Volume 65

Philosophical Transactions (1665-1678)

Volume 65

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An Account of Two Giants Causeways, or Groups of Prismatic Basaltine Columns, and Other Curious Vulcanic Concretions, in the Venetian State in Italy; with Some Remarks on the Characters of These and Other Similar Bodies, and on the Physical Geography of the Countries in Which They are Found. Addressed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S. by John Strange, Esq. F.R.S

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An Inquiry to Show, What Was the Ancient English Weight and Measure According to the Laws or Statutes, Prior to the Reign of Henry the Seventh

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The Description of an Apparatus for Impregnating Water with Fixed Air; and of the Manner of Conducting That Process. By John Mervin Nooth, M. D. F. R. S

John Mervin Nooth

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Remarks on a Larger System of Reed Pipes from the Isle of Amsterdam, with Some Observations on the Nose Flute of Otaheite. By Joshua Steele, Esquire

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Bill of Mortality for Chester for the Year 1773. By J. Haygarth, M. D. F. R. S

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An Account of the Gymnotus Electricus, or Electrical Eel. In a Letter from Alexander Garden, M. D. F. R. S. to John Ellis, Esq. F. R. S

Alexander Garden

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The Supposed Effect of Boiling upon Water, in Disposing It to Freeze More Readily, Ascertained by Experiments. By Joseph Black, M. D. Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh, in a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S

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A Meteorological Journal for the Year 1774. Kept at the Royal Society's House by Order of the President and Council

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Extract of a Meteorological Journal for the Year 1774, Kept at Bristol, by Samuel Farr, M. D

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Extract of a Register of the Barometer, Thermometer, and Rain, at Lyndon, in Rutland, 1774. By Thomas Barker, Esquire. Communicated by Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S

Thomas Barker and John Pringle

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The Process of Making Ice in the East Indies. By Sir Robert Barker, F. R. S. in a Letter to Dr. Brocklesby

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Of the House-Swallow, Swift, and Sand-Martin. By the Rev. Gilbert White, in Three Letters to the Hon. Daines Barrington, F. R. S

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Account of a Machine for Raising Water, Executed at Oulton, in Cheshire, in 1772. In a Letter from Mr. John Whitehurst to Dr. Franklin

John Whitehurst

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Extract of a Letter from Mr. Lexel to Dr. Morton. Dated Petersburg, June 14, 1774

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Of Triangles Described in Circles and about Them. By John Stedman, M. D

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An Account of an Extraordinary Acephalous Birth. By W. Cooper, M. D. in a Letter to William Hunter, M. D. F. R. S

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Observations on the State of Population in Manchester, and Other Adjacent Places, Concluded. By Thomas Percival, M. D. F. R. S. and S. A. Communicated by the Rev. Dr. Price, F. R. S

Thomas Percival and Dr. Price

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Of the Torpidity of Swallows and Martins. By James Cornish, Surgeon, at Totness, Devonshire, in Sundry Letters to the Honourable Daines Barrington, F. R. S. and Dr. Maty, Sec. R. S

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An Account of Further Discoveries in Air. By the Rev. Joseph Priestley, LL.D. F. R. S. in Letters to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S. and the Rev. Dr. Price, F. R. S

Joseph Priestley

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An Account of the Gymnotus Electricus. By John Hunter, F. R. S

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Some Observations upon Myrrh, Made in Abyssinia, in the Year 1771, and Sent to William Hunter, M. D. with Specimens, in February, 1775. By James Bruce, Esq

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Observations on the Difference between the Duration of Human Life in Towns and in Country Parishes and Villages. By the Rev. Richard Price, D. D. F. R. S. Communicated by Dr. Horsley

Richard Price and Dr. Horsley

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Experiments on Animals and Vegetables, with Respect to the Power of Producing Heat. By John Hunter, F. R. S

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A Comparison of the Heat of London and Edinburgh. By John Roebuck, M. D. F. R. S. in a Letter to William Heberden, M. D. F. R. S

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Calculations in Spherical Trigonometry Abridged. By Israel Lyons. In a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S

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Further Experiments and Observations in an Heated Room. By Charles Blagden, M. D. F. R. S

Charles Blagden

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Account of a Musical Instrument, Which Was Brought by Captain Fourneaux from the Isle of Amsterdam in the South Seas to London in the Year 1774, and Given to the Royal Society. By Joshua Steele, Esquire, in a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S

Captain Fourneaux and Joshua Steele

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Front Matter

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Extract of a Letter from Dr. John Ingenhousz, F. R. S. to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S. Containing Some Experiments on the Torpedo, Made at Leghorn, January 1, 1773 (after Having Been Informed of Those by Mr. Walsh). Dated Saltzburg, March 27, 1773

John Ingenhousz and Mr. Walsh

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Description of a New Dipping-Needle. By Mr. J. Lorimer, of Pensacola, in a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S

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Experiments and Observations on the Gymnotus Electricus, or Electrical Eel. By Hugh Williamson, M. D. Communicated by John Walsh, Esq. F. R. S

Hugh Williamson and John Walsh

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Experiments On the Dipping Needle, Made by Desire of the Royal Society. By Thomas Hutchins. Redde, February 16, 1775

Thomas Hutchins

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Account of the Sea-Cow, and the Use Made of It. By Molineux Shuldham, Esquire

Molineux Shuldham

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De Polygonis Area Vel Perimetro Maximis et Minimis, Inscriptis Circulo, Vel Circulum Circumscribentibus. Auctore S. Horsley, LL.D. R. S. Sec

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An Account of the Effects of Lightning on a House, Which Was Furnished with a Pointed Conductor, at Tenterden, in Kent. In Two Letters from Richard Haffenden, Esquire, the Proprietor of the House, to Mr. Henley. To Which are Added Some Remarks by Mr. Henley

Richard Haffenden and Mr. Henley

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Description and Use of a Portable Wind Gage. By Dr. James Lind, Physician, at Edinburgh

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Astronomical Observations Made at Leicester. By the Reverend Mr. Ludlam, Vicar of Norton, Near Leicester. Communicated by the Astronomer Royal

Mr. Ludlam and Astronomer Royal

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Remarks and Considerations Relative to the Performance of Amputation above the Knee, by the Single Circular Incision. By Benjamin Gooch, Surgeon at Norwich

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An Account of a Curious Giant's Causeway, or Group of Angular Columns, Newly Discovered in the Euganean Hills, Near Padua, in Italy. In a Letter from John Strange, Esq. F. R. S. to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S

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Experiments in an Heated Room. By Matthew Dobson, M. D. In a Letter to John Fothergill, M. D. F. R. S

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Back Matter

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An Account of Some Thermometrical Observations, Made by Sir Robert Barker, F. R. S. at Allahabad in the East Indies, in Lat. 25⚬30′N. during the Year 1767, and Also during a Voyage from Madras to England, in the Year 1774. Extracted from the Original Journal by the Hon. Henry Cavendish, F. R. S

Robert Barker and Henry Cavendish

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Errata

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Experiments on a New Colouring Substance from the Island of Amsterdam in the South Sea. Made by Mr. Peter Woulfe, F. R. S. at the Desire of Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S

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Experiments and Observations in an Heated Room By Charles Blagden, M. D. F. R. S

Charles Blagden

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An Abridged State of the Weather at London in the Year 1774, Collected from the Meteorological Journal of the Royal Society. By S. Horsley, LL.D. Sec. R. S

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A Second Essay on the Natural History of the Sea Anemonies. By the Abbe Dicquemare, Member of Several Academies, and Professor of Natural Philosophy, &c. at Havre de Grace. Translated from the French

Abbe Dicquemare

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An Investigation of a General Theorem for Finding the Length of Any Arc of Any Conic Hyperbola, by means of Two Elliptic Arcs, with Some Other New and Useful Theorems Deduced Therefrom. By John Landen, F. R. S

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Observations Made at Chislehurst, in Kent, in the Year 1774. By the Rev. Francis Wollaston, LL.B. F. R. S

Francis Wollaston

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Concerning Aneurysms in the Thigh. By Benjamin Gooch, Surgeon at Norwich

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A Proposal for Measuring the Attraction of Some Hill in This Kingdom by Astronomical Observations. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, B. D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal

Nevil Maskelyne

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An Account of Observations Made on the Mountain Schehallien for Finding Its Attraction. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, B. D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal

Nevil Maskelyne

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