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Ihape ol an Hpildnd Cheefe : which they both conclude 
by Phyficai and Algebraical deduaions, irom an OlDfer- 
virion made at Cape-Ferd 5 that the Pendulums, tho of 
the fame length, make their Vibrations there much flower 
than in the Northern Countries; The other Mathemati» 
cian holds that the figure of the Earth is Elliptique, fo 
that it is ftretcht out toward the Poigs, and has the form 
of an Egg. Monfmr Cafjim left the Queftion undecided 
The Cities thro uhich he obferved the Meridian oi Park 
to pafs, are Dunkirk^ Amiens^ Aubigny^ Bourges^ Aurillac, 
RodeZy Alhjiy and Carcafone. Monfieur L Abbe Bignon^ 
who at the end of every difcourfe made a recapitulation 
of it, fo exad and true, that the Author himfelf could 
not give a more faithful extraO:, (aid, that the Meridian 
of Park would be obferved round the whole World witk 
the fame cxaftnefs as had been already began to be done 
from one end of Fr^i^/t-e to the other 5 and that there 
were perfons of Courage fufficient to enterprize fo painful 
a Voyage 5 and that nothing hindered them but the War, 
which now began to be kindled every where. He meant 
% this Perfon fas he explained himfelf at the end of the 
Affembly) Monfieur de Cbafel^ Aflbciate of the Academy 
Royal^ and PxofQ^ox of Hj/drogrdphj at M4rfeilles^ who 
having already madeTeveral Voyages in the Medit€rram^_ 
in quality of the Kings Engineer, and colleded many 
Obfervations, is now bufied in making a very true and ex- 
aft Cart thereof, wherein he will fet down the Anchorages 
and the leaft Particuianties. 
The next of the Academy that fpoke was Monfieur Bol-- 
dfiCo He examined the Principles of Purgatives, and be- 
gan with Ipecacmnha^which he faid he had endeavoured to 
fweeten and qualifie,by trying to take away its too' great £- 
mtic power.He affured^that how violent ^qqvct Ipecacuanha 
be, yet it b not fo dangerous as Seamony or Coloqui/ftida^ 
which al way;? leaveGripes^and fomctim^sDyfe^zteriesi, where- 
as Ipecacuanka legVQS only a gentle aftriftion after it. He 
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