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OUTLINES
OF
A MECHANICAL THEORY OF STORMS,
CONTAINING
THE TRUE LAW OF LUNAR INFLUENCE,
WITH
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS TO THE NAVIGATOR, TO ENABLE HIM
APPROXIMATELY TO CALCULATE THE COMING
CHANGES OF THE WIND AND WEATHER,
FOR ANY GIVEN DAY, AND FOR
ANY PART OF THE OCEAN.
BY T. BASSNETT.
Ἡ δε μεσοτης εν πασιν ασφαλεϛερα
NEW YORK:
D. APPLETON & COMPANY,
346 & 348 BROADWAY,
AND 16 LITTLE BRITAIN, LONDON.
1854.