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fiance attending the mcreafe of the Ganges, with the relation thereof, p. 108 
Objection to that folulion anfwered, p, iog» See Bitffon . Quantity of Water dif 
charged by that river in a fecond of time, p. no. See Megfpa. 
Gefner. Miftakes the Turkey for an Indian bird, probably the Peacock-pheafant of 
Mr. Edwards, p. 74s 
Gbazels . See Antelopes . 
Grogra, a river of India, p. gr. 
Gour, the ancient capital of Bengal. Where fituated, p, gg, 
Gowmoohy. See Cow’s Head . 1 
Guinea Grafs. Its quick growth, p. 146. 
Gulf-ftream . See Blagden. 
Gum . A medicinal one, procured from the Plafs-tree, very fimilar to gum lacea, 
P* 376 . 
Gum lacca. See Kerr. 
Gunduck, a river in India, p. gt. 
Gun-powder, See Tbompfon. 
H. 
Harmattan , a remarkable African wind. See Dobfon. 
Herfchel , Mr. William, his obfervations on the rotation of planets round their axis, 
made with a view to determine whether the earth’s diurnal motion is perfectly equa- 
ble, p. ii£. The diurnal rotation of that planet round its axis has hitherto 
efcaped the ferutiny of obfervers, ibid. See Timepieces. His obfervations on Jupiter 
in 1778, p. 121, Ditto in 1779, p. 123. Ditto on Mars, 1777, p. 127. 
Ditto in 1779, p. 128. The refult of the foregoing obfervations examined, p. 129. 
His reafon for preferring White’s Ephemeris to the Nautical Almanac, p. 13 1. His 
obfervation of the eclipfe of the Sun at Bath, June 24, 1778, p. 138. His calcu- 
lated conjeftures concerning the appearance of a remarkable dark fpot on the dilk 
of Mars, ibid, 
p r — - — — - — His account of a comet, p. 492. Table of the meafure of 
the comet’s diameter, p. 494. Table of the diiiance of the comet from certain 
- telefcopic fixed liars, p. 496. Table of the angle of pofition of the comet with 
regard to the parallel of declination of the fame telefcopic fixed ftars, meafured by 
a micrometer, p. 497. Mifcellaneous obfervations and remarks, p, 498. Remarks 
on the path of the comet, ibid. The method of tracing out the path of a celeftial 
body by taking its diiiance from certain liars, and the angle of pofition with regard 
.to them, cannot be expected to be completely juft, p.498. And why, p.499. Part 
of a letter from M. Meflier to Mr. Herfchel, concerning the Ihortnefs of the time in 
which he difeovered the motion of the above comet, ibid. Defcription of a micro- 
meter for taking the angle of pofition, p. 500. 
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