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and to reprefent fome probable ways for the lUnflrathn of An- 
cient Writings, And here learnejlly implore the Ayde of all the 
Learned^ and the Noble Vatrons of Learning, to bring into 
publick^Light theTreafares of Libraries^bef ore they befacrificed 
to roorms andpHtrefaSion 5 and to examine Herodotus 
Pliny, Theophraftus tfWDiofcorides, and all the OldMonn* 
metLts^ both with Candour and equal Integrity 5 to remarkjvhat 
is manifejily falje^ or with great reafon to beJuJpeSed 5 to con- 
firm what may by Parallels be confirmed j and laflly to fee what 
yet further may be added to Pancirolus^Cs^ what may be thence 
difcarded^a^d what Succedanea may be adopted^ And now 
1 come afrefi) to offer what I have at hand* 
A Solution, 
Given by Mr. John Collins of a Chorographical Probleme, 
propofed by Richard Townlej Efq. who doubtlels 
hath folved the fame other wife. 
Probleme. 
Ihe Diftances of three ObjeSs in the fame Plain 
being given, as A^B^C ; The Angles made at a 
fourth Place in the fame Plain as at are ob- 
ferved : The Diftances from the Place of Obfer* 
vation to the refpeftlve Objeftsj are required^ 
The Pf obleaie hath fix Cafes, See Tab, f 
Gafe I. TF the Station be taken without the Triangle 
1 ma'de by the Objefts, but in one of the fides 
thereof produced j a^ at S in the firfi< figure ."^ 
find the Angle AC B • then in the Triangle ACS all the 
Angles and the Side Care knbwn, whtnc: either or both 
the Diftances S A oxSC may be found* 
