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CHAP. 50. 
Sir William Watfon — Anecdotes of His early 
bias to Natural Hiftory — Admitted into the 
Royal Society — Diftinguijloes himjelf as a Bo- 
tanift—His papers on that Jubje^ in the Philo- 
fophicai Tranfa6lion3 FuhUJhes Peyflbnners 
Difcoveries on Zoophytes — Appointed one of 
the ^ruflees to the Britifh Mufeum by Sloane 
himfelf — One of the Revivers of EleSiricity — 
Makes feveral eminent difcoveries in that branch 
of philofophy — His papers on that fubje^l printed 
in the Philofophical Tranfadlions. 
WATSON. 
AMONG thofe learned botanifts of 
England, who early recognized the 
prevailing excellencies of the Linnaan fyf- 
tem, muft be ranked the late Sir William 
¥/atson. At a period when Botany was 
feebly fupported iii thefe kingdoms, after 
the deceafe of the ^ herards, and the re- 
tirement of SL0ANE5 his talents and his 
zeal enabled him, as far as the influence of 
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