k- 



TO 



KOBEKT BALL, LL. D,, 



AS 

 A MARK OF PROFOUND ESTEEM 



FOR 

 THE MANY AND SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS MADE BY HIM 



TO PROMOTE THE STUDY 



OF 

 NATURAL SCIENCE IN IRELAND, 



THIS VOLUME 

 IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED BY 



THE AUTHOR. 



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