Remarks on a Review of Symmes' Theory

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Excerpt from Remarks on a Review of Symmes' Theory: Which Appeared in the American Quarterly ReviewAmong other papers read before - the R. Society, on the subject of the North Pole, was a letter from Samuel Standridge, dated Hull, March 4th, 1774 It contains in substance, that, having made an easy fortune in com merce, and trade becoming dull, be determined to visit the Greenland seas, to ascertain what opportunity there might be for making or losing a fortune. In April, he wasin latitude catching seals among great bodies of ¿oating ice.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.