pools, Catarads, the Rivers running into it, the Subter- 
raneous communications, the increafe and decreafe oi 
the Waters, all the Windings of the River, examia*d 
with Magnetick Needles, the Soundings and the Bot- 
toms j noting alfo the adjaceat Provinces, Cities, Tov/ns, 
Villages, Caftles, Iflands, Fortifications, Bridges ^ the 
various Inhabitants, vi'Uth their Origincs^ Languages, 
Revolutions, HabitSj and Manners 3 the Diftances and 
Latitudes of the moft remarkable Places, exaftly taken 
with the beft Inftruments, wherein many Errors of 
Kepler and Ricciolus are Correfted. To thefe the Author 
will add his obfervations upon the Planets, the Eclipfes, 
the variation of the Compafs,efpecially near fome MineSj 
as alfo his remarks upon the great variety of Springs. 
The Second Tome is to take in the Antiquities, as the 
Roman Cajira with their Figures, Diraenfions and Mate- 
rials, the Aquseduds, Pillars, Arches, Roads, Infcripti- 
ons, Roman Bridges, Weights, Meafures, Inftruments, 
Urns, Medals, large Bones dug up in the Tumuli and Ag- 
geres^ together with other Monuments, efpecially Mili- 
tary ones, Qccafioned by the German and Dacic Wars. 
To this Volume will be annext, large Accounts of the 
Roman Vi£ out of Italy thro' Greece^ Thrace^ Myjia^ 
Dacias-ndPannonia,':^ all IHuftrated in Tables and Maps, ; 
whereby Antoninus^ Pe-itinger and Begerms may receive 
great light. 
The Thir<i Tome will be taken up v/ith the varieties 
of Earths, Sands, Stones, Metals, Minerals, and other 
Foflils-^ examined Microrcopically Chymically, Amongrc 
the reft, the Author iarcnJs to be curious upon Cbrjjlds, 
and defigns to give the Organick .ftrufture of the Moun- 
tains, with their For^is and Fijjares, and the Modus of 
the Generacion of Ores. In difcoarfing of Iron he in- 
tends to treat of Mag?ietifm, He d ftinguihes xii forts of 
Copper Ore, and promifes differtations on the Copper 
Fountains. He will give his experiments upon Silver 
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