Explaining The Nature and Properties of the Earth: Viz. It's Figure, Magnitude, Motions, Situation, Contents, and Division, Into Land and Water, Mountains, Woods, Desarts, Lakes, Rivers, &c. With Particular Accounts of the Different Appearances of the Heavens in Different Countries; the Seasons of the Year Over All the Globe; the Tides of the Sea; Bays, Capes, Islands, Rocks, Sand-Banks, and Shelves. The State of the Atmosphere; the Nature of Exhalations; Storms, Tornados, &c. The Origin of Springs, Mineral Waters, Burning Mountains, Mines, &c. The Uses and Making of Maps, Globes, and Sea Charts. The Foundations of Dialling; the Art of Measuring Heights and Distances; the Art of Ship-Building, Navigation, and the Ways of Finding the Longitude at Sea. Originally Written in Latin by Bernhard Varenius, M.D. Since Improved and Illustrated. By Sir Isaac Newton and Dr. Jurin; and Now Translated Into English; with Additional Notes, Copper-Plates, an Alphabetical Index, and Other Improvements. Particularly Useful to Students in the Universities; Travellers, Sailor, and All Those who Desire to be Acquainted with Mixed Mathematics, Geography, Astronomy, and Navigation. By Mr. Dugdale. The Whole Revised and Corrected by Peter Shaw, M. D.