Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
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Nature, when properly directed, and the almost unlimited extent of the phenomena which it embraces, as well as of the enquiries to which these phenomena give rise, and of the illustrations by which they are explained, seem to render any apology for the publication of the following pages altogether unnecessary. It is true that the Author only follows in the track of others ;but it will scarcely be alleged, that a field so wide is already preoccupied, or that the number of labourers is too great. He assumes not the character of a rival, desirous to supplant; but of an humble coadjutor, willing to lend his feeble efforts to so good a cause, happy if he shall, in any degree, contribute to kindle or to foster, in the ingenuous mind, a desire to become better acquainted with the wonders of creation; and, in these wonders, to read more clearly the perfections of the great Creator.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)
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