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On page 45, in the reference "Beccheri's Physica Subterranea, Lipsiae, 1738 , 8vo., 1681-80;", no satisfactory explanation of "1681-80" has been found. Note that the publication date of Physica Subterranea is 1669.
In Figure 2 on page 82, the following denote the conventional symbols for planetary bodies: , , , , , , , .
denotes three stars .
represents the oe-ligature.
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES:
OR
PRACTICAL, IN CONTRAST WITH CHIMERICAL PURSUITS;
EXEMPLIFIED IN TWO POPULAR LECTURES.
THE LIFE OF EDWARD SOMERSET, SECOND MARQUIS OF WORCESTER, INVENTOR OF THE STEAM ENGINE.
CHIMERAS OF SCIENCE: ASTROLOGY, ALCHEMY, SQUARING THE CIRCLE, PERPETUUM MOBILE, ETC.
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