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THE

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PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS

OF THE

ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON,

FROM THEIR COMMENCEMENT, IN 1665, TO THE YEAR 1800;

Abridged,

WITH NOTES AND BIOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS,

BY

CHARLES HUTTON, LL.D. F.R.S.
GEORGE SHAW, M.D. F.R.S. F.L.S.
RICHARD PEARSON, M.D. F.S.A.

VOL. XI.

FROM 1755 to 1763.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY AND FOR C. AND R. BALDWIN, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS.

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MR. PRINCE, unusual Agit. of the Sea

Mr. Holdsworth, on the same at Dartmouth
Dr. Nettis, Figures of Snow Crystals....
Dr. Rutty, the Copper-springs in Pennsylvania
Abbe Mazeas, Ancient method of Painting
Dr. Parsons, on the same subject....
M. Vernede, the Earthquakes at Maestricht
Capt. Affleck, Agit. of the Sea at Antigua
Dr. Wright, on a remarkable Fossil.....

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J. Robertson, Effect of Wedges, &c....... 156
Geo. Edwards, on a Nocturnal Solar Iris.. 137
Dr. Garden, Prickly Pear and Indigo Plant

in colouring the Juices of Animals...... ibid

Sir Andr. Mitchell, Shower of Black Dust 135

Ld. C. Cavendish, some New Thermometers ibid

Dr. Torkos, Double Female Monster...... 142

Wm. Burnet, on the conjoined Twins...... 144

Dr. Akenside, on the Lymphatic Vessels.. 145

Biographical Notice of Dr. Mark Akenside ibid

W. Mountaine & J. Dodson, Variat. of Need. 149

Dr. Parsons, Extra. Tumours on the Head 155

Rd. Forster, Population of Great Shefford.. 157

Jos. Warner, Case of an Aneurism...... ibid

K. Fitzgerald. Incr. the Steam in an Engine ibid

J. Chevalier, Observa. of several Eclipses.. 158

Rd. Grindall, Use of Bark in Mortifications 159

Dr. Pringle, on Ld. Walpole's Case...... 160

Dr. Whytt, Carlsbad Wat. Lime Wat. &c. 161

Dr. Parsons, Fossil Bodies at Shepey...... 165

Dr. Bradley, Observations on a Comet.... 169

T. Simpson, Horary Alter. of the Earth's Eq. 170

Dr. Huxham, Heat of the Air in July 1757 176

Phil. Miller, Toxicodendron and Var. Tree 177

J. Ellis, on the same subject, in answer.... 181

Rd. Forster, on the Population of England.. 186

Dr. Brakenridge, on the same subject.... 183.

Dr. Franklin, Eff. of Electricity on Paralytics 189

D. Klinkenberg, Observations on a Comet 190

J. Smeaton, Heat of the Air at Edystone, &c. 191

Mr. Perry, on an Earthquake at Sumatra.. 192

J. Robertson, Fall of Water under Bridges.. 193

Wm. Borlase, an Earthquake in Cornwall 196

Rd. Pulteney, on the Sleep of Plants, &c... 197

Rd. Oram, Convulsive Fits from Worms.. 203
J. Gaze, on the same case.
ibid

Dr. Huxham, Extr. Heat July, 1757. & its eff. 201

J. Platt, on a Large Fossil Thighbone...... ibid

Dr. Layard, Inoculation of the Cows.... 206

Pat. Murdoch, Trigonometry Abridged.... 210

Dr. Johnstone, Extra. Cases of Gallstones.. 211

Biographical Notice of Dr. James Johnstone ibid

N. Jenty, Cohesions of all the Intestines.. 214

Pat. Murdoch, of Geographical Maps...... 215

Wm. Mountaine, on Maps and Charts.... 218

Dr. Whytt, Effects of Blisters in Coughs &c. 220

Jos. Warner, on Stones in the Bladder.... 225

Dr. Peyssonel, Naked Snail producing Purple ibid

-on Worms that Form Sponges 227.

Dr. Wright, on Salt of Steel ent. the Lacteals 229

J. Nixon, Antiquity of Glass in Windows 232

Dr. Munckley, Use of the Bark in a Fever 235

Sir J. Burrow, Earthquake in Surrey & Kent ibid
Biographical Notice of Sir James Burrow.. ibid
Rob. Home, on a thumb torn off...
ibid

C. Paderni, Antiquities at Herculaneum.... 236

Tho. Simpson, on Isoperimetrical Problems 238

Dr. Peyssonel, Sea Alga with Broad leaves 2+1

Capt. Chapman, Dist. Fresh from Sea Water 243

J. Wendlingen, Observ. of Lunar Eclipse.. 245

Dr. Peyssonel, Obs. of a Slight Earthquake ibid

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Dr. Mitchell, Electrical Cohesion....... 418

Dr. Watson, Lyncurium of the Ancients.. 419

J. Canton, Diurnal Variat. of the Needle.. 421

Dr. Brakenridge, Sections of a Solid...... 425

P. Collinson, Migration of Swallows..

Ja. Short, Observations on a Comet.

J. Mitchell, on the same Comet.

N. Munckley, on the same.

Mark Day, on the same again...

Dr. Rutty, on some Vitriolic Waters.... 429

Krashennicoff, North-West of America.. 432

T. Barker, Mutations of the Stars........ ibid

Dr. Hasselquist, making Sal Ammoniac.. 433

S. C. Hollmann, Fossil Wood in Hesse, &c. 435

F. Beccaria, Experiments in Electricity.... ibid

B. Franklin, on the same Experiments.... ibid

Dr. Darwin, on an Haemoptysis..

Dr. P. Russel, Earthquakes in Syria.

Dr. Mills, on the Bovey Coal....

Biographical Notice of Dr. Jere. Mills.... ibid

Tho. Simpson, New Method of Series.... 441

J. Michell, Account of Earthquakes...... 448

M. De la Caille, Observations on a Comet.. 472

Biographical Notice of the Abbe De la Caille ibid

Sig. Venuti, Antiquities in Italy.

J. Nixon, on the same subject..

Apothecaries, Catalogue of 50 Plants...... ibid

Dr. Parsons, the Felis Caracal of India.... 474

Geo. Edwards, the Frog-fish of Surinam.. ibid

Cha. White, Case of a Broken Arm...... 475

Dr. Brady, Bone in a Man's Pelvis.... 476

Dr. Willis, on Euphorbium swallowed.... ibid

Dr. Himsel, Artificial Cold at Petersburg.. 480

Cha. White, Luxation of the Thigh Bone.. 482

J. Swinton, on a Parthian Coin...

H. Baker, Stone in a Horse's Colon...... ibid

Sir F. H. Eyles Stiles, Anc. Greek Music 485

Mat. Raper, on the Roman Foot.......... ibid

K. Fitzgerald, a Metalline Thermometer.. 491

Geo. Edwards, a Bird between a Turkey and

a Pheasant

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Rd. Forster, on Noxious Animals..
A. Mason, Agitation of the Sea, and Epide-
mic disorder at Barbadoes...
T. Bergman, Aurora Boreales in Sweden.. 615
J. Beccaria, Double Refraction in Crystals.. ibid
Apothecaries, Catalogue of 50 Plants....
W. Hudson, Schaeffer on Fungi..
Biographical Notice of Mr. Wm. Hudson.. ibid
Wm. Borlase, Agitation of the Sea.
Dr. Huxham, Two Cases in Surgery..
Dr. Cantwell, Extracting the Cataract...
Dr. Wollaston, Mortification of Limbs.... 626
James Bones, on the same Case..
628
C. Mason, the going of a Clock at St. Helena 630
J. Short, on the same subject....
631
Observation of a Lunar Eclipse.. 632
Dr. Bevis, on the Eclipse.
ibid
Mr. Evatt, on a Mountain near Ashford.... ibid
Dr. Wolfe, a Hiero Fountain in Hungary.. 633
Dr. A. Russell, on a Marine Production.... 635
N. Maskelyne, Lunar Method of Longitude 636
S. Dunn, on the Lunar Atmosphere...... 64+
M. Delalande, Comet observed at Paris.... 645
Wm. Magee, Transit of Venus at Calcutta ibid
Dr. Wollaston, Mortification of Limbs.... 646
N. Maskelyne, on the Tides at St. Helena.. 647
M. Delalande, Lunar Method, &c...
Ja. Short, Sun's Parallax determined
560 Biographical Notice of Mr. James Short.. ibid
Dr. Watson, on Conductors of Lightning.. 660
Dr. Lysons, the Case of Dr. Ja. Bradly.... 663
J. Canton, Compressibility of Water

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