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PRESENTS RECEIVED BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY, From November 1795 to June 1796; WITH THE NAMES OF THE DONORS. 1795. PRESENTS. Nov. 5. Transactions of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. Vol. XIII. London, 1795. 8° A second Dissertation on Fever, by G. Fordyce. London, 1795. 8° Practical Observations on the Treatment of Strictures in the Urethra. London, 1795. 8° A System of Divinity, in a Course of Sermons, by W. Davy. Lustleigh, Devon, 1795. 8° 12. A Description of the Jail Distemper, as it appeared amongst the Spanish Prisoners at Winchester in the year 1780, by J. C. Smyth. London, 1795. 8° 19. A Meteorological Journal kept at the Reed-Lake House, from Oct. 21, 1794, to May 29, 1795. MSS. fol. Dec. 10. Beiträge zur chemischen Kenntniss der Mineralkörper, von M. H. Klaproth. 1 Band. Berlin, 1795. 8° 17. Observations on Morbid Poisons, Phagedæna, and Cancer, by J. Adams. London, 1795. 8° 24. Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae. Tomus VIII. Petropoli, 1794. 4° Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Vol. II. Part I. Boston, 1793. 4° DONORS. The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. George Fordyce, M. D. F. R. S. Everard Home, Esq. F. R. S. The Rev. William Davy, A. B. James Carmichael Smyth, M. D. F. R. S. Mr. Joseph Colen. Professor Klaproth, F. R. S. Mr. Joseph Adams. The Imperial Academy of Sciences of Petersburg. The American Academy. 1796. **PRESENTS.** *Jan. 21.* De Miraculis S. Coluthi et Reliquiis Actorum S. Panesniv Thebaica fragmenta, ex Museo Borgiano, illustrata opera A. A. Georgii. Romae, 1793. 4° Fossilia Ægyptiaca Musei Borgiani descriptis G. Wad. Velitrus, 1794. 4° Paulini a S. Bartolomæo de Veteribus Indis Dissertatio. Romae, 1795. 4° Memoria sul Lincurio del Cav. C. A. Napione. Roma, 1795. 4° A Meteorological Journal of the Year 1795, kept in London by W. Bent. London. 8° *28.* Medical Commentaries for the year 1795, collected by A. Duncan. Edinburgh, 1795. 8° Dissertazione sulla trisezione dell’ Angolo, ossia dell’ Arco, colla piana Geometria, dell’ Ab. G. M. Pizzati. Venezia, 1795. 8° *Feb. 4.* Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester. Vol. IV. Part 2. Manchester, 1796. 8° *11.* Some Account of the Collegiate Chapel of St. Stephen, Westminster, by J. Topham. fol. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens nya Handlingar, Tom. XI. för år 1790, 3d and 4th quarter; Tom. XII. för år 1791, 1st and 2d quarter; Tom. XIII. för år 1792, 3d and 4th quarter; Tom. XIV. för år 1793; Tom. XV. för år 1794; Tom. XVI. för år 1795, 1st and 2d quarter. Stockholm. 8° A Sermon preached at the Anniversary Meeting of the Sons of the Clergy, May 7, 1795, by C. P. Layard. London. 4° *18.* An Essay on the Abuse of Spirituous Liquors, by A. Fothergill. Bath, 1796. 8° Experiments and Observations relative to the Influence lately discovered by M. Galvani, and commonly called Animal Electricity, by R. Fowler. Edinburgh, 1793. 8° De Vi Vitali Sanguini neganda, Vita autem propria solidis quibusdam Corporis Humani Partibus adserenda, curæ iteratæ J. F. Blumenbach. Gottingæ, 1795. 4° Riflessioni sopra alcuni punti di un nuovo Sistema de’ Vasi Assorbenti, da F. Caldani. Padova, 1792. 8° Osservazioni sulla Membrana del Timpano, da F. Caldani. Padova, 1794. 8° Delle Fasce per uso de’ Bambini. Padova, 1794. 8° Osservazioni del Sig. F. Caldani, sopra la Trasformazione di un Insetto. 4° Lettera nella quale si esaminano alcune Riflessioni circa le nuove ricerche sulla Elettricità Animale, pubblicate nel Tom. XVII. degli Opuscoli scelti. Padova, 1795. 8° **DONORS.** John Walker, Esq. F. R. S. Mr. William Bent. Andrew Duncan, M. D. Abbate Giuseppe Pizzati. The Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester. The Society of Antiquaries. The Royal Academy of Sciences of Stockholm. The Rev. Charles Peter Layard, D.D. F.R.S. Anthony Fothergill, M.D. F.R.S. Richard Fowler, M.D. Professor Blumenbach, F.R.S. Sig. Floriano Caldani. PRESENTS. A. Knips Macoppe Aphorismi Medico-politici, edit F. Caldanius. Venetiis, 1795. 8° Feb. 25. Institutiones Anatomicæ, auctore L. M. A. Caldanaio. Venetiis, 1791. Tomi II. Voll. IV. 8° March 3. Two Prints, representing the Distribution of his Majesty's Maundy, by the Sub-Almoner, in the Chapel Royal at Whitehall 10. J. Ingen-housz Miscellanea Physico-medica. Viennæ, 1795. 8° 17. Impartial Reflections upon the present Crisis, by H. Viscount Mountmorres. London, 1796. 8° Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Abate Metastasio, by C. Burney. London, 1796. 3 Vols. 8° Memoria sobre el calculo de la Latitud del Lugar par dos Alturas de Sol, por Don D. Alcalà Galiano. Madrid, 1795. 4° April 7. On the Prosodies of the Greek and Latin Languages. London, 1796. 8° 14. Seconde Continuation des Expériences, faites par le moyen de la Machine Electrique Teylerienne. Haarlem, 1795. 4° An Account of the Experiment made on Board the Union Hospital Ship, to determine the Effect of the Nitrous Acid in destroying Contagion, by J. C. Smyth. London, 1796. 8° 21. The Prevention of Poverty, by beneficial Clubs; by Edward Jones. Second Edition. London, 1796. 8° On the Composition and Properties of Water, by E. Peart. London, 1796. 8° 28. Commentationes Societatis Regiæ Scientiarum Gottingensis ad a. 1793 et 1794. Vol. XII. Gottingæ, 1796. 4° The History of the Parishes of Whiteford and Holywell. 1796. 4° May 5. Anecdotes of some distinguished Persons, Vol. IV. London, 1796. 8° 12. Astronomisches Jahrbuch für das Jahr 1798, von J. E. Bode. Berlin, 1795. 8° June 2. Scriptores Logarithmici; or a Collection of Tracts on the Nature and Construction of Logarithms. Vol. III. London, 1796. 4° Sammlung Astronomischer Abhandlungen, herausgegeben von J. E. Bode, 2ter Supplementband. Berlin, 1795. 8° H. W. M. Olbers Diss. inaug. de Oculi Mutationibus internis. Gottingæ, 1780. 4° 9. A Sermon preached upon the Occasion of the Death of the Rev. A. Kippis, D.D. by A. Rees. London, 1795. 8° Memoria sobre las observaciones de Latitud y Longitud en el Mar. Madrid, 1796. 4° DONORS. Sig. Floriano Caldani. Professor Caldani, F. R. S. The Rev. Sir Richard Kaye, Bart. F. R. S. John Ingen-housz, M.D. F. R. S. Viscount Mountmorres, F. R. S. Charles Burney, Mus.D. F. R. S. Don Dionisio Alcalà-Galiano. The Author. Martinus Van Marum, M.D. James Carmichael Smyth, M.D. F. R. S. John Lloyd, Esq. F. R. S. E. Peart, M.D. The Royal Society of Sciences at Gottingen. Thomas Pennant, Esq. F. R. S. William Seward, Esq. F. R. S. Mr. J. E. Bode, F. R. S. Francis Maseres, Esq. F. R. S. Mr. J. E. Bode, F. R. S. H. W. M. Olbers, M.D. Mrs. Kippis. Don Dionisio Alcalà-Galiano. PRESENTS. June 9. Dissertation sur l'Effet de la Musique dans les Maladies nerveuses, par L. Desbout. St. Petersbourg, 1784. Dissertation Hygiénique sur la Conservation des Gens de Mer, du Dr. Bacheracht, traduite par le Dr. Desbout. St. Petersbourg, 1791. Mémoire sur l'Utilité d'un Traitement simple pour les Maladies Chirurgicales en général. MSS. fol. DONORS. Louis Desbout, M. D. INDEX TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1796. A Abernethy, Mr. John. Some particulars in the anatomy of a whale, - - - - - - - - - - 27 Acid, molybdic, experiments on, - - - - - - - - - - 323 Alchorne, Stanesby, Esq. Assay of the gold found in Ireland, - - - - - - - - - - 45 Algæ, submersed, on their fructification, - - - - - - - - - - 494 Algebra, Newton's binomial theorem demonstrated by it, - - - - - - - - - - 382 Ammoniac, Sulphate of, experiments and observations on, - - - - - - - - - - 313 Aquarius, on the lustre of the stars in, - - - - - - - - - - 194, 212 Aquila, on the lustre of the stars in, - - - - - - - - - - 197, 215 Archimedes, remarks on his demonstrations relative to the parabolic conoid, - - - - - - - - - - 96 Arcs, circular, on an elementary manner of obtaining their serieses, - - - - - - - - - - 142 - - - - - - - - - - on their sines, cosines, and tangents, - - - - - - - - - - 153 - - - - - - - - - - on the analogy between logarithms and their trigonometrical functions, - - - - - - - - - - 163 Aries, on the lustre of the stars in, - - - - - - - - - - 459, 477 Arms, &c. ancient, observations on, with experiments to determine their composition, - - - - - - - - - - 395 - - - - - - - - - - of copper, historical observations on, - - - - - - - - - - 397 MDCCXCVI. INDEX. Arms, &c. of copper, external properties of, - - - 403 specific gravities of, - - - 407 experiments on, with fire, - - - 408 with nitric acid, - - - 411 synthetical observations and experiments on, - - - 414 conclusions and remarks on, - - - 424 of steel, observations on, - - - 444 chemical properties of, - - - 446 conclusions and remarks on, - - - 449 Atwood, George, Esq. The construction and analysis of geometrical propositions, determining the positions assumed by homogeneous bodies which float freely, and at rest, on a fluid's surface; also determining the stability of ships, and of other floating bodies, - - - 46 Axe, ancient, account of one, - - - 445, 447 B Balls of stone, found in the works of the Huddersfield canal, 350 Bark, Peruvian, annual consumption of, in this country, - 283 Barker, Thomas, Esq. Abstract of a register of the barometer, thermometer, and rain, at Lyndon, in Rutland, 1795, - 483 Barometer, register of, at Lyndon, in Rutland, - - - 483 Bennet, The Rev. Abraham. Account of an earthquake felt in Derbyshire, - - - 360 Bingley, Mr. Assay of some ancient metals, - - - 410 Birds, remarks on their eyes, - - - 11 Blood, on the changes it undergoes in the urinary bladder, - 486 experiments upon it, - - - 489 Blue shadows, remarks on, - - - 255 Brougham, Henry, Jun. Esq. Experiments and observations on the inflection, reflection, and colours of light, - - - 227 C Canis major, on the lustre of the stars in, - - - 461, 477 minor, on the lustre of the stars in, - - - 462, 477 Capricornus, on the lustre of the stars in, - - - 199, 217 Cassiopea, on the lustre of the stars in, - - - 463, 478 Celts, observations on, - - - 402 Ceramiums, on their fructification, - - - 494 Cetus, on the lustre of the stars in, - - - 464, 479 Chapman, remarks on his method of approximating to the areas of curves, - - - 114 INDEX. Cobalt, remarks on a solution of it in muriatic or nitro-muriatic acid, 333 Cold, on its influence upon the health of the inhabitants of London, 279 Colours of flame, remarks on, 254 ——— of light, experiments and observations on, 227 ——— rings of, from a concave glass mirror, remarks on, 260 Comet, account of the discovery of one, 131 ——— additional observations on, 133 Confervae, on their fructification, 494 Copper, on allaying it with iron, 419, 438 ——— with tin, 414, 433 ——— with zinc, 418, 437 Corrêa de Serra, Mr. On the fructification of the submersed algæ, 494 Corvus, on the lustre of the stars in, 468, 480 Cosines of circular arcs, remarks on, 153 Curves, on approximating to their areas, 114 Cygnus, on the lustre of the stars in, 201, 217 D Dagger, ancient, account of one, 445 Deaths, tables of, in the beginning of the years 1795 and 1796, 282 Delphinus, on the lustre of the stars in, 204, 220 Driffield, Mr. Christopher. Account of an earthquake felt in Lincolnshire, 355 E Earthquake felt in various parts of England, account of, 353 ——— account of it from Derbyshire, 358 ——— from Leicestershire, 355 ——— from Lincolnshire, 355 ——— from Nottinghamshire, 362 ——— from Warwickshire, 356 ——— from Worcestershire, 358 ——— observations upon it, 372 Electricity, reasons against its being the cause of earthquakes, 377 Emerson, Mr. Improvement of his computation of the hyperbolic logarithm of 10, 140 Equuleus, on the lustre of the stars in, 204, 220 Eridanus, on the lustre of the stars in, 468, 480 INDEX. | Topic | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Eyes, human, experiments on | 3, 6 | | Eyes of birds, remarks on | 11 | | —— of fishes, remarks on | 21 | | —— of quadrupeds, remarks on | 10 | | Fishes, remarks on their eyes | 21 | | Flame, on the different colours of it | 254 | | Floating bodies, propositions determining their positions | 46 | | Fluids, on the resistance of bodies moving in them | 128 | | Fringes, coloured, remarks on those which surround the shadows | 256 | | —— of bodies | | | Fuci, on their fructification | 494 | | Gas, inflammable, remarks on its probable agency in earthquakes | 380 | | Gemini, on the lustre of the stars in | 470, 480 | | Glands, lymphatic, remarks on | 31 | | Gold, native, discovered in Ireland, account of | 34, 38 | | —— specific gravity of | 43, 45 | | —— assay of | 43, 45 | | Gray, Edward Whitaker, M.D. Account of the earthquake felt in various parts of England, November 18, 1795; with some observations thereon | 353 | | Gregory, The Rev. Edward. Account of an earthquake felt in Nottinghamshire | 362 | | Gun-metal, remarks on | 418, 433 | | Hatchett, Charles, Esq. An analysis of the Carinthian Molybdate of lead; with experiments on the molybdic acid. To which are added some experiments and observations on the decomposition of the sulphate of ammoniac | 285 | | Hoberden, William, Jun. M.D. Of the influence of cold upon the health of the inhabitants of London | 279 | | Hellins, The Rev. John. Mr. Jones’s computation of the hyperbolic logarithm of 10 improved: being a transformation of the series which he used in that computation to others which converge by the powers of 80. To which is added a postscript, containing an improvement of Mr. Emerson’s computation of the same logarithm | 135 | | Hercules, on the lustre of the stars in | 205, 221 | INDEX. Herculis, & observations on, 452 Herschel, Miss Caroline. Account of the discovery of a new comet, 131 Herschel, William, LL.D. Additional observations on the comet, 133 On the method of observing the changes that happen to the fixed stars; with some remarks on the stability of the light of our sun. To which is added, a catalogue of comparative brightness, for ascertaining the permanency of the lustre of stars, 166 On the periodical star & Herculis; with remarks tending to establish the rotatory motion of the stars on their axes. To which is added a second catalogue of the comparative brightness of the stars, 452 Home, Everard, Esq. The Croonian lecture on muscular motion, 1 A description of the anatomy of the sea otter, from a dissection made November 15, 1795, 385 Observations on the changes which blood undergoes, when extravasated into the urinary bladder, and retained for some time in that viscus, mixed with the urine, Huddersfield canal, account of some balls of stone, found in its works, 486 Images, on their formation by reflectior;, 268 Instruments, ancient. See Arms. Johnson, Robert Augustus, Esq. Account of an earthquake felt in Warwickshire, 356 Johnstone, Dr. Account of an earthquake felt in Worcestershire, 358 Jones, Mr. his computation of the hyperbolic logarithm of 10 improved, 135 Ireland. Account of the native gold found there, 34, 38 King, Mr. William. Account of an earthquake felt in Leicestershire, 355 Kirwan, Richard, Esq. Specific gravity of the gold found in Ireland, 45 Klaproth, Mr. Account of some experiments made by him, 286 Lead, Carinthian Molybdate of. See Molybdate. INDEX. Lecture, Croonian, on muscular motion, - 1 Leo, on the lustre of the stars in, - 473, 481 L'Huillier, M. Simon. Manière élémentaire d'obtenir les suites par lesquelles s'expriment les quantités exponentielles et les fonctions trigonométriques des arcs circulaires, - 142 Light, on the inflection, reflection, and colours of it, - 227 --- on its flexion, - 228 --- on its reflection, - 235 --- of the sun, remarks on its stability, - 185 Lituus. Account of one, - 397 Lloyd, John, Esq. An account of the late discovery of native gold in Ireland, - 34 Logarithm, hyperbolic, of 10, Mr. Jones's computation of it improved, - 135 --- Mr. Emerson's computation of it improved, - 140 Logarithms, remarks on, - 145 --- on the analogy between them and the functions of circular arcs, - 163 M Macdonald, John, Esq. Observations of the diurnal variation of the magnetic needle at Fort Marlborough, in the island of Sumatra, - 340 Menzies, Mr. Archibald. A description of the anatomy of the sea otter, from a dissection made November 15, 1795, - 385 Mills, Abraham, Esq. A mineralogical account of the native gold lately discovered in Ireland, - 38 Milnes, Mr. William. Account of an earthquake felt in Derbyshire, - 358 Mirrors, convex, experiments with, - 2 Molesworth, William, Esq. Specific gravity of the gold found in Ireland, - 44 Molybdate of lead, Carinthian, analysis of, - 285, 320 --- characters of, - 292 --- experiments on, with water, - 293 --- with fixed alkalies, - 287, 294 --- with sulphur, - 296 --- with carbonate of ammoniac, - 296 --- with muriate of ammoniac, - 287 --- with black flux, - 301 --- with nitric acid, - 287 --- with muriatic acid, - 303 INDEX. Molybdate of lead, experiments on, with sulphuric acid, - 308 general observations on, - 329 Motion, muscular, Croonian lecture on, - 1 rotatory, of the stars, remarks on, - 455 N Needle, magnetic, observations of the diurnal variation of, in Sumatra, - 340 Newton, his binomial theorem demonstrated by algebra, - 382 O Otter, sea, anatomy of, - 385 Outram, Mr. Benjamin. Particulars of the discovery of some very singular balls of stone, found in the works of the Huddersfield canal, - 350 P Pearson, George, M.D. Observations on some ancient metallic arms and utensils; with experiments to determine their composition, - 395 Pegasus, on the lustre of the stars in, - 208, 224 Plants, aquatic, remarks on their fecundation, - 502 Pollen, remarks on, - 502 Presents, received by the Royal Society, from November 1795 to June 1796, - 507 Q Quadrupeds, remarks on their eyes, - 10 R Rain, register of, at Lyndon, in Rutland, - 483 Ramsden, Mr. Experiments made by him, - 2 Resistance of bodies which move in fluids, remarks on, - 128 Rings of colours from a concave glass mirror, remarks on, - 260 S Sagitta, on the lustre of the stars in, - 211, 226 Saucepan, ancient, account of one, - 400 Sewell, The Rev. William. Newton's binomial theorem legally demonstrated by algebra, - 382 ## INDEX | Topic | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Shadows, blue, remarks on | 255 | | Ship, account of one which wanted stability | 117 | | Ships, propositions determining their stability | 46 | | Sines of circular arcs, remarks on | 153 | | Spear-head, ancient, account of one | 399 | | Stars, fixed, on the method of observing their changes | 166 | | —— catalogue of their comparative brightness | 187, 458 | | —— on the lustre of those in Aquarius | 194, 212 | | —— in Aquila | 197, 215 | | —— in Aries | 459, 477 | | —— in Canis major | 461, 477 | | —— in Canis minor | 462, 477 | | —— in Capricornus | 199, 217 | | —— in Cassiopea | 463, 478 | | —— in Cetus | 464, 479 | | —— in Corvus | 468, 480 | | —— in Cygnus | 201, 217 | | —— in Delphinus | 204, 220 | | —— in Equuleus | 204, 220 | | —— in Eridanus | 468, 480 | | —— in Gemini | 470, 480 | | —— in Hercules | 205, 221 | | —— in Leo | 473, 481 | | —— in Pegasus | 208, 224 | | —— in Sagitta | 211, 226 | | —— on their rotatory motion | 455 | | Stirling, remarks on his method of approximating to the areas of curves | | | Stone, balls of, found in the works of the Huddersfield canal | 114 | | Storer, Dr. Account of an earthquake felt in Nottinghamshire | 350 | | Streaks produced by looking at a luminous body, remarks on | 368 | | Sulphate of ammoniac, on its decomposition | 267 | | Sumatra, on the variation of the magnetic needle in that island | 313 | | Sun, remarks on the stability of its light | 340 | | Sword, ancient, account of one | 185 | | —— account of one | 444, 445 | ### T | Topic | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Tangents of circular arcs, remarks on | 153 | | Theorem, binomial, demonstrated by algebra | 382 | | Thermometer, register of, at Lyndon, in Rutland | 483 | | —— in Sumatra | 346 | INDEX. V Variation of the magnetic needle in Sumatra, observations of Ulvae, on their fructification, - - - 340 Utensils, ancient. See Armis. - - - 494 W Weather of 1795, remarks on, - - - 484 at Sumatra, register of, - - - 346 Whale, some particulars in its anatomy, - - - 27 From the Press of W. BULMER & Co. Cleveland-Row, St. James's.