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eotes. tainments, without neglecting his favourite pursuits. In 

 **"V *"•' the month of April 1 699, before he had completed his 

 17th year, he was admitted pensioner of Trinity College, 

 Cambridge, and after having been appointed private tu- 

 tor to the Earl of Harold, he was elected fellow of Tri- 

 nity College in 1705. In January 1706, in the 24th 

 year of his age, Cotes was unanimously appointed Plu- 

 mian professor of astronomy and experimental philoso- 



fhy, an office which he discharged with peculiar credit, 

 n the same year, he took his degree of Master of Arts ; 

 and, in 1713, he entered into holy orders. The fame 

 which Cotes had now obtained, was greatly increased 

 by a new edition of Sir Isaac Newton's Priiwi/ia, which 

 he published at the desire of Dr Bentley, and which he 

 enriched with an admirable preface ; but he did not live 

 long enough to extend his reputation, or to enjoy that 

 portion of celebrity which he had already acquired. He 

 was cut off in the prime of life, and in the vigour of his 

 mind, on the 5th of June 1716, in the 33d year of his 

 age. His remains were deposited in the chapel of Tri- 

 nity College, and Ins friend Dr Bentley wrote a Latin 

 inscription to his memory. 



The only works which Mr Cotes published during 

 his life, were his edition of the Principia, and a descrip- 

 tion of the Meteor of the 6th March 1715-16, which 

 was printed in the Philosophical Transactions. The 

 works which he left behind him, were, 1. the Harmonia 

 Mensurarum, sive Analysis et Synthesis per rationum an- 

 gulorum mensuras promotce, which was edited and enlar- 

 ged by his relation Dr Robert Smith. 2. Hydrostatical 

 and Pneumatical Lectures, a work which he refused to 

 publish during his life. 



The reputation of Mr Cotes is founded chiefly upon 

 the elegant geometrical theorem, now universally known 

 by the name of the Cotesian theorem, which was found 

 among his papers without any demonstration, and of 

 which we have given a full account in our article on the 

 Arithmetic of Sines, (Vol. II. p. 438, 439). He had 

 the high satisfaction of enjoying the esteem of Sir Isaac 

 Newton, who particularly lamented his premature death, 

 and remarked, that had " Cotes lived, he would have 

 done something for science." See Dr Pemberton's Epist. 

 de Cotesii inventis, and De Moivre's Miscellanea Analy- 

 tica. (m>) 



COTES du Nord, the name of one of the depart- 

 ments of France, formed out of Upper Brittany. It is 

 bounded by the British Channel on the north, from which 

 circumstance it derives its name; by the department 

 of Ille and Villaine on the east; by that of Morbihan on 

 the south ; and on the west by that of Finisterre. 



This department contains extensive tracts of heath ; 

 but the arable land is very fertile, and produces corn, 

 hemp, and flax. The pastures are extremely good, and 

 the orchards, which are numerous, abound in apples, of 

 which considerable quantities of cyder are made. Iron 

 and lead likewise occur. 



The extent of this department is 736,720 hectares, of 

 which 23,876 are covered with forests. The annual 

 contribution in taxes was 2,549,791 livres, and the po- 

 pulation is 499,927 souls. The principal rivers are the 

 Guet, the Treguier, the Argueron, the Ranxe, the Lie, 

 the Oust, and the Blavet. The chief towns are St 

 Brieuc, Loudeac, Dinan, Guingamp, Lanion, and Pies- 

 tin, (w) 



Cote* 



COTTON. 



L otton is a name, which, in common language, is regard to facts, of which we have means of judging, Cotto 

 very loosely 'given to any vegetable filamentous sub- that we should not adopt any opinion advanced by him w/t- 

 stance; but it is correctly appropriated to that peculiar without the sanction of some respectable authority, 

 vegetable matter, consisting of innumerable fine fila- Only a few of the species are cultivated by Europeans.' 

 ments, arranged together within an external coat, and The mode of cultivation differs but in the general de- 

 enveloping the seeds of the genus Gossypium. This tail. We shall point out as accurately as we can, the 

 genus is found in both the Indies, in Africa, and in the prevailing modes, as well as any remarkable differences, 

 warmer parts of Europe ; but its cultivation to any ex- so as to convey pretty accurate general ideas of the 

 tent is, in a great measure, confined to the East and subject. The mode of cultivation depends on the plant 

 West Indies. This genus belongs to the class Mona- being annual or perennial. The general preparation of M A 

 delphia, order Polyandria, (see Botany,) and possesses the soil must be influenced by the climate, and other "SvttL 

 the following characters : Calyx double ; exteriorly incidental circumstances that cannot be properly de- 

 3 cleft. Capsule quadrilocular. Seeds involved in cot- tailed in this place. In general, the annual cotton tree 

 ton. Botanists enumerate ten species of Gossypium, thrives best in a dry gravelly soil. It is also said to 

 the characteristic distinctions of which are to be found answer better in old than in newly cultivated land. 



ur-ii j C foml ° f the leaf ' and m the size of the tree " An ex P° sure to the east, where the country is hilly, is 



VV dldenow has given the following species : considered by some to be of importance. The culture 



1. Gossypium Herbaceum. begins in March and April during the rainy weather. 



2 Indicum. Holes are then made in rows at the distance of from 



3 Micrantlium. seven to eight feet ; into each of these an indefinite 



4 Arboreum. quantity of cotton seed is put : in a short time they 



5 Vitifolium. germinate; and as soon as the young plants rise to a 



6. Hirsutum. height of six or seven inches, all, excepting two or three 



7 Religiosum. of the most vi g° rous ; are pulled up by the roots. The 



8 Latifolium. surviving plants are pruned twice before the month 



9 Barbadense. August, so as to keep them down to the height of 



10 Peruvianum about four ieet- This is absolutely necessary, as when 



. there is a great abundance, the difficulty of gathering 



If, however the observations of M. Lasteyrie be cor- the cotton is increased without any addition to the 



rect, the number of species should be considerably aug- quantity. Great care is required to free the plantations 



mented ; but that writer has betrayed such gross igno- from weeds. Light showery weather is the most fa- 



ranee, and so strong a disposition to mis-statement with vourable to the plentifulness of the crop 



