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ſpangled with innumerable ſtars, which the denſe climate of Europe hides from mortal ſight, or which are but barely to be diſtinguiſhed, are in this iſland open to full view; and the lovers of aſtronomy have there an opportunity to make new diſcoveries in that ſcience.
In the evenings, although the air is cool, yet it is not accompanied by thoſe noxious vapours, ſo remarkable for their dangerous effects in ſome parts of the Weſt Indies; ſo that it is not uncommon for people in this Iſland to fit whole evenings in the open air, without any detriment to their healths.
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