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XII. A letter from Richard Brocklesby M. D. and F. R. S. to the President, concerning the Indian Poison, sent over from M. de la Condamine, Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris

1746; Royal Society; Volume: 44; Issue: 482 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1098/rstl.1746.0071

2053-9223

History of Science and Natural History

Honoured Sir , The Subjects of Natural History are often strange and uncommon; but the Authors who have treated on them have not failed, on their Parts, to support and raise the Wonder, and once conceived Astonishment, by ascribing Properties which never existed in Nature; thus indulging the Humour of finding a Marvellous in all Things, Truths have been greatly obscured, and Errors propagated without Number.