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This earth he was not fortunate enough to find, but he 
afterwards publifhed an account of the produaions, and 
of the manners of the inhabitants of thefe iflands. 
At this time the profefforfhip of phyfic and anatomy 
in the univerfity of Upfal became vacant by the refigna- 
tion of Robery. For this fituation Linnsus became a 
candidate, and through the intereft of Teflin fucceeded. 
At his inftallation he delivered an oration on the necefiity 
of excurfions in ones own country, for the purpofe of 
fearching into the objcas it may hold out fit for cultiva- 
tion, in geography, mineralogy, botany, zoology, and 
the feveral economic arts. This eflay is among the moft 
pleafing and inftruSive of all his p»odu£tiohs. 
His old antagonift Rofeh had, some little time be- 
fore, been eleded profeffor of botany in the fame uni- 
verfity. The caufe of their animofity had long fince 
ceafed, and they met together in perfefl amity. Finding 
that the fituation which each of thefe refpeaively held, 
was more adapted to the inclination and purfuits of the 
other, by the defire of both with the confent of the uni- 
verfity they were mutually exchanged ; and Linnaeus at 
lad obtained what had long been the objeft of his wilhes, 
the profefforfhip of botany in Upfal. 
Since the fire In 1702, which had laid the greater 
part of the city in ruins, the academical houfe and gar- 
den had been in fuch a ftate of decay, that upon Jys 
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