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PRESENTS RECEIVED BY THE ROYAL SOCIETY, From November, 1808, to June, 1809; WITH THE NAMES OF THE DONORS. 1808. PRESENTS. Nov. 10. Proceedings of the Commissioners for the arrangement and preservation of the Public Records of the Kingdom, 1806—1808, so far as relates to Scotland. fol. Calendarium Inquisitionum post mortem, sive Escætarum, Vol. II. 1808. fol. Asiatic Researches, Vol. IX. Calcutta, 1807. 4° Royal Humane Society, Annual Report, 1808. London. 8° The Gospel best promulgated by national Schools, a Sermon by F. Wrangham. York, 1808. 4° The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. XV. Part IV. and Vol. XVI. Parts I. II. III. The Life of John Dollond, F. R. S. by J. Kelly. London, 1808. 4° A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. LXXXIX. to XCIII. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. CXXII. to CXXV. J. Veitch Disp. inaugs. de Methodo tractandi et praecavendi Februm flavam. Edinburgi, 1808. 8° The Critical Review. July—October, 1808. 17. A Grammar of the Sanskrita Language, by C. Wilkins. London, 1808. 4° Dec. 8. Plates XI. to XX. of the Fourth Volume of Vetus Monuments. The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. XVI. Part IV. DONORS. The Commissioners of the Public Records. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. The Royal Humane Society. The Rev. Francis Wrangham, M. A. F. R. S. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Mr. Peter Dollond. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. James Veitch, M. D. The Proprietor. Charles Wilkins, Esq. F. R. S. The Society of Antiquaries. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. PRESENTS. Philosophical Essays by T. Gordon, Vol. I. London, 1808. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. CXXVI. The Critical Review. November, 1808. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. XCIV. 1809. Jan. 12. Mémoires de la Classe des Sciences Mathématiques et Physiques de l'Institut National de France. 1 Semestre de 1807. Paris, 1807. 4° Mesure de l'Arc du Meridien compris entre les Paralleles de Dunkerque et Barcelone, par M. M. Mechain et Delambre, Tome II. Paris, 1807. Connoissance des Temps pour l'An 1809, publiée par le Bureau des Longitudes. Paris, 1807. 8° Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Vol. IX. London, 1808. The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. XVII. Part I. Considerations on the Nature and Use of Rifled Barrel Guns. London, 1808. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. XCV. and XCVI. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. CXXVII. and CXXVIII. The Critical Review. December, 1808. A Letter to John Haygarth, M.D. from Colin Chisholm, M.D. London, 1809. Dr. Pinckard's Case of Hydrophobia. London, 1808. Observations on Madness and Melancholy, by J. Haslam. London, 1809. Feb. 2. The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. XVII. Part II. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. XCVII. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. CXXIX. The Critical Review. January, 1809. Traité de Mineralogie, par M. le Comte de Bourbon. Londres, 1808. 3 Vols. Appendix to the Meteorological Journals kept in London by W. Bent. London, 1809. Memoirs of Thomas Brand Hollis, Esq. London, 1808. Mar. 2. The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. XVII. Part III. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. CXXX. The Critical Review. February, 1809. DONORS. Thomas Gordon, Esq. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Proprietor. Mr. William Nicholson. The National Institute of France. Le Bureau des Longitudes de France. The Linnean Society. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Henry Beaufoy, Esq. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Proprietor. Colin Chisholm, M.D. G. Pinckard, M.D. Mr. John Haslam. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Proprietor. Le Comte de Bourbon, F.R.S. Mr. William Bent. The Rev. Dr. Disney. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Proprietor. PRESENTS. 9. A Meteorological Journal of the Year 1801, kept in London, by W. Bent. London, 1802. 8° Zoological Lectures, delivered at the Royal Institution, by G. Shaw. London, 1809. 2 Vols. 8° General Zoology, by G. Shaw. Vol. VII. London, 1809. 8° 16. The Nautical Almanac for the Year 1813. London, 1808. 8° A Sermon preached before the Lords, 8 February, 1809, being the day appointed for a General Fast; by Sam. Lord Bishop of Carlisle. London, 1809. 4° 23. An Essay on the Theory of the various Orders of logarithmic Transcendents, by W. Spence. London, 1809. 4° April 13. The Philosophical Transactions abridged. Vol. XVII. Part IV. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. CXXXI. Essai sur les Médailles plaquées des Anciens, par L. de Waxell. The Critical Review. March, 1809. 20. Fasciculus XV. of a Synopsis of the British Conserve, by L. W. Dillwyn. 27. Directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, &c. by J. Horsburgh. London, 1809. 4° Two Charts of the Coasts of Africa and Madagascar, by Capt. P. Heywood. An Inquiry into the Laws of Epidemics, by J. Adams. London, 1809. 8° Meteorological Journal kept at Swan River, Lat. 52° 22' N. Long. 100° 46' W. from Nov. 1, 1807 to March 29, 1808, by Peter Fidler. Mscr. fol. Opinion delivered by Dr. Duncan, Sen. in the College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 13 Sept. 1808. Edinburgh, 1808. 4° T. Sinsoni de Re medica Dissertationes IV. iterum excudi curabat A. Duncan, Sen. Edinburgi, 1809. 8° May 4. A Catalogue of the Harleian Manuscripts in the British Museum. 1808. 3 Vols. fol. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. CXXXII. The Critical Review. April, 1809. 11. Ly Tang, an imperial Poem, in Chinese, by Kien Lung, with a Translation and Notes, by S. Weston. London, 1809. 8° The Philosophical Transactions abridged, Vol. XVIII. DONORS. Mr. William Bent. Mr. George Kearsley. The Commissioners of Longitude. The Lord Bishop of Carlisle, F. R. S. Mr. William Spence. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. M. L. de Waxell. The Proprietor. Lewis Weston Dillwyn, Esq. F. R. S. James Horsburg, Esq. F. R. S. Joseph Adams, M. D. Joseph Colen, Esq. Andrew Duncan, senior, M. D. The Commissioners of the Public Records. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Proprietor. The Rev. Stephen Weston, B. D. F. R. S. Messrs. C. and R. Baldwin. PRESENTS. June 1. A Journal of Natural Philosophy, by W. Nicholson. No. XCVIII. to CII. The Philosophical Magazine, by A. Tilloch. No. CXXXIII. The Critical Review. May, 1809. 8. An Index to the first 15 Volumes of the Archaeologia. London, 1809. Annual Report of the Royal Humane Society. 1809. London. 15. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Vol. V. Part III. 1805. and Vol. VI. Part II. 1809. 22. Kongl. Vetenskaps Academiens Nya Handlingar Tom. XXVII. för år 1806, 2d, 3d, and 4th quarter, Tom. XXVIII. för år 1807, and Tom. XXIX. för år 1808. Stockholm. A new Elucidation of Colours, by J. Sowerby. London, 1809. DONORS. Mr. William Nicholson. Mr. Alexander Tilloch. The Proprietor. The Society of Antiquaries. John Coakley Lettsom, M. D. F. R. S. The Royal Society of Edinburgh. The Royal Academy of Sciences of Stockholm. Mr. James Sowerby. ERRATA. Page 110, at three lines from bottom, for $85^\circ 30'$, read $85^\circ 25'$; and do the same at five lines from bottom. Page 126, at three lines from bottom, for full dimensions, read half dimensions. INDEX TO THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS, FOR THE YEAR 1809. A Air, atmospheric, experiments on its respiration, 413 Albumen, observations on, and some other animal fluids, with remarks on their analysis, 373 observations on some animal fluids containing it, 380 Albumum of trees, its functions, 173 Allen, William, Esq. His experiments, made in conjunction with William H. Pepys, Esq. on respiration, 404 Ammonia, an account of its analysis, by combustion with oxygen and other gases, 430 experiments to ascertain if water is formed during its electrization, 432 of its expansion by electrization, 434 of the proportions of hydrogen and nitrogen in it, 435 further inquiries on the action of potassium on it; and on its analysis, 450 Amnios, liquor of the, on its composition, 333 Apparatus for dividing instruments described, 116 Arsenial of lead, native, description and analysis of it, 195 Arteries, functions of, 1 Azote, experiments to ascertain if it is evolved when oxygen is respired, 413 B Basis, boracic, experiments on, 78 Battery, Voltaic, Mr. Children's, experiments on the best form of its construction, 33 Beam-compass, its application to the division of instruments, 221 Bile, on its composition, 382 INDEX. BABB. His method of dividing instruments noticed, - 109 Bisection, method of performing described, - 222 Blood, experiments on, by Voltaic electricity, - 385 Boric acid, its decomposition and recomposition, - 76 Bow, the Newtonian prismatic blue, particulars relating to, - 266 —— prismatic red, an account of, - 268 Bows, of a sudden change of their colours, - 272 —— explanation of various appearances relating to them, - 276 Bow-streaks, the cause of their colours, - 292 BRANDE, MR. WILLIAM. A chemical analysis of the fluid contained in the intervertebral cavity of the squalus maximus, - 184 —— Observations on albumen and some other animal fluids, with remarks on their analysis by electrochemical decomposition, - 373 Britannia East India ship, her loss referred to, - 400 BRODIE, MR. B. C. Account of the dissection of a human foetus, in which the circulation of the blood was carried on without a heart, - 161 C Canal in the medulla spinalis described, - 146 Carbon and hydrogen, experiments on the electrization of their aeriform combinations, - 446 Carbonaceous matter, further inquiries respecting it, - 466 CAVENDISH, HENRY, Esq. On an improvement in the manner of dividing instruments, - 221 Charcoal, its nature, - 72 CHILDREN, JOHN GEORGE, Esq. An account of some experiments on the best form for the construction of a Voltaic battery, - 32 Circles, astronomical, examination of the divisions upon, - 235 Circle, French, of, repetition referred to, - 242 CLINE, MR. Observations on his opinion concerning the propagation of animals, - 359 Columbite, its analysis, - 248 D DAVY, MR. His theory of the Voltaic apparatus noticed, - 34 DAVY, HUMPHRY, Esq. His Bakerian lecture on some new analytical researches on the nature of certain bodies, particularly the alkalies, phosphorus, sulphur, carbonaceous matter, and the acids hitherto undecomposed, - 39 INDEX. DAVY, HUMPHRY, Esq. New analytical researches on the nature of certain bodies, being an appendix to the Bakerian lecture for 1808, 450 Diamond, its nature, 73 E EARLE, Sir JAMES. An account of a calculus from the human bladder of uncommon magnitude, 303 Ellipsoids, homogeneous, of the different methods pursued by geometers to ascertain their attractions, 345 Expectorated matter, on the sensible properties of that secreted by the bronchial membrane, 313 how affected by different agents, 322 on the composition of different kinds, 341 on the distinction between it and other secreted animal fluids, 343 F Fluid, a chemical analysis of that contained in the intervertebral cavity of the squalus maximus, 184 Fluoric acid, on its decomposition, 95 Fatua, human, an account of one, 161 G Gay Lussac and Thenard, their experiments on potassium controverted, 47 Gerstner, his experiments on the passage of water through tubes mentioned, 7 Goniometer, reflective, its description, 253 Gregor, Rev. William. On a native arseniate of lead, 195 H Henry, William, M.D. Experiments on ammonia, and an account of analyzing it, by combustion with oxygene and other gases, 430 Herschel, William, LL.D. Continuation of experiments for investigating the cause of coloured concentric rings, and other appearances of a similar nature, 259 Hindley. His method of dividing instruments noticed, 112 Home, Everard, Esq. On the nature of the intervertebral substance in fish and quadrupeds, 177 Hints on the subject of animal secretions, 385 MDCCCIX. INDEX. HOME, EVERARD, Esq. Anatomical account of the squalus maximus, 212 Hydrogen and Oxygen, experiments on the respiration of a mixture of these gases, 421 I Instruments astronomical, an account of a method of dividing them and other instruments by ocular inspection, 105 on an improved method of dividing them, 221 on a method of examining their divisions, 232 IVORY, JAMES. On the attractions of homogeneous ellipsoids, 345 K KNIGHT, T. A. Esq. On the origin and formation of roots, 169 on the comparative influence of male and female parents on their offspring, 392 L LAX, REV. WM. on a method of examining the divisions of astronomical instruments, 232 Lecture, the Bakerian, on some new analytical researches on the nature of certain bodies, 39 Lens, what considered, 294 Libavius, liquor of, experiments on, 93 Linnaeus. His opinion that the character of the male parent predominated in the exterior parts both of plants and animals controverted, 392 M Milk, on its composition, 382 Mucus, observations on 373 of the oister, on its composition 381 of the trachea, on its composition, 382 Muriatic acid, experiments on, 91 further enquiries respecting, 468 N Newtonian alternate fits of easy reflection and transmission, remarks on 302 O Oxygen gas, experiments on its respiration, 415 | P | |---| | **Pearson, George, M.D.** On expectorated matter, | 313 | | Phosphorus, decomposition of, | 67 | | Plumbago, experiments on, | 70 | | Potassium, its action on ammonia, | 40 | | —— of its solution in hydrogen, | 57 | | —— of its alloy with sodium, | 59 | | —— of its action on boracic acid, | 77 | | —— on fluoric acid, | 86 | | —— on muriatic acid, | 91 | | —— on sulphuretted hydrogen, | 63 | | Presents received by the Royal Society from November 1808 to June 1809, | 371 | | Prism, how concerned in the formation of the blue bow and streaks, | 280 | | Pus, on its composition, | 384 | | Pyrophorus, Homberg's, probably formed by the decomposition of potash, | 100 | | Q | |---| | Quinquesection, methods of performing it described, | 225 | | R | |---| | Ramsden. His method of dividing noticed, | 112 | | Rennell, James, Esq. on the effects of westerly winds in raising the level of the British channel | 400 | | Respiration, on | 404 | | Rings, concentric, continuation of experiments for investigating the cause of them, and of other appearances of a similar nature, | 259 | | —— coloured, their production, | 264 | | —— Newtonian coloured; on the primary cause of their origin, | 299 | | Roots, on their origin and formation, | 169 | | —— their functions, | 175 | | S | |---| | Saliva, on its composition, | 380 | | Secretions, animal, hints on the subject, | 385 | | —— their probable cause, | ib. | | Serum of the blood, action of voltaic electricity on it, | 389 | | Sewell, Mr. Wm. A letter on a canal in the medulla spinalis of some quadrupeds, | 146 | ### INDEX | Topic | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Sex, remarks on it in domesticated animals | 397 | | Skate, on its spine | 180 | | Smeaton, his method of dividing noticed | 112 | | Squalus maximus, observations on its spine | 177 | | an anatomical account of one | 212 | | some observations on one | 213 | | its identity with the animal imagined to be a sea snake attempted to be proved | 215 | | Sturgeon, on its spine | 180 | | Sulphur, its decomposition | 59 | | and phosphorus, further inquiries concerning them | 462 | **T** | Topic | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Table, a numerical one, of elective attractions, with remarks on the sequences of double decompositions | 148 | | Tantalite, its analysis | 246 | **Troughton, Mr. Edward.** An account of dividing astronomical and other instruments by ocular inspection; in which the usual tools for graduating are not employed; the whole operation being so contrived, that no error can occur but what is chargeable to vision, when assisted by the best optical means of viewing and measuring minute quantities | 105 | **W** | Topic | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Westerly winds, on their effects in raising the level of the British channel | 400 | | Wollaston, Wm. Hyde, M.D. On platina and native palladium from Brasil | 189 | | On the identity of columbium and tantalum | 246 | | description of a reflective goniometer | 253 | **Y** | Topic | Page | |----------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | Young, Thomas, M.D. A numerical table of elective attractions; with remarks on the sequences of double decompositions | 148 | --- *From the Press of* *W. Bulmer & Co.* *Cleveland-Row, St. James's, London.*