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N^us, not long before his death, from tht Cape 

 of Good Hope^ and from feveral other parts of the 

 world. 



Elizabeth Chrijiina^ one of the daughters of our 

 author, made herfelf known to the Jearned world, 

 in 1762, by a difcovery which was publilhed 

 in the Swedifh A5ls of the fame year. It re- 

 lated to a curious, and before quite unobferved 

 appearance, in the flowers of the Indian Crejfes^ 

 (Tropsolum majus) which flie had perceived to 

 emit fpontaneoufly, at certain intervals, fparks 

 like thofe of eledtricity, or rather fuch as arife 

 from a fulminating powder. This was only vifible 

 in the dulk of the evenings, and ceafed when total 

 darknefs came on. She had fhewn this Angular 

 appearance to her father, and other philofophers, 

 particularly to Mr. Wikke^ a celebrated eledrician, 

 who was inclined to believe that it was an ele6lri» 

 cal phenomenon. 



A BRIEF 



