Volume 27 (1710)

Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

74 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (20 pages)
• A Discourse upon the Usefulness of the Silk of Spiders. By Monsieur Bon, President of the Court of Accounts, Aydes and Finances, and President of the Royal Society of Sciences at Montpellier. Communicated by the Author
  Monsieur Bon (20 pages)
• An Account of the Moon's Eclipse, February 2. 1701/2. Observed at Streatham Near London, and Compared with the Calculation. By the Rev. Mr H. Cressener, M. A. Fellow of the Royal Society
  H. Cressener (5 pages)
• A Letter from Mr Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. Containing Some Microscopical Observations upon the Chrystalized Particles of Silver Dissolved in Aqua Fortis
  Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (9 pages)
• A Letter from Dr. Archibald Adams to Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr. concerning the Manner of Making Microscopes, &c.
  Archibald Adams (5 pages)
• An Abstract out of a Letter from Doctor W. Holbrooke of Manchester, to Dr. W. Cole, Fellow of the College of Physitians in London; Concerning Stones Voided by Stoole. With Dr. Cole's Answer to the Same
  W. Holbrooke, Stoole, W. Cole (6 pages)
• An Account of the Dissection of a Person, Who dy'd of an Ulcer in the Right Kidney. By J. Douglas, M. D. F. R. S.
  J. Douglas (5 pages)
• An Account of a Book
  Herman Boerhaven (19 pages)
• Osteographia Elephantina: Or, A Full and Exact Description of All the Bones of an Elephant, Which Died Near Dundee, April the 27th, 1706. With Their Several Dimensions. Communicated in a Letter to Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr. By Mr Patrick Blair, Surgeon, &c.
  Patrick Blair (65 pages)
• A Continuation of the Osteographia Elephantina: Or, a Description of the Bones of an Elephant, which Died Near Dundee, April the 27th, 1706. By Mr. Patrick Blair
  Patrick Blair (61 pages)
• An Anatomical Description of the Heart of Land Tortoises from America. By Mr. Paul Bussiere, Surgeon, F. R. S.
  Paul Bussiere (21 pages)
• An Argument for Divine Providence, Taken from the Constant Regularity Observ'd in the Births of Both Sexes. By Dr. John Arbuthnott, Physitian in Ordinary to Her Majesty, and Fellow of the College of Physitians and the Royal Society
  John Arbuthnott (6 pages)
• Logarithmotechnia Generalis. Authore Jo. Craig
  Jo. Craig (6 pages)
• Experiments concerning the Time Required in the Descent of Different Bodies, of Different Magnitudes and Weights, in Common Air, from a Certain Height. By Mr. Fra. Hauksbee, F. R. S.
  Fra Hauksbee (4 pages)
• Experiments concerning the Effects of Air Pass'd through Red Hot Mettals, &c. By Mr F. Hauksbee, F. R. S.
  F. Hauksbee (6 pages)
• A Description of the Apparatus for Making Experiments on the Refractions of Fluids: With a Table of the Specifick Gravities, Angles of Observations, and Ratio of Refractions of Several Fluids. By Mr Fra. Hauksbee, F. R. S.
  Fra Hauksbee (5 pages)
• An Account of a Book
  Antonio Pacchiono (5 pages)
• Advertisement
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• De Mensura Sortis seu; de Probabilitate Eventuum in Ludis a Casu Fortuito Pendentibus
  Abr. De Moivre (53 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• A Demonstration of the Number of Acres Contained in England, or South-Britain; And the Use Which May be Made of It. By Dr. Nehemiah Grew, Fellow of the Royal Society, and of the College of Physicians
  Nehemiah Grew (7 pages)
• Observations upon the Spots That Have Been upon the Sun, from the Year 1703 to 1711. With a Letter of Mr. Crabtrie, in the Year 1640. upon the Same Subject. By the Reverend Mr William Derham, F. R. S
  William Derham, William Crabtrie (24 pages)
• A Letter from the Reverend Dr. Hugh Todd (S. T. P.) Sub-Dean and Prebendary of Carlisle, to Dr. Edmund Halley (L. L. D.) Savilian Professor of Geometry in Oxford, and Fellow of the Royal Society; Giving an Account of Some Antiquities Lately Found at Corbridge in Northumberland
  Hugh Todd (6 pages)
• An Account of the Mosses in Scotland. In a Letter from the Right Honourable George Earl of Cromertie, &c. Fellow of the Royal Society, to Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr.
  George Earl of Cromertie (7 pages)
• A Letter from Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr. to the Right Honourable the Earl of Cromertie, in Answer to the Foregoing Letter, &c.
  Hans Sloane (8 pages)
• De Araneis & Scarabaeis Philippensibus. Ex MSS. R. P. Geo. Jos. Camelli. Communicavit Jacobus Petiver, S. R. S.
  Geo. Jos. Camelli, Jacobus Petiver (7 pages)
• Part of a Letter from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhock, F. R. S. to Mr. James Petiver, F. R. S. Containing Some Microscopical Observations upon the Animalcula in Semine of Young Rams
  Anthony van Leeuwenhock (6 pages)
• A Letter from Mr Ralph Thoresby, F. R. S. to Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr. Giving an Account of a Lunar Rain-Bow Seen in Darby Shire, and of a Storm of Thunder and Lightning Which Happened Near Leedes in Yorkshire
  Ralph Thoresby (4 pages)
• Another Letter from Mr. Ralph Thoresby, F. R. S. to Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr. Giving an Account of a Meteor, which was Seen in Yorkshire, and Other Neighbouring Countries, upon May 18. 1710
  Ralph Thoresby (3 pages)
• Part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr. Samuel Carte, Rector of St. Margaret's Parish in Leicester, to Mr. Humsrey Wanley, F. R. S. Concerning an Ancient Tessellated, or Mosaic Work, at Leicester
  Samuel Carte (3 pages)
• An Account of the Repetition of an Experiment of the Late Dr. Hooke's, concerning Two Liquors, which, When Mixt Together, Will Possess Less Space, Than When Separate: With Another Experiment Confirming the Same. By Mr. F. Hauksbee, F. R. S.
  F. Hauksbee, Dr. Hooke (4 pages)
• An Account of an Experiment, concerning an Endeavour to Produce Light thro' a Metallick Body, under the Circumstances of a Vacuum and Attrition. By Mr. Fr. Hauksbee, F. R. S.
  Fr. Hauksbee (4 pages)
• Johannis Freind, M. D. Oxon. Praelectionnm Chymicarum Vindiciae, in Quibus Objectiones, in Actis Lipsiensibus Anno 1710. Mense Septembri, Contra Vim Materiae Attractricem Allatae, Diluuntur
  Johannis Freind (14 pages)
• An Account of a Book
  Jacobo Petiver (14 pages)
• A Relation of a New Island, Which Was Raised up from the Bottom of the Sea, on the 23d of May 1707. in the Bay of Santorini, in the Archipelago. Written by Father Goree (a Jesuit) an Eye-Witness
  Father Goree (25 pages)
• An Account of Divers Rare Plants, Lately Observed in Several Curious Gardens about London, and Particularly the Company of Apothecaries Physick Garden at Chelsey. By Mr. James Petiver, F. R. S.
  James Petiver (21 pages)
• An Account of an Experiment Touching the Direction of a Drop of Oil of Oranges, between Two Glass Planes, towards Any Side of Them That is Nearest Press'd Together. By Mr. Fr. Hauksbee, F. R. S.
  Fr. Hauksbee (3 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Additional Observations upon the Production of Mites, &c. In a Letter from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.
  Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (20 pages)
• Some Farther Account of Divers Rare Plants, Lately Observed in Several Curious Gardens about London, and Particularly in the Company of Apothecaries Physick-Garden at Chelsey. By Mr. James Petiver, F. R. S.
  James Petiver (12 pages)
• A Relation of an Hydropical Case, in Which the Gall Bladder Was Distended to an Unusual Bigness. By Mr James Yonge, F. R. S. Surgeon at Plimouth
  James Yonge (5 pages)
• A Description of the Head of a Monstrous Calf. In a Letter from the Reverend Mr. John Craig, Vicar of Gillingham in Dorsetshire, to William Burnet, Esq; F. R. S.
  John Craig (4 pages)
• An Account of Some Experiments Touching the Keeping of Fishes in Water under Different Circumstances. By Mr Fr. Hauskbee, F. R. S.
  Fr. Hauskbee (5 pages)
• Part of a Letter from Mr. Patrick Blair to Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr. Giving an Account of the Asbestos, or Lapis Amiantus, Found in the the High-Lands of Scotland
  Patrick Blair (4 pages)
• The Dimensions of Some Human Bones, of an Extraordinary Size, Which Were Dug up Near St. Albans in Hertfordshire. Communicated by Mr. W. Cheselden, Surgeon, F. R. S.
  W. Cheselden (2 pages)
• A Letter from Mr Anthony van Leeuwenhock, F. R. S. Containing His Observations upon the Seminal Vessels, Muscular Fibres, and Blood of Whales
  Anthony van Leeuwenhock (10 pages)
• Epistola D. J. Phil. Breynij, M. D. Gedanensis, & Reg. Societ. Lond. Sodal. ad D. Hans Sloane, M. D. Dictoe Societatis Secretarium; Varias Observationes Continens, in Itinere per Italiam Suscepto, Anno 1703
  J. Phil. Breynij (14 pages)
• Animadversiones Quaedam in Codicem MS. Membranaceum, Superiori Epistola Memoratum: Excerptae Ex Additamentis G. Ch. Schelhammeri in Herm. Conringij Introductionem in Artem Medicam. Cap. XII. Pag. 401
  G. Ch. Schelhammeri (4 pages)
• A Letter from the Late Mr. Edward Lhwyd, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, to Dr. Tancred Robinson, F. R. S. Containing Several Observations in Natural History, Made in His Travels thro' Wales
  Edward Lhwyd (5 pages)
• An Extract from a Letter of Mr Edw. Lhwyd to Dr. Tancred Robinson; Giving Some Farther Account of the Birds Mentioned in the Foregoing Letter
  Edw. Lhwyd (2 pages)
• Some Farther Observations Relating to the Natural History of Wales. In a Letter from Mr. Edw. Lhwyd to Dr. Tancred Robinson, F. R. S.
  Edw. Lhwyd (4 pages)
• Concerning the Proportion of Mathematical Points to Each Other. By the Honourable Francis Robartes Esq; Vice-President of the Royal Society
  Francis Robartes (5 pages)
• An Account of an Experiment, concerning the Angle Requir'd to Suspend a Drop of Oyl of Oranges, at Certain Stations, between Two Glass Planes, Placed in the Form of a Wedge. By Mr. Fr. Hauskbee, F. R. S.
  Fr. Hauskbee (3 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Richard Hopton to Mr. John Batchelor; Giving an Account of the Eruption of a Burning Spring at Broseley in Shropshire. Communicated by Dr. William Gibbons, Fellow of the College of Physicians
  Richard Hopton, William Gibbons (3 pages)
• Observations concerning the Subterraneous Trees in Dagenham, and Other Marshes Bordering upon the River of Thames, in the County of Essex. By the Revd. Mr. W. Derham, Rector of Upminster in the Same County, and F. R. S.
  W. Derham (8 pages)
• Experiments and Observations of the Effects of Several Sorts of Poisons upon Animals, etc. Made at Montpellier in the Years 1678 and 1679, by the Late William Courten Esq; Communicated by Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr. Translated from the Latin MS
  Hans Sloane, William Courten (17 pages)
• A Letter from the Late Mr. Edward Lhwyd, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, to Dr. Tancred Robinson, F. R. S. Giving a Farther Account of what He Met with Remarkable in Natural History and Antiquities, in His Travels thro' Wales
  Edward Lhwyd (9 pages)
• Several Observations Relating to the Antiquities and Natural History of Ireland, Made by Mr. Edw. Lhwyd, in His Travels thro' That Kingdom. In a Letter to Dr. Tancred Robinson, Fellow of the College of Physicians and Royal Society
  Edw. Lhwyd (5 pages)
• An Account of Experiments concerning the Proportion of the Power of the Load-Stone at Different Distances. By Mr. Fr. Hauksbee, F. R. S.
  Fr. Hauksbee (11 pages)
• The Specifick Gravities of Several Metalline Cubes, in Comparison with Their Like Bulks of Water. By Mr. Fr. Hauskbee, F. R. S.
  Fr. Hauskbee (3 pages)
• An Account of what Appeared on the Dissection of the Body of Mr. - Dove. By the Late Mr. William Cowper, Surgeon, F. R. S. In a Letter Communicated by Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr.
  Hans Sloane, William Cowper (4 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Ralph Thoresby, F. R. S. to Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr. Giving an Account of the Damage Done by a Storm of Hail, Which Happen'd Near Rotherham in Yorkshire, on June 7. 1711
  Ralph Thoresby (4 pages)
• Some Remarks upon the Disposition of the Parts, and Microscopical Observations upon the Contexture of the Skin of Elephants. In a Letter from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.
  Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (9 pages)
• Observations of the Eclipse of the Moon, on Jan. 12. 1711-12. By the Revd. Mr Wm. Derham, F. R. S. In a Letter to Rich. Waller Esq; R. S. Secr.
  Wm. Derham (6 pages)
• Some Farther Observations Relating to the Antiquities and Natural History of Ireland. In a Letter from the Late Mr. Edw. Lhwyd, Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, to Dr. Tancred Robinson, F. R. S.
  Edw. Lhwyd (4 pages)
• An Extract of a Letter from the Late Mr. Edw. Lhwyd to Dr. Tancred Robinson; Giving an Account of Some Uncommon Plants Growing about Pensans and St. Ives in Cornwall
  Edw. Lhwyd (2 pages)
• A Relation of the Effects of a Storm of Thunder and Lightning at Sampford-Courtney in Devonshire, or October the 7th 1711. Communicated by John Chamberlayne Esq; F. R. S.
  John Chamberlayne (3 pages)
• Some Microscopical Observations upon Muscles, and the Manner of Their Production. In a Letter from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.
  Anthony van Leeuwenhoek (7 pages)
• An Account of what Appeared on Opening the Body of - St. Johns Esq; Who Dyed of an Asthma, July the 2d 1705. Aged 72 Years. By the Late Mr. William Cowper, Surgeon, F. R. S. Communicated by Dr. Hans Sloane, Reg. Soc. Secr.
  Hans Sloane, William Cowper (3 pages)
• A Letter from Mr Ralph Thoresby, F. R. S. to Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr. Concerning Large Stones Voided per Urethram
  Ralph Thoresby (3 pages)
• Part of a Letter from Mr. Brook Taylor, F. R. S. to Dr. Hans Sloane R. S. Secr. Concerning the Ascent of Water between Two Glass Planes
  Brook Taylor (5 pages)
• An Account of an Experiment Touching the Ascent of Water between Two Glass Planes, in an Hyperbolick Figure. By Mr. Francis Hauksbee, F. R. S.
  Francis Hauksbee (6 pages)
• A Description of the Several Strata of Earth, Stone, Coal, etc. Found in a Coal-Pit at the West End of Dudley in Straffordshire: By Mr. Fettiplace Bellers, F. R. S. To Which is Added, a Table of the Specifick Gravity of Each Stratum: By Mr Fr. Hauksbee, F. R. S. Communicated by Dr. Hans Sloane, R. S. Secr.
  Hans Sloane, Fr. Hauksbee, Fettiplace Bellers (5 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (12 pages)