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as in the Indian Ocean, where they alio (hew 

 the Extent of the feveral Monfoons. I could 

 think of no better way to defign the Courfe of 

 the Winds on the Map, than by drawing rows 

 of ftroaks in the fame Line that a Ship would 

 move going always before it ; the {harp end of 

 each little ftroak pointing out that part of the 

 Horizon , from whence the Wind continual- 

 ly comes ; and where there are Monfoons, the 

 rows of the ftroaks run alternately backwards 

 and forwards, by which means they are thicker 

 there than clfewhere. As to the great South 

 Sea, confidering its vaft Extent, and the little 

 Variety there is in its Winds, and the great 

 Analogy between them, and thole of the Atlan- 

 tick^ and JEthiopick. Oceans ; befides, that the 

 greateft part thereof is wholly unknown to us ; 

 I thought it unneceffary to lengthen the Map 

 therewith. 



In the foregoing Hiftory are contained fede- 

 ral Problems, that merit well the Gonfideration 

 of our acuteft Naturalifts, both by realbn of the 

 . conftancy of the EffecT:, and of the immenfe 

 Extent thereof 3 near half the Surface* of the 

 Globe being concerned. The chief of thefe 

 Problems are, 1. Why thefe Winds are perpe- 

 tually from the Eaft in the Atlantic!^ and JEthio- 

 picJ^j as likewife in the Pacific^ Ocean, between 

 the Latitudes of 30 North and South ? 2, Why 

 the (aid Winds extend no farther with conftan- 

 cy than to the Latitude of 3 0 Degrees ? 3. Why 

 there mould be a conftant South-wefterly Wind 

 upon and near the Coaft of Guinea? 4. Why 

 in the North part of the Indian Ocean, the Winds, 

 which for one half Year do agree with thofe of 

 the other two Oceans, fhould change in the o- 

 ther half Year, and blow from the oppofie 



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