Errata
Author(s)
Anonymous
Year
1777
Volume
67
Pages
3 pages
Language
en
Journal
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
Full Text (OCR)
ERRATA.
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58, 9. for communicate, read communicate,
85, 15. for XLVIII, read LIV,
128, 4. from the bottom, for "and not all" read "and not at all"
131, 16 and 17. for (as the millers term it when no Iron is concerned) read (as the millers term it) where no iron is concerned.
162, 6. for Satellites, read Satellite.
165, 9. for ineptats, read ineptas
258, 3. from the bottom, for but, read long
258, 2. from the bottom, for long, read but
354, 2. for the year 1775, read the year 1776.
475, 13. for credulity, read credulity
518, 7. from the bottom, for $\frac{1}{2000}$ read $\frac{1}{20,000}$
519, 7. for $233^\circ$, $54'$, $15''$ read $233^\circ$, $53'$, $15''$
520, 4. insert 2 c by 4th observation = $9^\circ$, $59'$, $6''$ = $9^\circ$, $38'$, $15''$
521, 2. for mountains, read mountain.
522, 2. for correct for the signal $59''$, read $54''$
530, 5. for $27,7025$, read $25,7025$
541, 4. for above at C, read above at B.
545, 11. for correct height in fathom 686,619, read 685,619
546, 8. for difference of Log. 654,157, read 654,109.
547, 11. for (in p. 556), read (in p. 53?).
556, 17. for two, read too
560, 1. for feet, read grains
18. for 13358,5, read 13558,5.
562, 12. for barometer, read manometer
568, 5. from the bottom, for $T-S \times E-e-a=S-x$, read $\frac{T-S \times E-e-a}{E}=S-x$.
569, 19. delete the semicolon after quantity, and insert it after instance
578, 5. from the bottom, for the attached Therm. read the two attached Therm.
585, 2. read, see p. 574 and 567
in the column for 25 inches, and against 21 for 53,2, read 53,1
586, 3. add, see p. 568 and 569
In the 4th col. of the table at the top, for 46,10, read 15,10.
Vol. LXVII.
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587, in the 2d col. against 19,90, for 12337,0, read 12377,8
20,70, for 11350,0, read 11350,8
588, 30,40, for 1236,6, read 1336,6
in the last col. for 81,0, read 81,8.
590, 2. for uppermost, read approximate
In plate XI. 1st col. of the table of the ∆' and sides of the ∆' for End of the base 1. 2. - read End of the base, 1. 2.
In the small scale of feet at the side of the section of the mountains for 1500, read
15000 feet.
608, 3. for July, read August
628, 4. from the bottom for 159, read 152.
642, 13. for pistons were, read piston was
658, 10. for plate XVI. read plate XV.
662, 5. for plate XVII. read plate XVI.
683, 15. after inverse, insert ratio,
685, 5. a point after unaltered. And for but that in, read But in.
705, Tab. IV. 9th experiment, column 132° to 152°, for 9,14350, read 9,14550.
736, At the end of the note, for Barometer, read Barometers
777, 1774. December 10, weight of quicksilver to air, for 11445, read 10445.
781, 13th Station, observed superior barometer, for 25,691, read 25,961.
785, 3d Observation at Belmont Castle, inferior equated barometer, for 29, 64
read 29,664.
819, 7. for were the short, read were short
821, 5. for 15 read 16.