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PRESENTS RECEIVED BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY, From November 1792 to June 1793. WITH THE NAMES OF THE DONORS. 1792. Nov. 8. Memoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences. Août, 1786, jusqu'à la fin de 1787. Berlin, 1792. 4° Transactions of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, Vol. X. London, 1791. 8° Memoirs of the Medical Society of London, Vol. III. London, 1792. 8° Catalogus Bibliothecæ Harvardianæ Cantabrigiæ Nov-Anglorum. Bostoniaæ, 1790. 8° Jos. Gaërtneri de Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum, Volumen alterum. Tubingæ, 1791. 4° Discours qui ont été lus dans l'Assemblée publique de l'Académie des Sciences de Berlin, tenue le 26 Janv. 1792. Berlin, 1792. 4° N. J. Jacquin Collectanea ad Botanicam, Chemiam, et Historiam Naturalem spectantia, Vol. IV. Vindobonæ, 1790. 4° Medical Facts and Observations, Vol. III. London, 1792. 8° Connubia Florum, Auctore D. De la Croix; Notas et Observationes adjecit R. Clayton. Bathoniae, 1791. 8° The Sportsman's Directory, or Tractate on Gunpowder, by G. Montagu. London, 1792. 8° An Essay upon single Vision with two Eyes, by W. C. Wells, M. D. London, 1792. 8° DONORS. The Royal Academy of Sciences of Berlin. The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. The Medical Society of London. The Corporation of Harvard University, in America. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S. Comte de Hertzberg, F. R. S. Professor de Jacquin, F. R. S. Samuel Foart Simmons, M. D. F. R. S. Sir Richard Clayton, Bart. George Montagu, Esq. William Charles Wells, M. D. PRESENTS. The Rise, Progress, and present State of Medicine; a Discourse delivered before the Middlesex Medical Association, by B. Waterhouse. Boston, 1792. 8° Prodromo di Fisica Vegetabile di A. Comparetti. Padova, 1791. 8° Lettere due del Sig. M. C. al cel. Sig. M. G. Padova, 1791. 8° Nov. 15. Discours qui a remporté le Prix à l’Academie de Chalons en l’Année 1783. Beauvais, 1789. 4° A Descriptive Account of a Descent made into Penpark-hole, in the year 1775. Bristol, 1792. 8° 22. A Botanical Arrangement of British Plants, by W. Withering, Vol. III. Birmingham, 1792. 8° Commentarii de Rebus in Scientia Naturali et Medicina gestis, Volumen XXXIII. Lipsiae, 1791. 8° Museum Leverianum, No. 3 and 4. 4° J. Dickson Fasciculus secundus Plantarum Cryptogamicarum Britanniae. Londini, 1790. 4° Dec. 6. Cases of the Hydrocele, by T. Keate. London, 1788. 8° Principles of Surgery, by J. Pearson, Part I. London, 1788. 8° Dissertation sur les Causes qui ont produit l’Espèce de Contradiction que l’on remarque entre deux Decrets de l’Assemblée Nationale. 8° 13. Transactions of a Society for the Improvement of Medical and Chirurgical Knowledge. London, 1793. 8° Collections for an History of Sandwich, by W. Boys. Canterbury, 1792. 4° Memoir on the Use of the Thermometer in Navigation, by J. Williams. Philadelphia, 1792. 4° 20. Astronomisches Jahrbuch für das Jahr 1795, von J. E. Bode. Berlin, 1792. 8° Projet des Orbites Paraboliques de 72 Cometes, dont le Cours a été calculé jusqu’ici, reduite au Plan de l’Orbite de la Terre, par M. Bode. fol. pat. A Treatise on the Hydrocele, by J. Earle. London, 1791. 8° A short Account of the Life of Mr. Percival Pott. 8° A Case of Extra-Uterine Gestation, of the Ventral Kind, by W. Turnbull. London, 1791. 4° Jan. 10. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar, Tom. XII. for 1791, 3d and 4th quarter; DONORS. Professor Waterhouse, of Cambridge, in America. Professor Comparetti, of Padua. M. Bucquet, of Beauvais. Mr. George Symes Catcott. William Withering, M. D. F. R. S. Mr. Hurlock, F. R. S. Mr. James Parkinson. Mr. James Dickson. T. Keate, Esq. Mr. John Pearson. M. Hourcastremé. The Society for the Improvement of Medical and Chirurgical Knowledge. William Boys, Esq. Mr. Williams, Secretary to the American Philosophical Society. Mr. J. E. Bode, F. R. S. James Earle, Esq. Mr. William Turnbull. The Royal Academy of Sciences of Stockholm. PRESENTS. and Tom. XIII. for 1792, 1st and 2d quarter. Stockholm. Extrait des Observations Astronomiques et Physiques, faites à l’Observatoire en l’Année 1791. Medical Commentaries for the Year 1792, collected by A. Duncan. Edinburgh, 1793. 17. An Excursion to the Peak of Teneriffe in 1791, by Lieut. Rye. London, 1793. 24. Saggio d’Osservazioni concernenti li nuovi progressi della Fisica di Corpo Umano, di Stef. Gallini. Padova, 1792. 31. A Plan of a Course of Lectures on the Principles of Natural Philosophy, by S. Vince. Cambridge, 1793. Practical Observations on Cancerous Complaints, by J. Pearson. London, 1793. Description d’une nouvelle Presse d’Imprimerie, inventée par Guill. Haas, Pere. Basle, 1791. Feb. 14. Contemplatio Philosophica, a posthumous work of Brook Taylor, with a Life of the Author, by Sir W. Young. London, 1793. An Essay on the Disease produced by the Bite of a mad Dog, or other rabid Animal, by J. Mease. London, 1793. A Sermon preached before the Lords, January 30, 1793, by Samuel Lord Bishop of St. David’s. London, 1793. An Essay on Generation, by J. F. Blumenbach, translated from the German. London, 1793. Museum Leverianum, No. 5. March 7. Elements of Jurisprudence. London, 1783. A Systematical View of the Laws of England, by R. Wooddeson, III. Vols. London, 1792. De Calculo Integralium, Exercitatio P. Ferroni. Florentiae, 1792. Histoire de la Noblesse Héréditaire des Gaulois, par C. J. de Bevy. Tome I. Londres, 1791. 14. Elogio d’Amerigo Vespucci, del P. Stan. Canovai, 1790. April 11. The literary Life of the late Thomas Pennant, Esq. by himself. London, 1793. The Doctrine of Universal Comparison, or General Proportion, by J. Glenie. London, 1789. Observations on Construction, by J. Glenie. Memoire sur la Troisieme Annee du Regne de Frederic Guillaume II. Roi de Prusse, lu dans l’Assemblée publique de l’Académie des Sciences de Berlin, le 1 Octobre, 1789, par le Comte de Hertzberg. DONORS. M. Cassini, F. R. S. Andrew Duncan, M. D. Lieutenant Rye. Professor Gallini, of Padua. The Rev. Mr. Vince, F. R. S. Mr. John Pearson. M. Haas, of Basle. Sir William Young, Bart. F. R. S. John Coakley Lettsom, M. D. F. R. S. The Lord Bishop of St. David’s, F. R. S. A. Crichton, M. D. Mr. James Parkinson. Richard Wooddeson, D. C. L. Professor Ferroni, of Pisa. Abbé de Bevy. Father Gaetano del Ricca, of Siena. Thomas Pennant, Esq. F. R. S. James Glenie, Esq. Comte de Hertzberg, F. R. S. PRESENTS. Memoire sur les Revolutions des Etats, lu dans l'Assemblée publique de l'Académie des Sciences de Berlin, le 6 Octobre, 1791, par le Comte de Hertzberg. 8° Preis-schriften von der anwendbarkeit der Koppelwirthschaft in der Mark Brandenburg, nebst bemerkungen des Grafen von Hertzberg über eben diesen gegenständ. Berlin, 1793. 8° E. F. von Hertzberg; auszug aus Weidlichs biographie der jeztlebenden Rechtgelehrten. 8° Auszug aus Forsters erinnerungen betreffend den Gr. von Hertzberg. 8° Lectures on the Elements of Farriery, by C. Vial de Sainbel. London, 1793. 4°; with a set of Models of Horses Hoofs and Shoes. 18. Historical View of Plans for the Government of British India, 1792. 4° May 9. Substance of the Speech of the Right Honourable Henry Dundas, on the British Government and Trade in the East Indies, April 23, 1793. 4° A Sketch of two Boats and a Cutter, with sliding Keels, agreeable to a Scheme suggested by Captain Schank. fol. pat. Practical Essays on the Management of Pregnancy and Labour, by J. Clarke. London, 1793. 8° 16. The Military Antiquities of the Romans in North Britain, by W. Roy. London, 1793. fol. The Theory and Practice of finding the Longitude at Sea or Land, by A. Mackay. London, 1793. 8° 30. The Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, Vol. IV. Dublin. 4° Considerations on the Utility of the National Debt, by E. King. London, 1793. 8° June 6. The antecedental Calculus, by J. Glenie. London, 1793. 4° 13. Analyse du Système Absorbant ou Lymphatique, par R. Desgenettes. Paris, 1792. 12° 20. Oriental Repertory, Vol. I. published by A. Dalrymple. London, 1793. 4° A new System of the Spleen, by N. Robinson. London, 1729. 8° An Essay on the Materia Medica, by J. Moore. London, 1792. 8° On Electric Atmospheres, by E. Peart. Gainsborough, 1793. 8° Theorie des Vents, par M. le Chev. de la Coudraye. Fontenay, 1786. 8° DONORS. Comte de Hertzberg, F. R. S. Mr. Vial de Sainbel. The Right Hon. Henry Dundas. John Bruce, Esq. F. R. S. Captain Schank, of the Royal Navy. John Clarke, M. D. The Society of Antiquaries. Mr. Andrew Mackay. The Royal Irish Academy. Edward King, Esq. F. R. S. James Glenie, Esq. F. R. S. René Desgenettes, M.D. Alexander Dalrymple, Esq. F. R. S. Jonathan Watson, Esq. F. R. S. Mr. James Moore. E. Peart, M. D. Chevalier de la Coudraye. INDEX TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1793. A Abernethy, Mr. John. Account of two instances of uncommon formation in the viscera of the human body, - 59 Alverstoke, Hants. Account of two rainbows, seen there at the same time - 1 Atlas East-India ship. Abstract of the journal of, - 190 Atmospheres, electrical, their effects upon frogs, and other small animals, - 11 B Barker, Thomas, Esq. Abstract of a register of the barometer, thermometer, and rain, at Lyndon, in Rutland, with the rain in Surrey and Hampshire, for the year 1792; and a comparison of wet seasons, - 220 Barometer, register of, at Lyndon, in Rutland, - 220 Bay of Biscay, remarks on, - 187 Bell, Mr. William. Description of the double horned rhinoceros of Sumatra, - 3 INDEX. Bell, Mr. William. Description of a species of chaetodon, called, by the Malays, *Ecan bona*, - 7 Benares, further particulars respecting the observatory there, - 45 —— Account of the method of making ice there, - 56, 129 Bile, instance of its secretion from arterial blood, - 61 Blagden, Sir Charles, Knt. Extract of a letter from, giving some account of the tides at Naples, - 168 Blood vessels, uncommon state of, in the human body, - 60 C Canal, alimentary, uncommon formation of, in the human body - 64 Caterpillars, not affected by electricity, - 32 Chaetodon, description of a species, called, by the Malays, *Ecan bona*, - 7 Ciliary processes, opinions respecting their use, - 170 Circle, its advantages for astronomical purposes, - 93 —— of brass, description of one in the observatory at Benares - 47 Clarke, John, M.D. Description of an extraordinary production of human generation, with observations, - 154 Clock, description of one of a peculiar construction, - 87 Coating, metallic, its use in experiments of animal electricity, - 18 —— of different metals, in what cases necessary, - 20, 24 Colon, uncommon length of, in the human body, - 64 Comet, account of the discovery of one, - 50 —— of 1793, observations of, - 55 Crystalline lens, muscularity of, supposed by Descartes, and Dr. Pemberton, - 170 —— discovered by Leeuwenhoek, - 176 —— of an ox described, - 172 —— of fishes, remarks on, - 177 Current, observations on one that prevails to the westward of Scilly, - 182 D Dial, equinoctial, description of one in the observatory at Benares, - 47 Discoveries, account of some, made by Mr. Galvani, of Bologna, - 10 E Ecan bona, description of a species of chaetodon so called, by the Malays, - 7 Electric atmospheres, their effects on frogs, and other small animals, - 11 INDEX. Electricity, new discovered law in, - 20, 31 ——— estimate of the quantity necessary to produce certain effects in a frog, - 15 ——— animal, account of the discovery so called, - 10 Electrometer, a new kind, called an animal one, - 16 Equatorial instrument, account of, - 67 Evaporation, remarks on its power in generating cold, - 130 Eye, experiments on, - 179 F Fishes, remarks on their crystalline lens, - 177 Fluids, description of an instrument for ascertaining the specific gravities of, - 164 Foetus, remarks on the powers and functions of, - 161 Frogs, effect of electric atmospheres upon them, - 11 ——— experiments with, - 24, 29, 38 G Galvani, Mr. Account of some discoveries made by him, - 10 Generation, human, description of an extraordinary production of, - 154 Gravities, specific, of fluids, description of an instrument for ascertaining, - 164 Gregory, the Rev. Edward. Extracts of two letters from, containing an account of the discovery of a comet, with observations, - 50 H Hampshire, register of rain in that county, - 220 Heart, uncommon transposition of, in the human body, - 60 Hector East-India ship, effects of a current upon, - 189 Herschel, William, LL.D. Observations on the Planet Venus, - 201 Human body, uncommon formation in the viscera of, - 59 I Ice, account of the method of making it at Benares, - 56, 129 Immersion of γ Tauri, observation of, - 53 Insects, some kinds not affected by electricity, - 32 ——— experiments on, - 33 INDEX. Instrument for ascertaining the specific gravities of fluids, description of, - 164 Intestines, uncommon formation of, in the human body, - 64 Journal of the Atlas East-India ship, abstract of, - 190 L Lamp micrometer, remarks on, - 215 Level, one of extraordinary sensibility described, - 92 Leyden phial, remarks on the supposed analogy of, to some phænomena of animal electricity, - 19, 29 Light house, remarks on that of Scilly, - 198 Liver, uncommon state of, in the human body, - 61 Lizards, experiments on, - 38 M Maskelyne, the Rev. Nevil, D.D. Observations of the comet of 1793, made by him, and other observers, - 55 Monster, description of an extraordinary one, - 154 ——— remarks on monsters, - 157 Mountains said to have been seen in Venus, remarks on, - 202 Muscles, experiments on muscles, and pieces of muscle, - 28, 30, 35 ——— not immediately affected by electricity, - 21, 36 ——— voluntary ones not affected by weak currents of electricity, - 34 Muscularity of the crystalline lens, supposed by Descartes and Dr. Pemberton, - 170 ——— discovered by Leeuwenhoek - 176 Musschenbroek, attempt to solve some optical queries proposed by him, - 178 N Naples, some account of the tides there, - 168 Nerves, the only parts immediately affected by electricity, - 21, 36 ——— experiments on, - 23 O Observatory at Benares, further particulars respecting, - 45 Optical queries, attempt to solve some - 178 Ox, the crystalline lens of, described, - 172 ### INDEX **P** *Parallactic machine*, remarks on an instrument so called, - 73 *Placenta*, remarks on its vessels, - 160 *Porous vessels*, their use in making ice, - 57 — experiments on the effect of the evaporation produced from them, - 129 *Presents* received by the Royal Society, from November 1792 to June 1793, - 229 *Production*, extraordinary, of human generation, - 154 *Projection table*, remarks on an instrument so called, - 215 **Q** *Quadrant of stone*, in the observatory at Benares, described, - 46 *Quadrupeds*, experiments on, - 23, 25, 27 *Queries*, optical, attempt to solve some, - 178 **R** *Rain* in Rutland, Surrey, and Hampshire, register of, - 220 — comparative tables of, - 223 *Rainbows*, account of two, seen at the same time, - 1 *Ramsden, Mr. Jesse*, description of an instrument made by him, - 75 *RENNELL, James*, Esq. Observations on a current that often prevails to the westward of Scilly; endangering the safety of ships that approach the British Channel, - 182 *Rhinoceros*, double horned, of Sumatra, description of - 3 **S** *Saturn*, remarks on some appearances said to have been seen in that planet, - 202 *SCHMEISSER, John Godfrey*. Description of an instrument for ascertaining the specific gravities of fluids, - 164 *Scilly*, observations on a current that often prevails to the westward of, - 182 — remarks on the light-house there, - 198 *Short, Mr. James*, first applied a telescope to a combination of circles, - 71 *SHUCKBURGH, Sir George*, Bart. An account of the equatorial instrument, - 67 *Smeaton, Mr.* account of an experiment made by him, - 185 MDCCXCIII. INDEX. Soundings, proposal respecting, between the parallels of Scilly and Ushant, - 198 Sturges, the Rev. Dr. An account of two rainbows, seen at the same time at Alverstoke, Hants, July 9, 1792, - 1 Sumatra, description of the double horned rhinoceros of, - 3 Surrey, Register of rain in that county, - 220 T Tatties, a kind of mat so called, their use in cooling rooms, - 130 Tauri γ, observation of an immersion of, - 53 Thermometer, state of, at Benares, - 130 register of, at Lyndon, in Rutland, - 220 Tides, at Naples, some account of, - 168 effect of wind on them, - 185 Tongue, human, experiment upon, - 42 Tongues of quadrupeds, experiments with, - 43 Transit circle, description of one, - 133 Tumors, remarkable ones on the bones of a fish, - 8 U Uvea, supposed by Dr. Jurin to be muscular, - 171 V Vascular system, remarks on its powers, - 161 Venus, observations on, - 201 remarks on the size of that planet, - 217 Viscera of the human body, uncommon formation in, - 59 Vision, observations on, - 169 Volta, Mr. Alexander. Account of some discoveries made by Mr. Galvani, of Bologna; with experiments and observations on them, - 10 W Wall, circular, in the observatory at Benares, described, - 48 Weather of 1792, remarks on, - 221, 226 Wet seasons, comparison of, - 223 Williams, John Lloyd, Esq. Further particulars respecting the observatory at Benares, of which an account, with plates, is given by Sir Robert Barker, in the LXVIIth Vol. of the Philosophical Transactions, - 45 INDEX. Williams, John Lloyd, Esq. Account of the method of making ice at Benares, - - - 56 additional observations on the method of making ice at Benares, - - - 129 Wind, remarks on its effect on water, - - - 185 Wollaston, the Rev. Francis, LL.B. A description of a transit circle, for determining the place of celestial objects as they pass the meridian, - - - 133 Worms, the class of animals so called not affected by electricity, experiments on, - - - 32 Y Young, Thomas. Observations on vision, - - - 169 Ys, of a peculiar construction, described, - - - 137 From the Press of W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland-Row, St. James's.