Sir Thomas Blount, 1st Baronet Quotes

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Hurricanes by some are call'd HURRACANOS, and by others, ORANCAN. In some of the CARIBBE ISLANDS the Word HURRICA signifies the DEVIL, where the Tempest took its Name, it being commonly call'd in Latine TEMPESTAS DIABOLICA.

Sir Thomas Blount, 1st Baronet

Earthquakes are too evident Demonstrations of the Hollowness of the Earth, being the dreadful Effects or Consequences of it; for if the Body of the Earth was sound and compact, there would be no such thing in Nature as an Earthquake.

Sir Thomas Blount, 1st Baronet