For the cause of earthquakes, see Buffon, (tom. i. p. 502 - 536 Supplement a l'Hist. Naturelle, tom. v. p. 382-390, edition in 4to), Valmont de Bomare,(Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Tremblemen de Terre, Pyrites,) Watson, (Chemical Essays, tom. i. p. 181 - 209.).