Excerpt from IL Progresso Delle Scienze, Delle Lettere e Delle Arti, 1836, Vol. 13: Opera Periodica Compilata per Cura di L. B., Anno VI. Stolta Opera senza alcun dubbio farebbe colui il quale cubane in mare, desideroso di trovar nuove regioni, ed al tanpo medesimo ignorassc la terra antica e quella stata ncoperta prima di lui da arditi navigatori anzi non fosse nè eziandio ben certo del luogo ond' egli prende le mosse.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.