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fixty into three hundred twenty ; the three 
hundred twenty into fix hundred forty ; the 
fix hundred forty into one thoufand two 
hundred eighty; the one thoufand two hun¬ 
dred eighty into two thoufand five hun¬ 
dred fixty ; the two thoufand five hundred 
fixty into five thoufand one hundred twenty; 
the five thoufand one hundred twenty into 
ten thoufand two hundred forty; the ten 
thoufand two hundred forty into twenty 
thoufand four hundred eighty; the twenty 
thoufand four hundred eighty into forty 
thoufand nine hundred fixty; and thofe 
again into eighty-one thoufand nine hundred 
twenty.—The farther Divifions could not 
certainly be traced; tho’ probably when 
the Fifli was alive they might have been 
diftinguifhed much beyond this Number*. 
All thefe flender Threads, thro* their whole 
Length, have minute Clafpers bluing from 
them, and appear very amazing when exa¬ 
mined by the Microfcope. 
To conclude this Chapter.—If the (mail¬ 
ed living Creatures that have been yet dis¬ 
covered are produced in the Waters, in them 
we find alfo the larged and molt mondrous. 
No Bird or Bead: comes near the Size of many 
I£inds of Fifhes, nor can the Elephant itfelf 
be brought in Comparifon with the Whale. 
—-—— .. . .. . 
Joan- 
f Vid, Philofopb, Tranfatt. Numb. 57. 
