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Remarks on Seasons, Tides, Winds, &c.


That the variety of changes in our sea-
sons, are owing to the obliquity of the
earth's motion with the heavens, or that
path which the sun apparently describes !:
this together with the obliquty of the
moons motion with the heavens, and with
the earth, and in a particular manner with
the ocean and those currents Of air pecu-
liar to the Equatorial parts of this Globe,
are, no doubt. the secondary causes Of the
changes of seasons, of tides, ard of winds,
10 which may be added the phenomenon of
clouds, and of rains, and of dews, all of
which being surrounded. or partially so,
with atmospheres, arising from their own
Internal heat, derived to them respective
~ from the source of light, of heat, and OF


moisture, aud by which as means or me-
diums they are put and kept in notion
and without adhering or eleaving to each
other IN such manner as they no doubt
would be liable to do were they solely un-
der the government of the laws of attrac-
tion Or gravitation, which, in themselves,
nave tendency to put all things at rest,
anu may be considered in their nature. as
"'ametrlcaIly opposed TO the laws of ex-
ians'on. Hence their great uses appear
TO be the bringing matter into form by
combining those particles which we every
Where sec. and which gives to them their
so''dity and inclination to rest. Thus |
conceive, would be the event and final is
sue OF visible objects uniting by the force
ol those laws, they would soon be brought
INTO a sphere of inaction-for instance
'upposing the earth and moon, which now
preserve their uniform motions in obliuue
directions. should by means of the force
W reciprocal attraction, be found to an
pfoSlmate in their respective orbits, would


not The force of the same laws DESTROY


."e'f onlquity entirely, and cause them to
'a'el IN lines parallel to each other? con-


VF'eht'y destroy the variety in the