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Excerpt from Mechanical Philosophy, Horology, and Astronomy In conclusion he would state, that, although a large part of the contents of this treatise is the comm on property of all writers on the subject, many statements and illustrations may claim some degree of novelty. He thinks it right to add, that he is under particular obligation to the works of Professors Moseley and Daniell, of King's College, London. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.