Volume 43 (1744)

Front Matter

Anonymous (19 pages)

Anonymous (2 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

An Easy Method of Procuring the Volatile Acid of Sulphur, by Ephraim Rinhold Seehl; Addressed in a Letter to the President and Fellows of the Royal Society

Ephraim Rinhold Seehl (10 pages)

An Observation of a Spina Bifida, Commonly So Termed; By Mr. George Aylett, Surgeon at Windsor

George Aylett (5 pages)

An Improvement on the Practice of Tapping; Whereby That Operation, Instead of a Relief for Symptoms, Becomes an Absolute Cure for an Ascites, Exemplified in the Case of Jane Roman; And Recommended to the Consideration of the Royal Society, by Christopher Warrick, of Truro, Surgeon

Christopher Warrick (9 pages)

A Method of Conveying Liquors into the Abdomen during the Operation of Tapping; Proposed by the Reverend Stephen Hales, D. D. and F. R. S. on Occasion of the Preceding Paper; Communicated in a Letter to Cromwell Mortimer, M. D. Secr. R. S.

Stephen Hales (3 pages)

An Extract of John Fothergill, M. D. Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, London, His Essay upon the Origin of Amber

John Fothergill (6 pages)

Remarks on Stones of a Regular Figure Found Near Bagneres in Gascony: With Other Observations, Communicated by Monsieur Secondat de Montesquieu, of the Academy of Sciences of Bordeaux, in a Letter to Martin Folkes, Esq; Pr. R. S.

Secondat De Montesquieu (10 pages)

A Letter from Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. to the President, concerning a New Discovered Sea-Insect, Which He Calls the Eye-Sucker

Henry Baker (5 pages)

Some Observations on the Hardness of Shells, and on the Food of the Soal-Fish; By Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S.

Peter Collinson (4 pages)

Historia Brevis Morbi, Quo Decessit Reverendissimus Pater Jos. Bolognini, Abbas SS. Bonifacii & Alexii de Urbe, Atque Congregationis Hieronymianae Procurator Generalis; Excerpta per C. M. R. S. Secr. ex Epistola ab Domino Johanne Francisco de Camillis, M. D. Scripta ad Virum Clarissimum Didacum de Revillas, Abbatem Hieronymianum, in Romano Sapientiae Archigymnasio Publico Matheseos Professorem, Regalis Londini Societatis Sodalem, &c.

Jos. Bolognini, C. M., Johanne Francisco De Camillis, Hieronymianae (10 pages)

A Letter from James Jurin, M. D. F. R. S. & Coll. Med. Lond. to Martin Folkes, Esq; President of the Royal Society, concerning the Action of Springs

James Jurin (29 pages)

D. Alberti Haller Concil. Aul. & Archiatri Regis Britann. & Electoris Brunsvic. Prof. Anat. & Bot. Gottingensis, S. R. Ang. & Suec. Soc. Observatio de Ovarii Steatomate, & de Pilis Ibidem Inventis

D. Alberti Haller (6 pages)

A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea Garden, Presented to the Royal Society by the Company of Apothecaries, for the Year 1741. Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. Med. Reg. & Nuper Soc. Reg. Praes. By Joseph Miller, Apothecary, Hort. Chels. Praef. ac Praelec. Botan

Joseph Miller (4 pages)

An Easy Method of Procuring the True. Impression or Figure of Medals, Coins, & c. Humbly Addressed to the Royal Society: By Henry Baker, F. R. S.

Henry Baker (12 pages)

Observations on the Manna Persicum: By John Fothergill, M. D. Licentiate of the College of Physicians, London

John Fothergill (10 pages)

Cyanus Foliis Radicalibus Partim Integris, Partim Pinnatis, Bractea Calycis Ovali, Flore Sulphureo; per Albert. Haller, Prof. Anat. & Bot. Gottingens. R. S. Ang. & Suec. S. Descriptus

Albert Haller (5 pages)

A Letter from the Reverend Mr. Roger Pickering, V. D. M. to C. Mortimer, M. D. Secr. R. S. concerning the Propagation and Culture of Mushrooms

Roger Pickering (7 pages)

Erratum

Henry Miles (2 pages)

Erratum

Anonymous (2 pages)

A Scheme of a Diary of the Weather; Together with Draughts and Descriptions of Machines Subservient Thereunto; Inscribed to the President and Fellows of the Royal Society; By Roger Pickering, F. R. S. and V. D. M.

Roger Pickering (20 pages)

A Letter from Mr. William Watson, Apothecary, F. R. S. to the Society, concerning Some Persons being Poisoned by Eating Boiled Hemlock

William Watson (6 pages)

Methodus Nova Calculi Eclipsium Terrae Specialis; vel Quorumcunque Occursuum Lunae Cum Stellis, Tam Errantibus Quam Inerrantibus: Auctore Christiano Ludovico Gersten, R. S. Sod. & Math. Prof. in Academia Giesensi

Christiano Ludovico Gersten (27 pages)

A Letter from Mr. Chr. Warren, Surgeon at Truro in Cornwall, to John Machin, Esq; Secr. R. S. Prof. Astr. Gresham. Containing Further Accounts of the Success of Injecting Medicated Liquors into the Abdomen, in the Case of an Ascites

Chr. Warren (3 pages)

A Letter from John Bevis, M. D. to John Machin, Esq; Secret. R. S. &c. Containing Some Observations concerning Mercury

John Bevis (3 pages)

A Rupture of the Navel, Communicated to the Royal Society by H. W. Taube, (Dove) Surgeon of the Pearl Man of War

H. W. Taube (4 pages)

A Letter from Mr. Wm. Watson, F.R.S. to the Royal Society; Containing Further Remarks concerning Mushrooms: Occasioned by the Reverend Mr. Pickering's F. R. S. Paper in the Preceding Transact. p. 96. with Observations upon the Poisonous Faculty of Some Sorts of Fungi

Mr. Pickering, Wm. Watson (8 pages)

Two Letters from Mr. Thomas Preston to Mr. Joseph Ames, F. R. S. concerning the Island of Zetland

Thomas Preston (9 pages)

Occultatio Jovis a Luna, Obs. Londini

J. Bevis (2 pages)

A Letter from Mr. Abraham De Moivre, F. R. S. to William Jones, Esquire, F. R. S. concerning the Easiest Method for Calculating the Value of Annuities upon Lives, from Tables of Observations

Abraham De Moivre (15 pages)

The Appearance of a Fiery Meteor, as Seen by Mr. Cradock, Communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S.

Henry Baker, Zach. Cradock (2 pages)

Erratum

Anonymous (2 pages)

Erratum

Anonymous (2 pages)

An Account of a Dissertation Published in Latin by Dr. Weidler, F. R. S. in the Year 1727, concerning the Vulgar Numeral Figures: As Also Some Remarks upon an Inscription, Cut Formerly in a Window Belonging to the Parish Church of Rumsey in Hampshire: By John Ward, F. R. S. Rhet. Prof. Gresham

John Ward, Dr. Weidler (16 pages)

A Letter from the Rev. Mr. Joseph Betts, M. A. and Fellow of University College, Oxon to Martin Folkes, Esq; Pr. R. S. Containing Observations on the Late Comet, Made at Sherborn and Oxford; With the Elements for Computing Its Motions

Joseph Betts (11 pages)

Observatio de Scirrho Cerebelli, ab Alberto Hallero, R. S. S. Archiat. Reg. & Med. Prof. Gotting. ad Reg. Soc. Transmissa

Alberto Hallero (3 pages)

An Essay upon the Causes of the Different Colours of People in Different Climates; By John Mitchell, M. D. Communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S.

Peter Collinson, John Mitchell (50 pages)

A Letter from William Hallett, M. D. to Henry Pemberton, M. D. F. R. S. & Chem. Prof. Gresham; Containing the Case of a Lad, Who was Shot through the Lungs; Drawn up by Mr. Nich. Peters Junior, Surgeon

Nich. Peters, William Hallett (7 pages)

Extract of a Letter from Dr. John Bartram, to Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S. Containing Some Observations concerning the Salt-Marsh Muscle, the Oyster-Banks, and the Fresh-Water Muscle, of Pensylvania

John Bartram (6 pages)

A Letter from Mr. Christ. Hunter, to Dr. Mortimer, Secr. R. S. Serving to Accompany a Copy of an Antient Roman Inscription at Rochester in Northumberland, and Two Others at Risingham

Christopher Hunter (5 pages)

An Account of Some Magnetical Experiments, Shewed before the Royal Society, by Mr. Gowan Knight, on Thursday the 15th of November, 1744

Gowan Knight (7 pages)

Abstract of What is Contained in a Book concerning Electricity, Just Published at Leipzic, 1744. by John Henry Wintler, Greek and Latin Professor There; From Article 75 to Article 79

John Henry Wintler (5 pages)

Translation of a Letter from Mr. Abraham Trembley, F. R. S. to the President, with Observations upon Several Newly Discover'd Species of Fresh-Water Polypi

Abraham Trembley (18 pages)

Some Observations Relating to Vegetable Seeds; By James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S.

James Parsons (6 pages)

A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea-Garden, Presented to the Royal Society by the Company of Apothecaries, for the Year 1742. Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. Med. Reg. & Soc. Reg. Nuper Praes. By Joseph Miller, Apothecary, Hort. Chels. Praes. ac Praelector Botan

Joseph Miller (4 pages)

A Letter from the Rev. Mr. Roger Pickering, F.R.S. to the President; Concerning the Manuring of Land with Fossil Shells

Roger Pickering (4 pages)

Abstract of a Letter from Mr. Wm. Arderon to Mr. Baker, F.R.S. of a Shuttle-Spire Taken out of the Bladder of a Boy

Wm. Arderon (2 pages)

An Account of a Remarkable Cure, Performed on the Eye of a Young Woman in Scotland, by Tho. Hope, M. D. Communicated from Dr. Mead

Dr. Mead, Tho. Hope (10 pages)

An Explication of a Roman Inscription Found Not Long since on a Stone at Silchester in Hamshire: By John Ward, Rhet. Prof. Gresh. and F. R. S.

John Ward (10 pages)

A Letter from John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. to Cromwell Mortimer, M. D. Secr. R. S. Serving to Accompany an Account of the Case of One Hannah Hitchcock, One of Whose Ureters was Grown Up; A Present of a Beautiful Stalactites, Now in the Museum of the Royal Society; And a Drawing of an Extraordinary Calculus Taken out of the Bladder of a Boy

John Huxham (8 pages)

A Letter from Edward Wilmot, M. D. F. R. S. and One of His Majesty's Physicians, &c. to the President of the Royal Society, Serving to Inclose the Two Following Papers: 1. Of the Extraordinary Effects of Musk in Convulsive Disorders; By J. Wall, M.D. 2. Of the Effects of the Tunquinese Medicine; by Alex. Reid, Esquire

Edward Wilmot, J. Wall, Alex. Reid (24 pages)

De Planta Minus Cognita, & Hactenus non Descripta, Commentarius: Auctore Gulielmo Watson, Regiae Soietatis Sodale: Geaster Volvae Radiis & Operculo Elevatis

Gulielmo Watson (8 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

Sam. Christiani Hollmanni, Philosoph. in Reg. Georgia Augusta [Gottingens.] Prof. Pub. Ord. ad Cromwellum Mortimerum, M. D. R. S. Secret. Epistola de Subitanea Congelatione, de Igne Electrico, de Micrometro Microscopio Applicando

Sam. Christiani Hollmanni (12 pages)

Some Account of the Gigantic Boy at Willingham Near Cambridge. 1. From the Rev. Mr. Almond to Mr. P. Miller, F.R.S. 2. A Letter from Mr. Tho. Dawkes, Surgeon at Huntington, to Dr. Mead, F. R. S. &c. concerning the Same Child

Tho. Dawkes, Edmund Almond (7 pages)

A Letter from Mr. Browne Langrish, Licent. Coll. Med. Lond. & F. R. S. to the Rev. Dr. Hales, F. R. S. concerning a New Contrivance of Applying Receivers to Retorts in Distillation

Browne Langrish (7 pages)

The Case of a Person Bit by a Mad Dog: Communicated to the President by Mr. Ranby, F. R. S. Serjeant-Surgeon to His Majesty: From Charles Peters, M. D. F. Coll. Med. Lond.

Charles Peters, Mr. Ranby (7 pages)

An Account of a New Species of Fungus, by John Martyn, F. R. S. Prof. Bot. Cantab. Communicated in a Letter to the President

John Martyn (4 pages)

Extracts of Two Letters from the Late Roger Gale, Esquire, F. R. S. to Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S. concerning the Vegetation of Melon Seeds 33 Years Old; And of a Fossil Skeleton of a Man

Mr. Platt, Roger Gale (4 pages)

A Letter from W. Watson, F. R. S. to Francis Wollaston, Esquire, F.R.S. concerning a Large Stone Found in the Stomach of a Horse

W. Watson (5 pages)

Extract of a Letter from Bombay, Dated January 23. 1743-4. Communicated by Francis Woolaston, Esquire, F. R. S. of a Porcupine Swallowed by a Snake

Francis Woolaston (2 pages)

Extract of a Letter from Dr. Josephus Laurentius Bruni, of Turin, F. R. S. to Mr. Henry Baker, F.R.S. concerning the Bologna Bottles

Josephus Laurentius Bruni (3 pages)

A Letter from Mr. Tho. Wright to James Theobald, Esq; F. R. S. concerning Two Ancient Camps in Hampshire

Tho. Wright (5 pages)

Observations on a Case Published in the Last Volume of the Medical Essays, &c. of Recovering a Man Dead in Appearance, by Distending the Lungs with Air. Printed at Edinburgh, 1744; by John Fothergill, Licent. Coll. Med. Lond.

John Fothergill (8 pages)

A Copy of a Letter from the Reverend Mr. Richmond, to - Leigh, Esq; Of Adlington in the County of Chester, concerning a Moving Moss in the Neighbourhood of Church-Town in Lancashire: Communicated by Edward Milward, M. D. F.R.S.

Edward Milward, L. Richmond (3 pages)

A Brief Inquiry, by John Ward, F.R.S. & Rhet. Prof. Gresh. into the Reading of Two Dates in Arabian Figures, Cut upon Stones Which Were Found in Ireland; Communicated to the Royal Society, on November 10. 1743. and December 6. 1744

John Ward (11 pages)

A Letter from the Reverend Henry Miles, D. D. F. R. S. to Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. of Firing Phosphorus by Electricity

Henry Miles (7 pages)

An Observation of a Fracture of the Os Humeri by the Power of the Muscles Only; By the Late Claudius Amyand, Esq; Serjeant Surgeon to His Majesty

Claudius Amyand (13 pages)

An Account of an Extraordinary Case of the Bones of a Foetus Coming Away by the Anus; Communicated by John Still Winthrop, Esq;

John Still Winthrop (3 pages)

A Letter from Charles Jernegan, M. D. Lic. Coll. Med. Londin. to Cromwell Mortimer, M. D. Secr. R. S. concerning an Extraordinary Cystis in the Liver, Full of Water

Charles Jernegan (4 pages)

Regiae Societati Anglicanae Scientiarum Quaedam Electricitatis Recens Observata Exhibet Jo. Henricus Winkler, Gr. & Lat. Literarum Prof. Publ. Ordin. & Academiae Lipsiensis h. t. Rector

Jo. Henricus Winkler (12 pages)

A Description of a Machine to Blow Fire by the Fall of Water; By James Stirling, F. R. S.

James Stirling (6 pages)

A Letter from Dr. John Lining, at Charles-Town in South Carolina, to James Jurin, M. D. Coll. Med. & Reg. Soc. Sodal. Serving to Accompany Some Additions to His Statical Experiments Printed in No. 470. of These Transactions

John Lining (14 pages)

A Letter from Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. to the President, concerning an Extraordinary Large Fossil Tooth of an Elephant

Henry Baker (8 pages)

An Account of an Extra-Uterine Conception; By Starkey Myddelton, M. D.

Starkey Myddelton (8 pages)

Two Letters from the Rev. Mr. Granville Wheler, F. R. S. to the President, concerning a Rotatory Motion of Glass Tubes about Their Axes, When Placed in a Certain Manner before the Fire

Granville Wheler (9 pages)

An Attempt by John Ward, Rhet. Prof. Gresh. & F. R. S. to Explain Some Remains of Antiquity Lately Found in Hertfordshire; And Communicated to the Royal Society by William Freeman Esquire, One of Their Members, February the 14, 1745

William Freeman, John Ward (18 pages)

A Letter from Gowin Knight, M. B. to the President; Concerning the Poles of Magnets Being Variously Placed

Gowin Knight (4 pages)

An Account of Some Very Curious Wasps Nests Made of Clay in Pensilvania; By Mr. John Bartram: Communicated by Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S.

Peter Collinson, John Bartram (7 pages)

Extract of a Letter from Mr. B_ B_ r, Containing an Account, in Pounds and Ounces, of the Surprising Quantities of Food Devoured by a Boy, 12 Years Old, in 6 Successive Days, Who Labour'd under a Canine Appetite, at Black Barnsley in Yorkshire. Communicated by Dr. Mortimer, Secret. R. S.

Mr. B_ B_ r, Dr. Mortimer (4 pages)

Of an Iliac Passion, Occasioned by an Appendix in the Ilion: By the Late Claudius Amyand Esq; Serjeant-Surgeon to His Majesty, and F. R. S.

Claudius Amyand (3 pages)

A Proposal for Warming Rooms by the Steam of Boiling Water Conveyed in Pipes along the Walls: And a Method of Preventing Ships from Leaking, Whose Bottoms are Eaten by the Worms: By Colonel Wm. Cook

Wm. Cook (4 pages)

De Lapide Osteocolla Inquisitio, Auctore Ambrosio Beurero Neurembergensi; Communicata per Dominum Petrum Collinsonum, R. S. S.

Ambrosio Beurero, Petrum Collinsonum (8 pages)

A Letter from J. Cookson, M. D. to Mr. Latouche at Little Chelsea, concerning the Boy Who Has an Extraordinary Boulimia, or Craving Appetite: Communicated to the Royal Society by John Martyn, F. R. S. & Prof. Botan. Cantab

J. Cookson, John Martyn (3 pages)

Philippi Frederici Gmelin. Med. Licent. Wurterbergensis ad Martinum Folkes Reg. Soc. Praesid. Epistola de Radice Ipecacuanhae Observationes Quasdam Medico-Physicas, & de Fallaci Visione per Microscopia Composita Notata Nonnulla Continens

Philippi Frederici Gmelin (11 pages)

Remarks on the Operation of Cutting for the Stone; By Claud. Nic. Le Cat, M. D. F. R. S. Surgeon to the Hotel Dieu at Rouen, and Royal Demonstrator in Anatomy and Surgery. Translated from the French by T. S. M. D. F. R. S.

T. S., Claud. Nic. Le Cat (32 pages)

Abstract of a Letter from Monsieur De Bozes, Professor of Experimental Philosophy, at the Academy of Wirtemberg, to Monsieur De Maizau. Communicated by Mr. Baker from Mr. Ellis, and Translated out of the Latin by Mr. Baker

Mr. Ellis, Monsieur De Bozes, Mr. Baker (4 pages)

A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea Garden, Presented to the Royal Society by the Company of Apothecaries, for the Year 1743. Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. Med. Reg. & Soc. Reg. Nuper Praes. By Joseph Miller, Apothecary, Hort. Chels. Praes. & Praelector Botan

Joseph Miller (4 pages)

An Inquiry into the Measure of the Force of Bodies in Motion: With a Proposal of an Experimentum Crucis, to Decide the Controversy about It. By James Jurin, M. D. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London, and of the Royal Society

James Jurin (19 pages)

A Letter from the Reverend Henry Miles D. D. and F. R. S. to the President; Containing Observations of Luminous Emanations from Human Bodies, and from Brutes; With Some Remarks on Electricity

Henry Miles (7 pages)

An Extract, by Mr. Paul Rolli, F. R. S. of an Italian Treatise, Written by the Reverend Joseph Bianchini, a Prebend in the City of Verona; Upon the Death of the Countess Cornelia Zangari & Bandi, of Cesena. To Which are Subjoined Accounts of the Death of Jo. Hitchell, Who was Burned to Death by Lightning; And of Grace Pett at Ipswich, Whose Body was Consumed to a Coal

Joseph Bianchini, Paul Rolli, John Hilliard (22 pages)

An Account of a Quadruped Brought from Bengal, and Now to Be Seen in London: Presented by James Parsons, M. D. & F. R. S.

James Parsons (4 pages)

An Account of Certain Perfect Minute Crystal Stones, by J. Parsons, M. D. & F. R. S.

J. Parsons (4 pages)

A Letter from Mr. John Ellicot, F. R. S. to the President, concerning the Specific Gravity of Diamonds

John Ellicot (6 pages)

A Letter to Martin Folkes, Esq; President of the Royal Society, from Cromwell Mortimer, M. D. Secr. of the Same, concerning the Natural Heat of Animals

Cromwell Mortimer (9 pages)

Errata

Anonymous (2 pages)

Experiments and Observations, Tending to Illustrate the Nature and Properties of Electricity: By William Watson, Apothecary, F. R. S.

William Watson (22 pages)

A Proposal to Bring Small Passable Stones Soon and with Ease out of the Bladder: By the Reverend Stephen Hales, D. D.

Stephen Hales (5 pages)

An Account of Some Experiments, Lately Made in Holland, upon the Fragility of Unannealed Glass Vessels; Communicated to the President

Anonymous (15 pages)

Extract of a Letter from the Reverend Henry Miles, D. D. & F. R. S. to the President, Relating to Some Improvements Which May Be Made in Cyder and Perry

John Beale, Henry Miles (6 pages)

Extract of a Letter from Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. to Martin Folkes, Esq; President of the Royal Society, concerning the Ancient Bridewell at Norwich

Henry Baker (4 pages)

Part of a Letter from the Reverend Mr. Geo. Costard to Mr. John Catlin, concerning a Fiery Meteor Seen in the Air on July 14. 1745

Geo. Costard (4 pages)

Extract of a Letter from Mr. Benj. Cook, F. R. S. to Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S. concerning the Effect Which the Farina of the Blossoms of Different Sorts of Apple-Trees Had on the Fruit of a Neighbouring Tree

Benj. Cook (3 pages)

Some Account of the Sinking down of a Piece of Ground, at Horseford, in Norfolk; Communicated by Mr. Arderon, of Norwich, to Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S.

Mr. Arderon (3 pages)

A Letter from Mr. James Simon to the President, concerning the Bones of a Foetus Voided per Anum; And of Some Fossils Found in Ireland

James Simon (4 pages)

Some Account of the Distemper Raging among the Cow-Kind in the Neighbourhood of London, Together with Some Remedies Proposed for Their Recovery by Cromwell Mortimer, M. D. Secr. R. S. and Fellow of the College of Physicians, London

Cromwell Mortimer (7 pages)

A Letter from Mr. D. P. Layard, Surgeon, to C. Mortimer, M. D. Secr. R. S. Inclosing an Account of a Fracture of the Os Ilium, and Its Cure

D. P. Layard (4 pages)

Some Account of a Curious Tripos and Inscription Found Near Turin, Serving to Discover the True Situation of the Ancient City Industria. By David Erskine Baker

David Erskine Baker (13 pages)

Further Observations on the Distemper Now Raging among the Cow-Kind, by the Publisher of These Transactions

Anonymous (8 pages)

Extract of a Letter from Mr. Arderon to Mr. Baker, F. R. S. Giving an Account of the Weaver's Alarm, Vulgo Larum

Mr. Arderon (6 pages)

An Account of Some Human Bones Incrusted with Stone, Now in the Villa Ludovifia at Rome: Communicated to the Royal Society by the President, with a Drawing of the Same

Anonymous (7 pages)

The Crounian Lectures on Muscular Motion for the Years 1744 and 1745. Read before the Royal Society

James Parsons (99 pages)

Back Matter

Anonymous (21 pages)

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