Excerpt from The Correspondence of John Ray: Consisting of Selections From the Philosophical Letters Published by Dr. Derham, and Original Letters of John Ray, in the Collection of the British Museum Only that part of the correspondence published in the Philosophical Letters' which was written by Ray, or addressed to him, has been included in the present volume. The Preface of Dr. Derham to that work, which it has been thought desirable to reprint, alludes to some of the correspondence which has been omitted, on account of its not relating immediately to John Ray. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.