Volume 10 (1675)

Front Matter

Anonymous (8 pages)

Epistle Dedicatory

Henry Oldenburg (3 pages)

Introduction to the Eleventh Year of These Tracts

Anonymous (5 pages)

A More Particular Account of the Last Eclipse of the Moon, as It Was Observed by the Parisian Astronomers, and Promised by Us in Our Former Numb.111. English't out of the French Journal des Scavanes

Anonymous (5 pages)

A Breviate of Monsieur Picarts Account of the Measure of the Earth

Monsieur Picarts (17 pages)

Extracts of Three Letters: The One of M. Hugens, about a New Invention of Very Exact and Portative Watches, Serving to Find the Longitudes Both at Sea and Land: The Second, of Dr. Swammerdam, Touching an Un-Usual Rupture of the Mesentery: The Third, Containing Some Observations of Mr. Lister about the Star-Stones; Together with Mr. Rays Annotations Thereon

Christian Hugens de Zulichem, Martin Lister, Dr. Swammerdam (15 pages)

An Accompt of Two Books

Claude Perrauit, Anthonii le Grand, Joh. Martyn (7 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

An Extract of a Letter of the Learned Dr. Gothofredus Guil.Leibnitz, Concerning the Principle of Exactness in the Portable Watches of His Invention

Gothofredus Guil. Leibnitz (6 pages)

Observatio Eclipseos Lunae Totalis cum Occultationibus Quarundam Fixarum, Habita a Joh. Hevelio Anno 1675. Die, II Januarii St. n. Vesp

Joh. Hevelio (6 pages)

The Improvement of Cornwall by Sea Sand, Communicated by an Intelligent Gentleman Well Acquainted in Those Parts to Dr. Dan. Cox

Anonymous (5 pages)

[An Account of Some Books]

Olaum Borrichium, Hugh Platt (10 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

Some Reflexions on the Transactions of April 1675; Sent to the Publisher in a Letter out of the Country

Anonymous (3 pages)

Extracts of Several Letters Sent to the Publisher from Edinburg, by the Learnd Mr. James Gregory, to Whom They Were Written by That Intelligent Knight Sir George Makenzy from Tarbut

George Makenzy, James Gregory (3 pages)

Some Communications from Rome and Paris

Anonymous (2 pages)

A Conjecture Concerning the Bladders of Air That are Found in Fishes, Communicated by A. I; And Illustrated by an Experiment Suggested by the Honorable Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle, A. I (3 pages)

An Extract of a Letter, Written to the Publisher by Mr. J. L. about Poisonous Fish in One of the Bahama Islands

Mr. J. L. (2 pages)

A Phytological Observation Concerning Orenges and Limons, Both Separately and in One Piece Produced on One and the Same Tree at Florence: Described by the Florentin Physitian Petrus Natus, and the Description Lately Communicated to the Publisher

Petrus Natus (3 pages)

An Accompt of Some Books

Is. Barrow, Thomae Bartholini, J.B. (14 pages)

A Proposal to Noblemen, Gentlemen and Others, Who are Willing to Subscribe towards Dr. Morison's New Universal Herbal, Ordering Plants according to a New and True Method, Never Published Heretofore

Anonymous (3 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

A New Essay-Instrument Invented and Described by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Together with the Uses Thereof

Robert Boyle (21 pages)

A Letter Written to the Publisher by the Learned Mr. Ray, Containing Some Considerations on the Conjecture in Numb. 114. of These Tracts, about the Swiming Bladders in Fishes

John Ray (4 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

An Extract of a Letter, Written by a Friend to the Publisher out of the Country, July 24. 1675; Relating to the Contents of the Tract Next Foregoing

Anonymous (4 pages)

A Way of Making All Sorts of Plants, Trees, Fruits, Flowers, and Legums, Grow to an Extraordinary Bigness, Communicated in the Journal des Scavans, as It was Taken Out of the Small Tract, Entituled, Instruction Facile Pour Connoitre Toutes Fortes d'Orangers & Citroniers: Here Inserted for Experiment

Anonymous (2 pages)

Advertisements, Occasioned by the Remarks Printed in Numb. 114, upon Frosts in Some Parts of Scotland, Differing in Their Anniversary Seasons and Force from Our Ordinary Frosts in England: Of Black Winds and Tempests: Of the Warm or Fertilizing Temperature and Steams of the Surface of the Earth, Stones, Rocks, Springs, Waters, (Some in Some Places, More Than Other in Other Places;) Of Petrifying and Metallizing Waters: With Some Hints for the Horti-Culture of Scotland: By the Reverend and Learned Dr. J. Beal, F.R.S.; Who by Way of Letter Imparted Them to the Publisher

J. Beal (12 pages)

Mr. Flamsteads Letter of July 24. 1675. to the Publisher, Relating to Another, Printed in Num. 110. of These Tracts, Concerning M. Horroxes Lunar Systeme

John Flamstead (4 pages)

Lunae Totaliter Deficientis Observationes, Londini in Arce Londlnensi Habitae, Idque in Aedibus & cum Instrumentis Jonae More Equ. Aurati, a Johanne Flamsteadio, Astr. Regio, Nocte Sequente d. Junii 26. 1675. St. vet.

Johanne Flamsteadio (3 pages)

An Accompt of a Book

Charles Cotton (3 pages)

A List of Some Philosophical and Other Curious Books, Desired by the Printer of These Tracts, (by Whom They are to be Had,) to be Mentioned Here

Anonymous (3 pages)

Microscopical Observations of Mr. Leewenhoeck, Concerning the Optic Nerve, Communicated to the Publisher in Dutch, and by Him Made English

Mr. Leewenhoeck (5 pages)

Other Microscopical Observations, Made by the Same, about the Texture of the Blood, the Sap of Some Plants, the Figure of Sugar and Salt, and the Probable Cause of the Difference of Their Tasts

Mr. Leewenhoeck (7 pages)

Some Optical Assertions Concerning the Rain-Bow, Transmitted by the Learned Franciscus Linus from Liege, Where They were Publickly Discussed in August Last. Deliver'd Here in the Same Language, Wherein They Were Communicated

Franciscus Linus (3 pages)

Observationes Eclipsis Lunaris, Habitae Parisiis; Comparandae cum iis, Quae Peractae Fuerunt Londini d. Junii 26. 1675. St. Veteri, Traditaeque in His Actis Phil. Num. 116. p. 371

St. Veteri (3 pages)

A Letter Written to the Publisher by the Excellent Cassini, Relating to the Foregoing Observations

Cassini (2 pages)

An Extract of a Letter of July 28, 1675. by Mr. Lister from York to the Publisher; Containing Some Observations about Damps, together with Some Relations Concerning Odd Worms Vomited by Children, &c

Mr. Lister (7 pages)

Some Observations Made in Scotland by That Ingenious Knight Sir George Makenzie, Sent in a Letter to Mr. James Gregory, and by Him Communicated to the Publisher

George Makenzie (4 pages)

An Extract of a Letter of Mr. Listers, Containing Some Observations Made at the Barbado's

Mr. Lister (3 pages)

An Account of Some Books

Marcelli Malpighii, Joelem Langelotum, W. Sympson (17 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

A Summary Relation of What Hath been Hitherto Discovered in the Matter of the North-East Passage; Communicated by a Good Hand

Anonymous (9 pages)

An Extract of a Letter to the Publisher from a Spanish Professour of the Mathematicks, Proposing a New Place for the First Meridian, and Pretending to Evince the Equality of all Natural Daies, as Also to Shew a Way of Knowing the True Place of the Moon

Anonymous (9 pages)

An Account of Two Books

Robert Hook, Jacobi Barneri (9 pages)

Some Experiments Made in the Air-Pump by Monsieur Papin, Directed by Monsieur Hugens, (as Appears in the Discour se Printed at Paris, 1674)

Monsieur Papin, Monsieur Hugens (6 pages)

A Particular Account, Given by an Anonymous French Author in His Book of the Origin of Fountains, Printed 1674 at Paris; To Shew, That the Rain and Snow-Waters are Sufficient to Make Fountains and Rivers Run Perpetually

Anonymous (5 pages)

A Letter of the Ingenious Mr. Jessop of Broomhal in York-Shire, Containing a Further Account of Damps in Mines, Promised in Numb.117. of These Tracts

Mr. Jessop (6 pages)

An Account of Some Books

J. Evelyn, J.S., Lucas Jacobson Debes (14 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

New Experiments about the Weaken'd Spring and Some Un-Observ'd Effects of the Air: Made and Communicated by the Honourable Robert Boyle Esq

Robert Boyle (11 pages)

Some Experiments Made in the Air Pump upon Plants, Together with a Way of Taking Exhausted Receivers Away from off the Said Exgin: Tryed by the Same Persons Mention'd in Numb. 119. viz. Monsieur Hugens and M. Papin

Monsieur Papin, Monsieur Hugens (6 pages)

An Account of Some Books

Nehemiah Grew, N. Stevenson, Erancisci Willughbeii (11 pages)

Note

Anonymous (2 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

A Continuation of the Experiments Made by Monsieur Hugens, and M. Papin, in the Air Pump; Which are about the Preservation of Bodies

M. Papin, Monsieur Hugens (5 pages)

A Letter of Mr. Flamsteed, Professor Regius of Asironomy in London, to Sir Jonas Moor Knight, etc. Containing His Observations of the Late Lunar Eclipse, on Decemb. 21. 1675

Mr. Flamsteed (5 pages)

A Letter of Mr. Franc. Linus, Written to the Publisher from Liege the 25th of Febr. 1675. st.n. being a Reply to the Letter Printed in Numb. 110. by Way of Answer to a Former Letter of the Same Mr. Linus, Concerning Mr. Isaac Newton's Theory of Light and Colours

Franc. Linus (4 pages)

Mr. Isaac Newton's Considerations on the Former Reply; together with Further Directions, How to Make the Experiments Controverted Aright: Written to the Publisher from Cambridge, Novemb. 13. 1675

Isaac Newton (6 pages)

An Accompt of Some Books

Tho. Willis, Johannes Christophorus Sturinius, Charles Goodall, Roger Cook (11 pages)

A List of Some Philosophical and Other Curious Books, Desired by the Printer of These Tracts (by Whom They are Vendible) to be Mentioned Here

Anonymous (3 pages)

Of the Incalescence of Quicksilver with Gold, Generously Imparted by B. R.

B. R. (20 pages)

Some Observations, Sent by an Anonymous to the Publisher, on Several Passages in the Two Last Months Transactions, Relating to Some, Till Now Un-Observed, Qualities of the Air; To the Mixing and Fermenting of Liquors in Vacuo; To the History of Birds; The Anatomy of the Trunks of Vegetables; Baroscopes, etc.

Anonymous (10 pages)

Some Experiments Touching Animals, Made in the Air-Pump by the Persons Formerly Mentioned, viz. Monsieur Hugens and M. Papin

M. Papin, Monsieur Hugens (8 pages)

An Account of Two Books

Henry More, M. Francois Blondel (3 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

Back Matter

Anonymous (5 pages)

Articles