Excerpt from Theory of the Winds The theory OF the winds has been so long considered as established, that it is with some hesitation I venture to question it; especially after it has been adopted by many very distinguished men of science. Yet, however presumptuous it may appear, I cannot persuade myself that the received theory is either satisfactory in whole or in part. It will be my endeavour, in this chapter, to exhibit the causes and effects, and to explain them more in accordance with the facts accumulated by observation. In order to place the subject more fully before the reader, I will briefly recite the versions of the present adopted Theory of the Winds. 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.