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L Remarks upon fome Differtations lately publiflM 
at Paris, by the Rev^ P. Souciet, againfl Sir 
Ifaac Newton’j Chronology. By Dr* Edmund 
Halley, Astronomer-Royal, F. R. 5. 
I ^Here has been lately put into my hands a Book 
publilhed lad Year at Paris by Father Soaciet, 
Jefult, againft our late Prefident Sir Ifaac Mewt on his 
Chronology, without waiting till the Book be publiih- 
ed, and without knowing the Contents rhereoF, other- 
wife than by a Ihort Extrad:, made at the defire of a 
very great Perfon, and without intention that it diould 
be publickly feen. However, a Copy thereof having 
been (as I fuppofe) furreptitioufly obtained and carried 
over into France, the fame was fird trandared into 
French, and then printed at Paris with a pretended Re- 
futation thereof by the fame P. Souciet. Since then, 
Sir Ifaac having anfwered, as he thought, his Ob- 
jedions, has thereby given him a handle to publidi 
five other Diflertations againd the new Sydem of 
Chronology, as he calls it ; the fird and lad of w'hich; 
being chiefly Adronomical ( fince the great Author is 
•no more) feem properly to fall under my examination, 
both on account of the Pod in which I have the ho:- , 
nour to ferve his Majedy in quality of his Adrono- 
mer, as alfo from the long y^cquaintance and Friend- 
fhip that has fubfided between the Deceafed and my 
felf. ■ - 
And fird, I obferve, that P. Souciet readily allow's 
what feems to be the mod exceptionable part of the 
whole Sydem, viz, that Chiron the Centaur flxt the 
E e Colures, 
