rudolphinarum emendationes. Tabula propor- 

 tionalis, sed canon hexacontaton sive sexagenorum. 



22. In 4to, De quadrantibus libellus, along with 

 other detached pieces. , 



For a very full and able account of the discoveries of 

 Kepler, see Dr. Small's Account of the Astronomical 

 Discoveries of Kepler. Lond. 1804. 8vo. 



KERBELA. Sea MESHED HOSSEIV. 



KERGUELEN'S LANCT, or the Island of Desolation, 

 is an island in the southern Indian ocean, which was 

 first discovered in 1772, by M. De Kerguelen, who af- 

 terwards visited it in 1773. and discovered some small 

 islands in its vicinity. In December 1776, Captain 

 Cook fell in with the same islands. One of them he 

 describes as about three leagues in circuit, and very 

 high. The other is of the same size, and situated one 

 league to the westward. These islands seem entirely 

 destitute of interest. They were almost completely 

 barren, and the few botanical and mineralogical obser- 

 vations which Mr. Anderson made upon them, are not 

 worthy of being repeated. The islands are situated in 

 South Lat. 49 20', and East Long. 69 30'. See 

 Cook's Third Voyage, vol. i. and Relation des deux voy- 

 ages dans les Mers Auslrales et des Indes, fails en 1771, 

 1772, et 1773, par M. de Kerguelen. Paris 1781. 8vo. 



KERMAN, anciently Caramania, (but not the Ca- 

 ramania of Asiatic Turkey ) is a province of the king- 

 dom of Persia. It is bounded on the east by the pro- 

 vinces of Seistan and Mekran ; on the north by Seistan 

 and Khorassan ; on the west by Pars, Lar, and Irak, 

 and on the south by Mekran and the Persian Gulf. 

 The large district of Burkind, in the south of Kerman, 

 is covered with mountains, which approach the sea be- 

 tween Cape Jask and the fort of Cohistry, situated in 

 57 20' East Long. They then suddenly retire behind 

 Minab, and do not again advance to the south un- 

 til beyond Gombroon. Their general name is the 

 mountains of the Silver Mines. The district of Nur- 

 mansheer is about 90 miles long, and from 30 to 80 

 broad. A range of mountains bounds it on the north 

 and south, those to the south being the highest, and co- 

 vered with snow during the greater part of the year. 

 The soil is fertile, and the country well peopled. 



The province of Kerman contains no river of import- 

 ance, and hence it abounds in desarts. The climate, 

 which is by no means salubrious, is in some parts very 

 cold, and in others very hot. Between Jask and Se- 

 reek, plantations of palms were numerous, and the pro- 

 duce of wheat was considerable. On the coast road, 

 between Minah and Gombroon, 'are a number of villa- 

 ges, and a good supply of water. 



The principal towns of this province, are Kerman, 

 Gombroon, Bumm, Regan, Darabjerd, Krook, Tehroot, 

 Mahim, and Rayun. 



Kerman, or Serjan, as it is sometimes called, is the an- 

 cient Caramana, and was formerly one of the most opu. 



lent and magnificent cities in Persia; but from its ha- Kcrmai, 

 ving been exposed to destructive wars, it -has now lost ^V 1 

 its former splendour. In 17.94, it was^defended with 

 the greatest bravery for several months by Lutf Ali 

 Khan, until it was betrayed into the hands of his rival. 

 The city was given up for three months to the fury of 

 the soldiers the walls and the public buildings were le- 

 velled to the ground great numbers of the inhabitants 

 were massacred and 30,000 were banished into the 

 remote provinces of the empire. From this calamity 

 it can scarcely ever recover. It is situated in an exten- 

 sive plain, and so near the mountains, that it is nearly 

 surrounded by two of them. The walls, which are of 

 mud, are high, and have 19 or 20 bastions in each 

 face ; and a dry ditch, 20 yards wide and 10 deep. It 

 has four gates ; and the governor resides in the ark, or 

 citadel, on the south side of the fort. There are nine 

 principal caravanseras within the walls, and many 

 others of inferior note. Kerman is celebrated for its 

 manufactures of shawls, matchlocks, and carpets, which 

 are exported chiefly to Khorassan and the northern pro- 

 vinces ; and for which they receive, in return, drugs, 

 furs, silk, steel, copper, and skins from Bockhara. 

 These articles are sent to India, along with pistachio 

 nuts, carpets, rosebuds, and bullion; and from that 

 country they import tin, lead, iron, chintz, wrought 

 silk, spices, indigo, muslin, kheem-khob, gold brocade, 

 china and glass-ware, broad cloth, hardware, &c. The 

 bazar, which, in one part, is neatly arched with a fine 

 blue stone from the adjacent mountains, is well furnish- 

 ed with articles of every description. The population 

 of Kerman is about 20,000, among whom are a small 

 proportion of Gentoos. There are also Armenians, Jews, 

 and Hindoos. In 1810, the revenues of the city were 

 about 25,000. The position of Kerman is in North 

 Lat. 29 30', and East Long. 56 38'. 



Gombroon has already been described in a separate 

 article. The city of Bumm is strongly fortified by a 

 high mud wall, flanked with towers, and encircled with 

 a broad and deep dry ditch. It has only one gate ; 

 and its bazar is pretty well supplied with dates, milk, 

 and fruit. Its former fountains are said to have thrown 

 their water to a great height ; and the gardens, which 

 appear to have been inclosed by walls, and adorned 

 with elegant summer-houses, produce the most deli- 

 cious pomegranates. The former extent of the city is 

 shewn by the magnitude of its ruins. 



Regan is a neat little town, surrounded by a mud 

 wall. The fort is quadrangular ; and the walls, which 

 are in good repair, are high, and flanked with bastions. 

 The town has but one gate, upon which a guard is con- 

 stantly kept. 



Darabjerd, situated nearly at the western extremity - 

 of the province, was once a large city ; but a great part 

 of it is now in ruins. It is finely situated in an expen- 

 sive plain, and on the banks of a river, and is surround- 

 ed with groves of orange and lemon trees. The juice 

 of these is exported to every part of Persia ; and tobac- 

 co is cultivated here to a great extent. Four streets, 

 crossing at right angles, proceed from the four gates ; 

 and at their intersection is the market-place, which is 

 covered with the largest dome in Persia. The princi- 

 pal streets have also been covered with domes. It con- 

 tains from 15,000 to 20,000 inhabitants. 



Krook is the capital of Nurmansheer, and is built like 

 Regan. It is however large, and is surrounded with a 

 deep ditch. The governor resides here. 



Mahim, Tehroot, and Rayun, are small towns, sur- 

 rounded with numerous gardens. The cattle belong- 



