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AN INDEX To the XXIV Volume of the Philosophical Transactions. For the Years 1704 and 1705. From Number 289, to Number 304 inclusive. A. Adonis, the Fable explained, N. 300. p. 2033. Agamemnon descended from the ancient Swedes, N. 301. p. 2062. Age of Manuscripts, &c. how to be judged of, N. 300. p. 1993. Ages of the World six, according to the ancient Swedes, N. 301 p. 2070. Air not the cause of Restitution in Springs, N. 294. p. 1788. Whether its greater Rarefaction alters the Pendulum between the Tropicks, N. 294. p. 1789. Alabaster examined with a Microscope, N. 289. p. 1552. Aloes Leaves Juice and Salts examined with a Microscope, N. 293. p. 1731. Ambar, a Treatise of its Nature, N. 290. p. 1591. Ambar rubb'd, in Vacuo yields light, N. 304. p. 2166. Animalcules discovered in Cochineel Eggs, N. 292. p. 1618. Some small ones found on the Roots of Duckweed, with other much smaller eating into them, N. 295. p. 1787. How they rise and sink in Water, N. 295. p. 1789. Some found in foul Gutters, N. 295. p. 1790. Animals of Carolina, N. 299. p. 1970. Antiquities. Coins, Norman and Roman, at York, N. 303. p. 2127. & 2148. A Leaden Coffin in a Roman Burying-place, N. 296. p. 1864. A safe Guide to searchers after Antiquities, N. 300. p. 2014. Art of Embalming dead Bodies, N. 302. p. 1101. Arteries, and their Valves boney, N. 299. p. 1970. De Arthritide Tractatus, &c. N. 291. p. 1597. Astroites jointed observed, N. 294. p. 1780. Astronomiae Cometicæ Synopsis, N. 297. p. 1882. Astronomy of the ancient Swedes, N. 301. p. 2070. Atmosphere, its state before the great Storm in November 1703. N. 289. p. 1532. See Weather and Barometer. Attrition, its Effect in Vacuo, N. 304. p. 2165. Balls voided per annum, N. 291. p. 1595. N. 304. p. 2164. Barkes of several Plants examined, N. 296. p. 1843. Baroscope of a new invention, N. 290. p. 1597. Barometrical Observations, N. 290. p. 1602. Barometer, its height before the great Storm, N. 289. p. 1532. The cause of its descent in Storms, N. 292. p. 1629. See Weather. Bleeding largely good in a Calenture, N. 290. N. 1563. Blood issuing out at several parts of the Body, N. 303. p. 2144. Bodys drown'd have no Water in their Cavities, N. 303. p. 2152. Bones of an Human Foetus voided many years after at an Imposthume, N. 302. p. 2077. Burial Ceremonies vindicated, N. 302. p. 1103. Burning from attrition, N. 304. p. 2166. & 2171. Calenture, an account of it, N. 290. p. 1562. Corigueya. See Opossum. Carolina Animals, Shells and Fossils, N. 299. p. 1952. Cartilaginous concreting of the Intestines, N. 303. p. 2118. Chalk in Wales and Ireland different from that in Essex, &c., N. 291. p. 1566. Chelidonium majus, its juice examin'd, N. 296. p. 1700. China and Chusan Observations of the Weather, N. 292. p. 1639 and 1648. Cherry Tree Bark examined, N. 296. p. 1844. Cinnamon Bark examined, N. 296. p. 1843. Climbing Plants, see Plants. Cochineel shewn to be an Insect, N. 292. p. 1616. Coins, Norman and Roman, at York, N. 303. p. 2127. & 2148. Cork viewed with a Microscope, N. 296. p. 1853. Coral, of its growing, N. 304. p. 2160. Cornea tunica of Fish examin'd, N. 293. p. 1728. Costiveness, an extraordinary case, N. 302. p. 2111. Crystal wild of Switzerland, N. 298. p. 1906. Crystalline humour of Whales examin'd, N. 293. p. 1724. Cucullus laevis caeruleo-flavus, N. 293. p. 1749. Cuma amongst the Swedes, N. 301. p. 2074. Death-watch described, N. 291. p. 1586. Denclion and Pyrrha, whence the Fable, N. 300. p. 2020. Diamonds, a conjecture of their formation, N. 289. p. 1547. Dodona, whence the Name, N. 301. p. 2077. Doses of Medicines how to be proportioned, N. 303. p. 2119. Druids' gold, Echinitae and other petrifications, as Stones of great virtue, N. 291. p. 1566. Dropical Body dissected, N. 299. p. 1977. Duck-weed, the Animalcules on its Roots view'd, N. 295. p. 1784. Ear Humane described, N. 299. p. 1978. Earthquake in some of the North parts of England, N. 289. p. 1555. Easter, of the Rule to find it, N. 302. p. 2123. Eclipses. Eclipses of the Sun near Boston in New England, Jun. 12. 1694. N. 291. p. 2630. In England, Nov. 27. 1703. N. 292. p. 1634. Of the Moon, Dec. 12. 1703. N. 291. p. 1594. Feb. 11. 1700. N. 292. p. 1633. Dec. 12. 1703. N. 292. p. 1635. Dec. 11. 1704. N. 292. p. 1637. Embalming, the Art, N. 302. p. 1101. Eruption of Blood from many parts of the Body, N. 303. p. 2144. Excretions horny on the Fingers, N. 297. p. 1899. Eyes of Fish examined, N. 293. p. 1724. Eyelids, their use, N. 293. p. 1729. F. Foetus receives no nourishment by the Mouth, N. 304. p. 2176. Foetus, its Bones voided at an Imposthume many years after, N. 302. p. 2077. Fast of the ancient Northern Nations, N. 300. p. 2035. Fire, the necessity of Air to produce it, N. 304. p. 2168. Fish, the yellow Gurnard described, N. 293. p. 1749. Fossil Shells, a Catalogue of some found at Harwich Cliff, N. 291. p. 1568, 1577 &c. 1604. Fossiles in Switzerland, N. 291. p. 1605. N. 294. p. 1774. N. 301. p. 2042. Fossiles microscopically examin'd, N. 295. p. 1775. Fossiles consist mostly of Sulphur, N. 294. p. 1776. Fossiles from Carolina, N. 299. p. 1960. G. Generation by an aura seminalis, a difficulty hard to be solved by its maintainers, N. 290. p. 1585. Generation of Worms in Sheep's Heads, N. 295. p. 1800. Of Insects in Sheep's Livers, N. 289. p. 1522. Of the Cochinele Insect, N. 292. p. 1618. Geolatria of the ancient Swedes N. 300. p. 2025. Glass to look upon the Sun without the hurt to the Eyes, N. 291. p. 1581. Grass grows plentifully after being overflowed by Salt Water, N. 295. p. 1793. Gunpowder fired in Vacuo, with the quality of the Air thence produced, N. 295. p. 1806. Guts see Intestines. Harwick Cliff and Fossils there, N. 291. p. 1568. Heliolatria of the ancient Northern Nations, N. 300. p. 2016. Hieroglyphick Representations of the Sun, N. 300. p. 2024. Hornlike Exccrescences on the Fingers, N. 297. p. 1899. Humor Cristaline of Whales, &c. examined, N. 293. p. 1724. Hydatides voided by Stool, N. 295. p. 1797. Hyperboreans stiled by Homer and Hesiod the most wise People, N. 300. p. 2032. Ice, Icen or Sisen the first Principle of all things, N. 300. p. 2026 and 2031. Idolatry of the Atlanticks, N. 300. p. 2016. Jesuits Bark, an account of the Plant, N. 290. p. 1596. Immortality of the Soul held by the ancient Northern Nations, N. 300. p. 2029. Impostume voiding the Bones of a Fætus, N. 302. p. 2077. Inscriptio Tagis statuae, N. 302. p. 2076. See Antiquities. Insects. The Death Watch described, N. 291. p. 1586. Cochineel its generation and preparing, N. 292. p. 1615, &c. Insects in Sheeps Heads, N. 292. p. 1800. Insects in Sheeps Livers, N. 289. p. 1522. Insects in Spain, N. 301. p. 2045. Some Insects thought to be all Females, N. 292. p. 1615. Insects in decayed Trees, N. 296. p. 1861. Instruments. A new Barometer, N. 290. p. 1597. One for seeing the Transit Stars over the Meridian, N. 291. p. 1578. The Hessian Bellows improved, N. 300. p. 1990. One to give swift motion in vacuo, N. 304. p. 2165. Intestines concreted into Gristles, N. 303. p. 2118. Ips or Io anciently the representation of the Earth, N. 300. p. 2029. June whence so called, N. 300. p. 2020. Jupiter in Sweden, N. 301. p. 2045. L Lapland Drum the Origin of the Timpanum used in the Sacrifices of Mater Deorum, N. 300. p. 2030 and 2037. Leaden Coffin found in a Roman Burying place, N. 295 p. 1864. Letters first invented in Sweden, N. 300. p. 2029. Light from Mercury in vacuo, N. 296. p. 1865. Light from Attrition in vacuo N. 304. p. 2166. Lime Tree Bark viewed with a Microscope, N. 298. p. 1850. De Locis Solidis divinatio Geometrica, N. 291; p. 1607. M Magnetical Experiments of destroying, altering and confounding the Verticity in toucht Wires, N. 303. p. 2136, &c. Magog, Attinus and Atlas the same N. 301. p. 2073. Manuscripts how to judge of their Ages, N.300. p.2012. Marble Italian examined, N. 289. p. 1547. Mathematicks. Propositæ curvæ geometricæ alias inumeras longitudine æquales invenire, N. 289. p. 1527. De Locis solidis Divinatio Geometrica, N.291. p. 1607. De Orbita Planetarum Cassiniana N. 293. p. 1704. Astronomiae Cometicæ Synopsis, N. 297. p. 1882. Doctrine of Combinations and the Alterations compleated, N. 299. p. 1961. Theorema, &c. de investigatione foci distantiæ a speculi Vertice, N. 298. p. 1810. Mathematical Instruments See Instruments. Viviani's Mathematical Works, N. 291. p. 1607. Eclipses, see Eclipses. De Medicamentorum operationibus Problema, N. 293. p. 1753. Mensa Isiaca, an account of it, N. 300. p. 2039. Mercurys Caduceus whence, N. 301. p. 2062. Mercurial Phosphorus, N.303. p. 2129. Metalline Steams whether the cause of Storms, N. 298. p. 1941. Microscopical Observations. Of Sand, N.289. p.1537. Of Marble, N. 289. p. 1547. Of some Stones, N. 289. p. 1551. Of several Barks, N. 296. p. 1843. Of Vitrify'd Salts of calcined Hay, N. 296. p. 1858. Of Insects, see Insects. Minerals, Fossils and Stones, N.291. p. 1604. Minerals and Fossils from Prussia, N. 302. p. 2082. Motala River, of its Prognostick stopping, N. 298. p. 1943. Musick, its Theory reduced to Arithmetick and Geometry, N. 302. p. 2072. Musick, its incredible variety, N. 299. p. 1969. Names of the week-days whence, N. 300. p. 2019. Norman Coins found at York, N. 303. p. 2127. Norland sends yearly vast quantities of Birds to Sweden, N. 300. p. 2028. Numbers of words possible from the 24 Letters, and of the prodigious variety of Musick, N. 299. p. 1969. Numerical Letters first in Sweden, N. 300. p. 2019. Opossums described and dissected, N. 290. p. 1565. Opticks, see Mathematicks. Orbita Planetarum Cassiniana, see Mathematicks. Pendules, a Query, as their different length between the Tropicks, &c. N. 294. p. 1789. Petraifications, Petrify'd Water at the tops of Caves, N. 289. p. 1547. Petify'd Shells sold by the Druides as miraculous, N. 291. p. 1566 & 1604. Petraifications only of three sorts, and their cause, N. 291. p. 1571. Some from Prussia, N. 302. p. 2082. Hewn Wood petrifyed, N. 291. p. 1570. Pewter Irish money, N. 297. p. 1875. Phoenix, the Fable explained, N. 300. p. 1023. Phosphorus Mercurial, see Mercury. Phosphorus Solid, see Light. Pin in a Fowls Cizzard, N. 301. p. 2045. Llllllllllllll Pla. Planets, an Instrument to observe their transite over the Meridian, N. 291. p. 1578. Planetarum Orbita Cassiniana, N. 293. p. 1704. Plants. Jesuit's Bark examined and the Plant described, N. 290. p. 1596. Plant on which the Cochinchin Insect feeds, N. 292. p. 1616. Planta Philippenses, N. 293. p. 1707. N. 295. p. 1809. N. 296. p. 1816. Juice of Chelidonum majus Aloe, &c. examined, N. 293. p. 1730. Barkes of Plants, see Barks. Cause of Decay in some Trees, N. 296. p. 1861. Plants in Spain, N. 301. p. 2045. Plato's Atlantis in Sweden, N. 300. p. 2012. Plumb stones swallowed, the mischief, N. 304. p. 2164. Polar Star, how to observe its coming to the Meridian, N. 291. p. 1732. Polydor, its feed and propagation, N. 297. p. 1868. Propagation of Sound, see Sounds. Proserpina, whence the Fable, N. 300. p. 2032. Pumice Stones, see Stones. Pygmy whence, N. 301. p. 2082. Rain, Quantity fallen in a year, N. 297. p. 1879. Rebounding of Bodies in Vacuum, N. 298. p. 1946. Register of Weather, see Weather. Roman Antiquities, see Antiquities. Runick Letters and Learning, &c. N. 301. p. 2058. Run-staff, its wonderful performances, N. 300. p. 2029. Salt of Marble examined, N. 289. p. 1549. Of Aloes and Tobacco, N. 293. p. 1739, 1740. Of Cristal, N. 298. p. 1906. Sand Microscopically viewed, N. 289. p. 1537. Sea Water, see Water. Scorrons Tumour in the Breast, N. 300. p. 2009. Sele- Selenolatria of the Ancients, N. 300. p. 2035. Sheep, Insects in them, see Insects. Shells fossile, N. 291 p. 1566, 1568. Microscopical observations of them, N. 294. p. 1774. Some from Carolina, N. 299. p. 1952. Some from Zurich, N. 301. p. 2042. Sleep very extraordinary in a Person, N. 304. p. 2177. Smalt how made, N. 293. p. 1755. Solution of Silver staining the Skin, &c. N. 295. p. 1794. Sounds, their propagation in Rarefy'd and Condensed Air, N. 297. p. 1904. Sphericocatoptrick Theoreme, N. 295. p. 1810. Sponges, observations on them, N. 304. p. 2159, &c. Spots in the Sun, N. 294. p. 1756. Springs, their restitution not caused by Air, N. 294. p. 1788. Springs near Vetter foretelling storms, N. 298. p. 1944. Stones, some sorts examined, N. 289. p. 1544, &c. Echinites sold by the Druids as miraculous, N. 291. p. 1566. Harwick-Cliff stones, N. 291. p. 1568. & 1577. Astroites, N. 294. p. 1780. Large ones voided by Urine, N. 295. p. 1804. Large ones voided by Stool, see Balls. Stones of Plumbs swallow'd dangerous, N. 304. p. 2164. Pumice-stones examined, N. 304. p. 2156. Storm, an account of the great one in Novemb. 1703. N. 289. p. 1530. State of the Air sometime before it, N. 289. p. 1532. Cause of the fall of the Barometer before Storms, N. 292. p. 1629. Subterraneous Vaults, &c. N. 302. p. 1780. Sulphur reduced to very small particles, N. 294. p. 1777. Sun, its divers Names, N. 300. p. 2017. Sun and Moon anciently believed to be carried in Ships, N. 300. p. 2031. Sun-worship, see Heliolatry. T. T. T. Tagis statuae Inscriptio, N. 302. p. 2076. Terrestrial Animals how to be ranked, N. 290. p. 1566. Theorema Spherico-catoptricum, &c. N. 295. p. 1810. Theory of Musick, see Musick. Thor, the Belzebub of the Jews, N. 301. p. 2077. Timpanum Matis Decorum, N. 300. p. 2037. Tobacco ashes examined, N. 293. p. 1740. Twisting wires alters the Verticity, N. 303. p. 2139. V. Valves in the great Artery boney, N. 299. p. 1971. Vetter Lake described, N. 298. p. 1938. Vibration of Pendules in Vacuum, N. 294. p. 1787. Vulva and parts adjoining described, N. 299. p. 1984. W. Warts cured with Aqua fortis, N. 295. p. 1796. Water, none in Bodies drown'd, N. 303. p. 2152. Water, salt makes ground fruitful, N. 295. p. 1793. Water carried a great way in a Storm, N. 289. p. 1530 & 1535. Weather. Observations in a Voyage to China, N. 292. p. 1639. Observations at Chusan, N. 292. p. 1648. Observations in 1703. N. 297. p. 1877. Observations at Oates in Essex, 1692. N. 298. p. 1917. Week, whence named, N. 300. p. 2019. Whales Flesh examined, N. 293. p. 1723. Wind great one in Nov. 1703. N. 289. p. 1530. Wood petrified, N. 291. p. 1670. Worms in Sheep, see Insects. Books abstracted in this Volume. Apicij Coelij de Opsonijs & Conditmentis cum Annot. Doctoris Lister, N. 294. p. 1782. Art of Embalming, &c. by Tho. Greenhill, N. 302. p. 1101. De Aure humana, &c. Auth. Antonio Maria Valisava, N. 299. p. 1978. Conradi Beckeri Paradoxum, &c. de submersorum morte sine aqua pota, N. 303. p. 2152. Euclidis opera gr. & lat. N. 289. p. 1558. Lexicon Technicum Auth. Harris, N. 292. p. 1699. De Locis Solidis Divinatio Geometrica Auth. Vincentio Viviani, N. 291. p. 1607. Lithographia Helvetica Specimen, Auth. Joh. Jacob. Scheuchero, N. 291. p. 1604. Gulielmi Mulgrave Epist. de Arthritide, N. 291. p. 1597. Olani Rudbeck Atlanticæ Pars 2da, N. 300. p. 2012. Ejuldem Pars 3tia, N. 301. p. 2057.