A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes, or a Philosophical View of the Earth and Heavens: Comprehending an Account of the Figure, Magnitude, and Motion of the Earth; With the Natural Changes of Its Surface, Caused by Floods, Earthquakes, Etc. Together

Excerpt from A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes, or a Philosophical View of the Earth and Heavens: Comprehending an Account of the Figure, Magnitude, and Motion of the Earth; With the Natural Changes of Its Surface, Caused by Floods, Earthquakes, Etc. Together With the Principles of Meteorology, and Astronomy; With the Theory of the Tides, Etc Treatise on tile Use of the Globes were susceptible of a more scientific arrangement, the Editor has made no innovations upon the original plan of the Author, but has rather endeavoured to introduce such improvements in this Edition as were consistent with that plan; and to adapt the work to the present improved state of science, without compromising its identity by disturbing the gene ral arrangement. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.