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plates, and put into an undulating motion, 
by the Suns warmth, whereby it is moft 
plentifully thrown off, and perfpired thro* 
their furface 5 whence, as foon as it is dif- 
intangled, it mounts with great rapidity in 
the free air. 
But when, towards the latter end of Oc- 
tober ^ the vigour of the SuiVs influence is 
fo much abated, that the firfl: Thermometer 
was fallen to 3 degrees above the freezing 
point, the fecond to 10 degrees, the fifth to 
14 degrees, and the fixth Thermometer to 
16 degrees j then the brisk undulations of the 
moifture of the earth, and alfo of the af* 
cending fap, much abating, the leaves fad- 
ed and fell off. 
The greatefl: degree of cold, in the fol- 
lowing winter, were in the firfl: 12 days of 
November \ during which time, the fpirit in 
the firfl Thermometer was fallen 4 degrees 
below the freezing point, the deepefl Ther- 
mometer 10 degrees, the ice on ponds was 
an inch thick, the Sun's greatefl warmth, at 
the winter folflice, in a very ferene, calm, 
frofly-day, was, againft a South afpeft of a 
wall, 19 degrees, and in a free open air, but 
an degrees above the freezing, point. From 
Fa, the 
