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In the fetend-, lie treats of the Fa-brick of die Terreflrid 
,o\ the Influences it receives from the Codefliai Bodies. 
efpecially the Sun and Maon^ of both which Luminaries he 
gives a Scheme y of the proportion of the Earth to the Sun 
and Moon 3 of the external conformation of the Earth, its 
Mountains, and their concatenations, decreafe and increaie, 
together with the ftrange transformation thereof. Further 9 
of the Waters encompafling the Earth, and their various 
Communications by hidden Paffages 5 as alfo of the heighth 
of Mountains, and of the depth of Seas, the dimenfiora 
of t-he Sicilian 'Straight? $ the Magnetical Conftitution of 
the Earth, Its Heterogeneous Nature, Interior Frame? La- 
boratories, Caves, Channels, &c. 
Tn the third ; Of the Nature of the Ocean 9 and the di- 
verfity of its Motions j of its general Morion from Eafi to 
dVrfi^ Current:, Reciprocations, Gulfs, Whirle pools, Salt- 
neis, & c. 
In the fourth : Of the Nature of the Subterraneous Fire, 
itsneceffity 9 diffufivenefs s food, prodigious Effeds through 
ignivomous Mountains, as alfo of the Nature of Air and 
Winds, their power and variety , of the general Wind, how 
and whence generated j of Periodical and Anniverfary 
Winds, and their Gaufes ; as alfo of the production of Arti- 
ficial Winds, for refrefnment and other advantages. To 
which he fub joy ns a Difeourfe, tending to prove. That all 
Meteors owe their Nativity to the Fires of theSubterrane- 
ous World.. 
Inth % fifth: Of the Original of Springs, Rivers, Lakes 5 
various differences and qualities of W aters, and the marks 
where they are to be met with under Ground 5 of Waters 
Medical^ hot Baths, and their Differences, Caufes, Vertues j 
together with the wonderful Qualities and Properties of 
io me Spring!, as to their Colour, Tafl'e, Smell, Weight;) Salu- 
brity, Flux and reflux. Petrifying power, <&c* 
[nth zfixth: Of the Earth it fdfj’and the great variety 
contained in the Womb tht reof '■> of the manttold Produ- 
