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Promifcuous Inquiries, chieflji about Cold, formerly ferit 
and recommended to Monfieur Huelius ; together with his 
Anfwer returnd to fime of them. 
A confiderable piece of the grandDefign of the Modern F.v- 
penmental ["hilofophQvs being.^to procure and accumulate Ma- 
terials lot a good Natural Riftory^ whence to raife in progrefs 
oftimeafolid ftrufture of Philolophy y all poffible endevours 
are ufed in England^to fend abrbad and recommend to as many 
of Forreiga parts^a-s there is opportunity, D^'r^S/o;?/ for fearch- 
ingioto the Operations of NaturCj and for obferving what oc- 
curs therein^ afwell as in Mechanical operations and prad:ifes. 
Several Heads of that kind have been already publifh'd for 
this purpofe in feveral of the former Tradts ; to Which, as we 
have added , in this^ the S^mies about Mines ^ fo we (hail fub- 
joyn thofe that were not long fince committed to the care of 
that Excellent Promoter of Aftronomy and Philofophy , 
MonRQnv Hueliuf, Confulof Dajit^ck^; who demonftrates fo 
much zeal for the advancement of real knowledge^ that he not 
anly improves and promotes it by his own Studies,but labours 
alfo to incite others to do the like > having already warmed 
many of the Northern Climate,particularly Poland.Prufie^Livo- 
nia^ Smden and Denmarl^ , into a difpofition to be ftudious and 
adive in inquiring after fuch particulars concerning Philofo- 
phy, as are recommended from hence^and rendred them^very 
willing to employ themfelves in things of that nature. 
The Inquiries fent to Dantzick , are thefe ; 
I. What Signior Burattini (an Italian Gentleman, Mafter of 
the Mint to the King of Poland^ and reputed a great Mafter in 
the Mechanicks ) hath performed in DiopHcks ? Whether at pre- 
fent he employs himfelf as is related, in grinding a Telefcope of 
120 foot long ? And 5 if fo, what way he means to make ufe 
