Transcriber's NotesPunctuation has been standardized.Some alternate spellings have been retained.Pg. iv: "faciliate" changed to "facilitate" (to facilitate its progress).Pg. 39: "obedidience" changed to "obedience" (in obedience to certain fixed laws).Pg. 41, 44, 70, 79: "spheriod" changed to "spheroid" (is strictly a spheroid) (that of a regular spheroid) (the form of an oblate spheroid) (a compact and solid spheroid) (the earth is a solid spheroid).Pg. 57, 130: "occular" changed to "ocular" (positive ocular demonstration) (admits of ocular demonstration).Pg. 62: "sometimes" changed to "some times" (at some times seven or eight belts).Pg. 73: "appea" changed to "appear" (and appear again in great numbers). Missing word "of" inserted (in the latter end of March).Pg. 76: (footnote) "Herne's" changed to "Hearne's" (Hearne's Journal).Pg. 83: (footnote) "Ross's" changed to "Ross'" (Ross' Voyage).Pg. 99: "Praire" changed to "Prairie" (in the neighbourhood of the Little Prairie).Pg. 107: "maintainance" changed to "maintenance" (the maintenance and support of organic life).Pg. 109: "plumet" changed to "plummet" (between the plummet and the centre of gravity).Pg. 123: "Geogrophy" changed to "Geography" (to teach mankind Geology, Geography, or Astronomy).Pg. 134: "cotemporaries" changed to "contemporaries" (above his contemporaries).Pg. 151: "apparant" changed to "apparent" (beyond the apparent verge).Pg. 159: "catridges" changed to "cartridges" (discharged seventy rounds of cartridges).Pg. 161: "Gallileo" changed to "Galileo" (patience and perseverance of a Galileo). "cotemporary" changed to "contemporary" (contemporary writer has remarked).Pg. 166: "buffetted" changed to "buffeted" (has been buffeted by the ridicule).
Transcriber's Notes
Punctuation has been standardized.
Some alternate spellings have been retained.
Pg. iv: "faciliate" changed to "facilitate" (to facilitate its progress).
Pg. 39: "obedidience" changed to "obedience" (in obedience to certain fixed laws).
Pg. 41, 44, 70, 79: "spheriod" changed to "spheroid" (is strictly a spheroid) (that of a regular spheroid) (the form of an oblate spheroid) (a compact and solid spheroid) (the earth is a solid spheroid).
Pg. 57, 130: "occular" changed to "ocular" (positive ocular demonstration) (admits of ocular demonstration).
Pg. 62: "sometimes" changed to "some times" (at some times seven or eight belts).
Pg. 73: "appea" changed to "appear" (and appear again in great numbers). Missing word "of" inserted (in the latter end of March).
Pg. 76: (footnote) "Herne's" changed to "Hearne's" (Hearne's Journal).
Pg. 83: (footnote) "Ross's" changed to "Ross'" (Ross' Voyage).
Pg. 99: "Praire" changed to "Prairie" (in the neighbourhood of the Little Prairie).
Pg. 107: "maintainance" changed to "maintenance" (the maintenance and support of organic life).
Pg. 109: "plumet" changed to "plummet" (between the plummet and the centre of gravity).
Pg. 123: "Geogrophy" changed to "Geography" (to teach mankind Geology, Geography, or Astronomy).
Pg. 134: "cotemporaries" changed to "contemporaries" (above his contemporaries).
Pg. 151: "apparant" changed to "apparent" (beyond the apparent verge).
Pg. 159: "catridges" changed to "cartridges" (discharged seventy rounds of cartridges).
Pg. 161: "Gallileo" changed to "Galileo" (patience and perseverance of a Galileo). "cotemporary" changed to "contemporary" (contemporary writer has remarked).
Pg. 166: "buffetted" changed to "buffeted" (has been buffeted by the ridicule).