THE 



TU R A L HISTO R Y 



O F 



N R IV A T. 



PART I. 



CHAPTER I. 



Of the Air and its Phenomena. 



Sect. I. Of the climate of Norway, and diverfty of the atmofphere in general. 



Sect. II. Of the day-light and length thereof Sect. IIL Of the aurora 



borealis, a?id fea-light, in the night. Sect. IV. 1 'he winter very mild and 



feldom fever e, or lofting, on the weft fde. Sect. V. The wife and bountiful 



defign of providence in this. Sect. VI. Natural caufe of it. Sect. VII, 



The winter moft fever e in the eaftern parts. Sect. VIII. Cautions and pre- 



fervatives againft it. Sect. IX. Violent heats in fummer, and their caufes. 



Sect. X. Falfe notions of foreigners concerning the air of Norway. Sect. 



XL The property of that air with refpefl to health and ficknejs. Sect. XII. 



Rains, and a humid air, on the weft fide. , Sect. XIII. Advantages arijing 



from thence agreeably to the deftgns of the Creator. Sect. XIV. Difference 



of weather in countries contiguous to each other. Sect. XV. Deep fiiows, 



efpecially on the mountains, together with the advantages and detriment thereof 



Sect. XVI. Regular and irregular winds. 



SECT. I. 



[HE air, together with the light, warmth, humidity, Th f climate ' 



. . r D •/' and various 



and other properties thereof, varies much more in Norway at ^ of P heie 



1 . • n t-» •'of Norway. 



than m molt European countries. This may well be con- 

 cluded, without perfonal experience, from the vaft extent 

 of the country, of 300 Norway-miles * from cape Lindefnaes fouth, 



* The common miles of Norway are computed to be about one fourth larger than 

 a German mile, at which rate they are near equal to five or fix meafured Engliili 

 miles. 



B to 



