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PRESENTS RECEIVED BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY, From November 1803 to June 1804; WITH THE NAMES OF THE DONORS. 1803. PRESENTS. Nov. 10. The Nautical Almanacs for the Years 1806 and 1807. 2 Vols. London, 1803. Plates VIII. and IX. of the 4th Volume of Vetusta Monumenta. Journals of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, No. 16. Royal Humane Society. Annual Report, 1803. A Sermon preached at the Anniversary of the Royal Humane Society, April 24, 1803, by the Bishop of Gloucester. London, 1803. Descriptions and Figures of Fishes collected on the Coast of Coromandel, by Patrick Russell, F. R. S. 2 Vols. London, 1803. Connoissance des Tems pour l'An 13, publiée par le Bureau des Longitudes. Paris, 1803. Kongl Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar, Tom. XXII. för År 1801, 4th Quarter; Tom. XXIII. för År 1802, 1st, 2d, and 3d Quarter. Stockholm. Practical Observations on the Treatment of Strictures in the Urethra, and in the Æsophagus, by E. Home, Vol. II. London, 1803. Bibliotheque Britannique, No. 175—178. The Philosophical Transactions abridged, by Dr. Hutton, Dr. Shaw, and Dr. Pearson, Vol. I. Fasciculus IV. of a Synopsis of the British Conserve, by L. W. Dillwyn. Petri Murray, Disputatio inauguralis de Aëribus. Edinburgi, 1802. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. 19—23. DONORS. The Commissioners of Longitude. The Society of Antiquaries. The Managers of the Royal Institution. The Royal Humane Society. The Committee of Warehouses of the East India Company. Le Bureau des Longitudes de France. The Royal Academy of Sciences of Stockholm. Everard Home, Esq. F. R. S. Professor Pictet. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Lewis Weston Dillwyn, Esq. Peter Murray, M. D. Mr. William Nicholson. PRESENTS. A Treatise on the Cow-pox, by J. Ring. Part II. London, 1803. 8° The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. 61—65. Nov. 17. Medical Ethics, by T. Percival. Manchester, 1803. 8° Ueber Pulsationen im Unterleibe, von J. A. Albers. Bremen, 1803. Americanische Annalen der Arzneykunde, von J. A. Albers. 2 Heft. Bremen, 1803. 8° Dec. 8. Rules and Regulations for the Field Exercise and Manœuvres of the French Infantry, translated by J. Macdonald. London, 1803. 2 Vols. 12° Præcipuarum Stellarum inerantium Positiones medæineunte Sec. XIX. ex Observationibus habitis in Specula Panormitana. Panormi, 1803. fol. The Philosophical Transactions abridged, Vol. II. Part I. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. 24. 15. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. 66. Archæologia, Vol. XIV. London, 1803. 4° Tracts on the Resolution of cubick and biquadratic Equations, by F. Maseres. London. 8° Some Account of the medicinal and other Uses of various Substances prepared from Trees of the Genus Pinus, by W. G. Maton. fol. The modern Catalogue of Books. London, 1803. 8° 22. A Sermon preached on the Fast Day, Oct. 19, 1803, by H. Fly. London, 1803. 8° A Treatise on Cheltenham Waters, and bilious Diseases, by T. Jameson. Cheltenham, 1803. 8° General Zoology, by G. Shaw. Vol. IV. London, 1803. 8° 1804. Jan. 12. The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. II. Part II. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. 25. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. 67. 19. Meteorological Journal kept on board the Marine Society's Ship, in 1802 and 1803. MS. fol. A Meteorological Journal of the Year 1803, kept in London, by W. Bent. London, 1804. 8° 26. Mémoires de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Belles Lettres, 1779 et 1800. Berlin, 1803. 4° A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown, by E. H. East. London, 1803. 2 Vols. 8° DONORS. Mr. John Ring. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. Thomas Percival, M. D. F. R. S. Dr. J. A. Albers, of Bremen. Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonald, F. R. S. Professor Piazzi, of Palermo, F. R. S. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Society of Antiquaries. Francis Maseres, Esq. F. R. S. William George Maton, M. D. F. R. S. Mr. William Bent. The Rev. Henry Fly, D. D. F. R. S. Thomas Jameson, M.D. Mr. George Kearsley. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Marine Society. Mr. William Bent. The Royal Academy of Sciences of Berlin. Edward Hyde East, Esq. F. R. S. PRESENTS. Astronomisches Jahrbuch für das Jahr 1806, von J. E. Bode. Berlin, 1803. 8° The Gentleman's mathematical Companion for the Year 1804. London, 1803. 12° Feb. 2. The Philosophical Transactions abridged, Vol. II. Part III. The Imperial Review, No. 1. London, 8° A journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. 26. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. 68. 9. Practical Observations in Surgery, by W. Hey. London, 1803. 8° 16. Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanæ. Tom. XIII. Petropoli, 1802. 4° The Anatomy and surgical Treatment of inguinal and congenital Hernia, by A. Cooper. London, 1804. fol. 23. Flora Batava. No. 4—8. Amsterdam. 4° Observations on the Change of Public Opinion in Religion, Politics, and Medicine, by J. Millar. London. 2 Vols. 4° March 1. The Philosophical Transactions abridged, Vol. II. Part IV. The Imperial Review. No. 2. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. 27. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. 69. 8. A Description of the Genus Pinus, by A. B. Lambert. London, 1803. fol. 15. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. Vol. IX. Dublin, 1803. 4° An Inscription copied from a Stone lately found among the Ruins of ancient Babylon. 3 sheets. Drawings of Bricks taken out of the Ruins of a large City, supposed to be Babylon. 1 sheet. Copy of an Inscription on a Fragment of Porphyry. April 12. Celtic Researches, by Ed. Davies. London, 1804. 8° Flora Britannica, Auctore J. E. Smith. Vol. III. Londini, 1804. 8° The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. III. Part I. The Imperial Review. No. 3. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. 28. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. 70. DONORS. Mr. J. E. Bode, F. R. S. Mr. William Davis. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Mess. Cadell and Davies. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. Mr. William Hey, F. R. S. The Imperial Academy of Sciences of Petersburg. Mr. Astley Cooper, F. R. S. Le Conseil de l'Interieur de la Republique Batave. John Millar, M. D. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Mess. Cadell and Davies. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Esq. F. R. S. The Royal Irish Academy. The Court of Directors of the East India Company. The Rev Robert Nixon, B. D. F. R. S. James Edward Smith, M. D. F. R. S. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Mess. Cadell and Davies. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. April 19. Mélanges de Physiologie, de Physique, et de Chimie, par Cl. Roucher-Deratte. Tomes II. Paris, 1803. Calendarium Rotulorum, Chartarum, et Inquisitionum ad quod damnum. 1803. Transactions of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. Vol. XXI. London, 1803. The Imperial Review. No. 4. May 3. Georgical Essays, by A. Hunter. Vol. V. and VI. York, 1804. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. 29. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. 71. 10. The Nautical Almanac for the Year 1808. London, 1804. Account of the Introduction of the Cow-pox into India. Bombay, 1803. Surgical Observations, by J. Abernethy. London, 1804. Lettre sur une nouvelle Espèce de Tarsier, par G. Fischer. Mayence, 1802. Essai sur les Monumens typographiques de Jean Gutenberg, par G. Fischer. Mayence, An 10. The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. III. Part II. 17. Nouveau Reglement et nouvel Etat de l'Academie Imperiale des Sciences de St. Petersbourg, 1803. An experimental Inquiry into the Nature and Propagation of Heat, by J. Leslie. London, 1804. June 7. The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. III. Part III. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. 30. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. 72. 14. Royal Humane Society. Annual Report, 1804. London. Enchiridium ad Scapulae Lexicon. Londini, 1804. Essai sur l'Epoque de l'Antiquité du Zodiaque de Denderah. Vilnae. Accessiones novae ad Prolusionem suam primam et secundam. 21. A Treatise on Gun-shot Wounds, by T. Chevalier. London, 1804. M. Roucher-Deratte. The Commissioners of the Public Records. The Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. Messrs. Cadell and Davies. Alexander Hunter, M. D. F. R. S. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Commissioners of Longitude. The Court of Directors of the East India Company. Mr. John Abernethy, F. R. S. Professor Fischer, of Mayence. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. The Imperial Academy of Sciences of Petersburg. Mr. John Leslie. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Royal Humane Society Matthew Raper, Esq., F. R. S. Abbé Poczobut, F. R. S. Professor Winterl. Mr. Thomas Chevalier. INDEX TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1804. A Andre, Mr. Account of some bags near the eye of the buck, 73 Andromeda γ, on its motion, 364 Antelope of Sumatra, on some bags near its eye, 73 Aquarii ζ, on its motion, 366 —— Fl. 4, on its motion, 371 Arietis γ, on its motion, 362 —— π, on its motion, 369 Arteries, on those distributed on the muscles of slow-moving animals, 17 Astronomy, physical, on the integration of certain differential expressions connected with it, 219 Attraction, on the various modes of it which influence the formation of mineral substances, 30, 37 B. Bags, on some near the eye of certain poisonous snakes, 72 —— on some near the eye of the buck and the antelope, 73 Basalt, observations on, 279 Bell, Mr. Account of some bags near the eye of the Antelope of Sumatra, 73 Bergmann, remarks on his opinion respecting the surturbrand, 397 Bitumen, on the change of some of the principles of vegetables into it, 385 —— from Bovey, remarks on, 401, 409 —— description of, 402 —— analysis of, 404 INDEX. Bootis ξ, on its motion, .................................................. 367 Bournon, the Count de. Description of a triple sulphuret, of lead, antimony, and copper, from Cornwall; with some observations upon the various modes of attraction which influence the formation of mineral substances, and upon the different kinds of sulphuret of copper, ........................................... 30 Bovey Coal, remarks on, .................................................. 396, 409 ——— analysis of, .............................................................. 399 ——— on a substance found with it, ..................................... 401, 409 Buntkupfererz, remarks on, ................................................ 59 C. Calcedony, remarks on, .................................................... 43 Cancri ζ, on its motion, ..................................................... 381 Capricorni ξ, on its motion, ................................................ 381 Carbon, on its combination with iron, .................................. 333, 343 Carbonate of lime, magnesian, remarks on, ................................ 48 Carlisle, Mr. Anthony. Continuation of an account of a peculiar arrangement in the arteries distributed on the muscles of slow-moving animals, &c. .................................................. 17 Cassiopea n, on its motion, .................................................. 378 Cavia Aguti, on its intestinum ileum, .................................... 19 Chamouny, glaciers of, on a phenomenon observed on them, .................................................. 23 Clothing, instrument for ascertaining its warmth, ......................... 78 ——— remarks on, .............................................................. 149, 179 Coal, Bovey; remarks on, .................................................. 396, 409 ——— analysis of, .............................................................. 399 ——— on a substance found with it, ..................................... 401, 409 Cobra de Capello, on the expansion of the skin of its neck, ............ 346 Cold bodies, experiments on their radiation .................................. 114 Colours, on those of natural bodies, ..................................... 14 Coluber Naja, on the expansion of the skin of its neck, ................. 346 Cooling, on the means of cooling things quickly, ......................... 177 Copper, on the different kinds of sulphuret of, .......................... 30, 52 Coronae n, on its motion, .................................................. 370 ——— σ, on its motion, ....................................................... 373 Corundum, method of making grindstones with it, ......................... 215 Cygni δ, on its motion, ..................................................... 377 D. Deer, on some bags near their eye, ..................................... 73 Differential expressions, on the integration of some, ....................... 219 | Topic | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Draconis μ, on its motion | 364 | | ε, on its motion | 366 | | Eridani, Fl. 32, on its motion | 384 | | Fagnani, remarks on his theorem | 225, 254 | | Fahlerz, remarks on | 54, 58 | | Fishes, remarks on the swimming bladders of some of them | 19 | | Fluids, on the propagation of heat in them | 23, 25 | | Fringes of colours, remarks on | 1 | | Fur, remarks on garments made of it | 180 | | Geminorum α, on its motion | 353 | | δ, on its motion | 365 | | e, on its motion | 384 | | Geology, remarks relating to | 279 | | Glaciers of Chamouny, on a phenomenon observed on them | 23 | | Glass, on its conversion into Reaumur's porcelain | 292 | | Grindstones, method of making them with lac and corundum | 215 | | Hatchett, Charles, Esq. Analysis of a triple sulphuret, of lead, antimony, and copper, from Cornwall | 63 | | Analytical experiments and observations on lac | 191 | | An Analysis of the magnetical Pyrites; with remarks on some of the other sulphurets of iron | 315 | | Observations on the change of some of the proximate principles of vegetables into bitumen; with analytical experiments on a peculiar substance which is found with the Bovey coal | 385 | | Heat, on its propagation in fluids | 23, 25 | | —— on its nature and mode of communication | 77 | | —— on the means of preserving it | 177 | | Herculis α, on its motion | 359 | | Fl. 46, on its motion | 377 | INDEX. Herschel, William, LL. D. Continuation of an account of the changes that have happened in the relative situation of double stars, - 353 Home, Everard, Esq. Some remarks on the structure of the orifices found in certain poisonous snakes, situated between the nostril and the eye; and the description of a bag connected with the eye, met with in the same snakes, - 70, 72 Description of the parts which perform the voluntary expansion of the skin of the neck, in the Cobra de Capello or hooded snake of the East Indies, - 346 Hottentots, remarks on some of their customs, - 132 I. Ink, method of making one with lac - 191 Iridium, name given to a metal found in Platina, - 414 Iris, remarks on its arteries, - 18 Iron, sulphurets of, remarks on, - 55, 315 phosphuret of, remarks on, - 334 subcarburets of, on the proportion of carbon in them, - 343 K Knight, Thomas Andrew, Esq. Experiments and observations on the motion of the sap in trees, - 183 Kupferkies, remarks on, - 54, 58 L. Lac, analytical experiments and observations on it, - 191 method of making an ink with it, - 191 effects of different menstrua on it, - 196 properties of its colouring extract, - 209 properties of its resin, - 210 properties of its gluten, - 211 properties of its wax, - 212 method of making grindstones with it, - 215 method of making a varnish with it, - 216 Lakes, on the temperature of the water at their bottom, - 25 Lecture, Bakerian, - 1 Leonis ω, on its motion, - 368 Light, general law of its interference, - 1 argumentative inference respecting its nature, - 11 Lyra ε, on its motion, - 373 INDEX. M. Magnesian carbonate of lime, remarks on, - 48 Magnetical pyrites, analysis of, - 315, 320 Magnets, proposal for trying different kinds, - 344 Metal, on a new one, found in crude platina, - 419 Metals, on two, found in the powder remaining after the solution of platina, - 411 Mineral substances, on the various modes of attraction which influence their formation, - 30, 37 Molecule, remarks on that word, - 286 Monocerotis, Fl. 11, on its motion, - 384 Motion, remarks on, - 156 Muscular action, remarks on, - 20 Mushet, Mr. Table of the proportion of carbon in the sub-carburets of iron, - 343 N. Negroes, on their power of supporting heat, - 130, 133 O. Oil, on its effects on the bodies of savages, - 132 Ophiuchi λ, on its motion, - 374 Optics, physical, experiments and calculations relative to, - 1 Orifices, on those found in certain poisonous snakes, - 70 Osmium, name given to a metal found in platina, - 416 P. Palladium, remarks on the metallic substance so called, - 419, 428 Particles of bodies, supposed to be in continual motion, - 156 Phosphuret of iron, remarks on, - 334 Piscium, Fl. 38, on its motion, - 376 α, on its motion, - 384 Planets, series to be used in determining their perturbations, - 277 Platina, on two metals, found in the powder remaining after its solution, - 411 on a new metal, found in crude platina, - 419 Presents received by the Royal Society, from November 1803 to June 1804. - 431 Proust, Mr. Remarks on his account of the sulphurets of iron, - 327, 338 Pyrites, common, analysis of, - 324 magnetical, analysis of, - 315, 320 R. Ragstone, analysis of, - 281 Rainbows, supernumerary, remarks on, - 8 INDEX. Rays, experiments on the dark ones of Ritter, - 15 Reaumur's porcelain, on the conversion of glass into it, - 292 Retinasphaltum, name given to a bitumen from Bovey, - 410 Rhodium, name given to a metal found in platina,, - 419 Rigel, on its motion, - 379 Ritter, experiments on his dark rays, - 15 Rowley rag, description of, - 281 Rumford, Benjamin Count of. An account of a curious phenomenon observed on the glaciers of Chamouny; together with some occasional observations concerning the propagation of heat in fluids, - 23 An enquiry concerning the nature of heat, and the mode of its communication, - 77 Russell, Patrick, M. D. Observations on the orifices found in certain poisonous snakes, situated between the nostril and the eye, - 70 Remarks on the voluntary expansion of the skin of the neck, in the Cobra de Capello or hooded snake of the East Indies, - 346 S. Sap in trees, experiments and observations on its motion, - 183 Schistus, remarkable, description of, - 389 analysis of, - 393 Serpentarii p, on its motion, - 374 Serpentis Fl. 49, on its motion, - 376 d, on its motion, - 378 Smithson, Mr. Remarks on his opinion respecting crystallization, - 291 Snake, hooded, on the expansion of the skin of its neck, - 346 Snakes, on the orifices found in certain poisonous ones, - 70 Solution, supposed not to be necessary to crystallization, - 291 Stars, double, on the changes in their relative situation, - 353 Steam tubes, method of improving them proposed, - 179 Subcarburets of iron, on the proportion of carbon in them, - 343 Sulphur, on its combination with iron, - 327, 343 Sulphuret of copper, observations on the different kinds, - 30, 52 of iron, remarks on, - 55, 315 of lead, antimony, and copper, description of, - 30 analysis of, - 63 Sweat, remarks on its effects, - 133 Swimming bladders, remarks on those of some fishes, - 19 INDEX. T. Tennant, Smithson, Esq. On two metals, found in the black powder remaining after the solution of platina, 411 Texture, on the transition from the vitreous to the stony, 279 Thermometers, description of some particular ones, 78 Thermoscope, description of an instrument so called, 101 Thomson, Dr. Remarks on his opinion respecting some of Count Rumford's experiments, 28 U. Ursæ ξ, on its motion, 363 —— Fl. 21, on its motion, 371 —— ζ, on its motion, 383 —— minoris α, on its motion, 382 V. Varnish, method of making one with lac, 216 Vegetables, on the change of some of their principles into bitumen, 385 W. Water, experiments on, when exposed to a high degree of heat, 152 Watt, Gregory, Esq. Observations on basalt, and on the transition from the vitreous to the stony texture, which occurs in the gradual refrigeration of melted basalt; with some geological remarks, 279 Withering, Dr. His analysis of the ragstone, 281 Wollaston, William Hyde, M.D. On a new metal, found in crude platina, 419 Woodhouse, Robert, A.M. On the integration of certain differential expressions, with which problems in physical astronomy are connected, &c. 219 Y. Young, Thomas, M.D. The Bakerian Lecture. Experiments and calculations relative to physical optics. 1 From the Press of W. BULMER & Co. Cleveland-Row, St. James's.