Front matter

Transcriber’s Note:

Footnotes have been collected at the end of the text, and are linked for ease of reference.

At the end of the text, the translator provided a set of explanatory notes, referenced by page and a short phrase. These have been implemented here using hyperlinks (e.g. as Fish of the Nile) for ease of reference.

Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation.

Any corrections are indicated using an underline highlight. Placing the cursor over the correction will produce the original text in a small popup.

Any corrections are indicated as hyperlinks, which will navigate the reader to the corresponding entry in the corrections table in the note at the end of the text.