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Since [§ 134] appeared on page 143 and again on page 147, the Section number on [pages 147] and all succeeding were incremented. The Table of Contents was also incremented respectively. List of ERRATA below has been applied to the text.

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ILLUSTRATIONS
OF THE
HUTTONIAN THEORY
OF THE EARTH

By JOHN PLAYFAIR

F. R. S. EDIN. AND PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

Nunc naturalem causam quærimus et assiduam,
non raram et foriuitam.

Seneca.

EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR CADELL AND DAVIES, LONDON, AND
WILLIAM CREECH, EDINBURGH.

1802.

Entered in Stationers Hall.

Neill & Co. }
Printers, Edinburgh }