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TOALDO de JEJlu 
VIII. Extract of a Letter from John Strange, Efquire , 
His Majejly's Refident at Venice, to Sir John Pringle, 
Bart. P. R. S. : with a Letter to Mr. Strange from the 
Abbe Jofeph Toaldo, Profejfor in the Univerjity of 
Padua, See. giving an Account of the Lides in the 
Adriatic. 
s i R, 
Venice, 
Nov. 19, 1776. 
Read Jan. 23. and Feb. 6.T jsj- y om - f aV our you exprefied a 
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defire of having fome account of the 
the courfe of the tides here. As I have hitherto had but 
little opportunity of making any conclufive obfervations 
on that fubjedt, I applied to the Abbe toaldo, profeflor of 
aftronomy and meteorology in the univerfity of Padua, 
as the moil likely perfon to inform me. He obligingly 
complied with my requefl: by the enclofed letter, which 
I hope will be acceptable to you, and in fome meafure 
fatisfadtory, being chiefly grounded on the obfervations 
of a very accurate man here, fignor temanza, a cele- 
brated architect and engineer. It is a pity but thofe ob- 
fervations had been extended to -a longer term ; but as no 
better are to be had at prefent, we mull be contented, 
and hope for better hereafter. In the mean time it will 
be a further fatisfaction to the learned profeflor, as well 
as 
