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nation, of a Man retting his Elbows upon his Knees, 
this implying that he retted his Arm upon his Elbow, 
as I did myfdtt 
But though upon the Whole it does at laft appear, 
that this Motion from Weft to Eaft in a pendulous 
Body, applied to another in the Centre of an eledric 
Areay is to be afcribed to the Hand that holds it, and 
not folely to the Nature of the eledlric Effluviay or 
the Figure of the central Body 5 yet ftill, perhaps, it 
may not be improper for Aftronomers to confider, 
whether or no a Medium with this Property, that all 
Bodies immerfed in it, are repulfive of one another, ' 
ought not to be joined with Gravity to explain the 
heavenly Thammena'y efpecially fince the Thano- 
mena of Fire, and our eleftric Effluvidy have a great 
Attinity to each other 3 and lince many of the hea- 
venly Thanomena are to be accounted for, upon this 
Suppofition, with great Simplicity ; and fome of them, 
that have not yet perhaps been fully accounted for, 
feem neceflarily to follow. 
1 am. Sir, with a very great Regard, 
Otterden-Pkcey “^OUr MUch obUgedy 
Ftb. ao. 1737-^. humble Servant, 
Granv. Wheler. 
!P S. This was intended to have been fent eleven 
Days ago. 
Mar . 3. 1737-8. 
V. An 
