Volume 45 (1748)

Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

76 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (23 pages)
• A Letter to the Right Honourable George Earl of Macclesfield concerning an Apparent Motion Observed in Some of the Fixed Stars; By James Bradley D. D. Astronomer Royal, and F. R. S.
  James Bradley (43 pages)
• A Letter to Martin Folkes Esq. L L. D. Pr. R. S. Containing Some Observations upon Certain Shell-Fish (Lodg'd in a Large Stone Brought from Mahon Harbour by Mr. Samuel More, Purser of the Sterling-Castle Man of War) from James Parsons M. D. F. R. S.
  James Parsons (6 pages)
• A Collection of the Electrical Expeririments Communicated to the Royal Society by Wm. Watson, F. R. S. Read at Several Meetings between October 29. 1747. and Jan. 21. Following
  William Watson (73 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Francis Drake, Surgeon, F. R. S. to Martin Folkes Esq; President of the Royal Society, & c. concerning the Bones of a Foetus Being Discharged Thro an Ulcer Near the Navel
  Francis Drake (4 pages)
• An Account of the Giants Causeway in Ireland, in a Letter to the President from the Rev. Richard Pococke, LL. D. Archdeacon of Dublin, and F. R. S.
  Richard Pococke (5 pages)
• A Letter from Maurice Johnson Esq; President of the Gentlemens Society at Spalding, to James Jurin M. D. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, London, and F. R. S. concerning a Metalline Thermometer, in the Museum of That Society
  Maurice Johnson (5 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• An Abstract of the Remarkable Case and Cure of a Woman, from Whom a Foetus Was Extracted, That Had Been Lodged Thirteen Years in One of the Fallopian Tubes; Sent from Riga by Dr. James Mounsey, Physician to the Army of the Czarina, Together with the Bones of the Said Foetus, as a Present to the Royal Society of London, and Delivered Accordingly in His Name, by Henry Baker, F. R. S.
  Henry Baker, James Mounsey (8 pages)
• The Motion of Projectiles Near the Earth's Surface Consider'd, Independent of the Properties of the Conic Sections; In a Letter to Martin Folkes Esquire, Pr. R. S. by Mr. Tho. Simpson F. R. S.
  Tho. Simpson (13 pages)
• The Case of Henry Axford, Who Recover'd the Use of His Tongue, after Having Been Four Years Dumb, by means of a Frightful Dream; Communicated by the Rev. Mr. Archdeacon Squire, F. R. S.
  Mr. Archdeacon (3 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Mr. William Arderon, F. R. S. to Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. concerning the Hearing of Fish
  William Arderon (8 pages)
• The Substance of Some Experiments of Planting Seeds in Moss, Lately Made by Mr. Charles Bonnet, of Geneva, F. R. S.
  Charles Bonnet (3 pages)
• A Continuation of an Account of an Essay towards a Natural History of Carolina, and the Bahama Islands; By Mark Catesby, F. R. S. with Some Extracts out of the Appendix, by C. Mortimer, Secret. R. S.
  C. Mortimer, Mark Catesby (18 pages)
• The Inscription upon a Roman Altar Found Near Stanhope in the Bishoprick of Durham; Communicated to the Royal Society by the Reverend Mr. Thomas Birch, F. R. S.
  Thomas Birch (2 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. to the President, concerning an Extraordinary Fish, Called in Russia Quab; And concerning the Stones Call'd Crabs-Eyes
  Henry Baker (8 pages)
• Brevis Historia Naturalis, Sive de Vita, Genere, Moribusque Muris Alpini: Autore Jacobo Theodoro Klein, Reipubl. Gedanens. a Secretis, et R. S. Lond. S. Communicata per Petrum Collinsonum, Ejusdem Societatis S.
  Jacobo Theodoro Klein, Petrum Collinsonum (8 pages)
• Part of a Letter from Abbe Nollet, of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, and F. R. S. to Martin Folkes Esq; Presisident of the Same, concerning Electricity
  Abbe Nollet, T. Stack (9 pages)
• Several Essays towards Discovering the Laws of Electricity, Communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. John Ellicott F. R. S. and Read on the 25th of Feb. 1747. And at Two Meetings Soon after
  John Ellicott (31 pages)
• A Brief Account of a Roman Tessera, by Mr. John Ward F. R. S. & Prof. Rhetor. Gresh
  John Ward (11 pages)
• An Account of a Very Learned Divine, Who Was Born with Two Tongues; Communicated to the Royal Society by Cromwell Mortimer M. D. & Secr. R. S.
  Cromwell Mortimer (3 pages)
• Upon the Sounds and Hearing of Fishes, by Jac. Theod. Klein R. P. Gedan. F. R. S. or Some Account of a Treatise, Intitled, "An Inquiry into the Reasons Why the Author of an Epistle concerning the Hearing of Fishes Endeavours to Prove They Are All Mute and Deaf;" By Richard Brocklesby M. D. F. R. S.
  Jac. Theod. Klein, Richard Brocklesby (8 pages)
• An Account of the Poisonous Root Lately Found Mixed among the Gentian; By the Same
  Jac. Theod. Klein, Richard Brocklesby (5 pages)
• An Account of Large Subterraneous Caverns in the Chalk Hills Near Norwich; By Mr. Wm. Arderon, F. R. S. Comprised in a Letter from Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. to the President
  Henry Baker (5 pages)
• An Account of Some Observations and Experiments Made in Sibiria, Extracted from the Preface to the Flora Sibirica, Sive Historia Plantarum Sibiriae Cum Tabulis aeri Incisis. Auct. D. Gmelin. Chem & Hist. Nat. Prof. Petropoli 1747. 4to. Vol. 1. by John Fothergill, M. D. Lic. Colleg. Med. Londin
  D. Gmelin., John Fothergill (16 pages)
• Novum Reique Medicae Utile Electricitatis Inventum Exponit Joannes Henricus Winkler, Professor Lipsiensis, et Societatis Regalis Londinensis Sodalis
  Joannes Henricus Winkler (10 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S, to the President, concerning Several Medical Experiments of Electricity
  Henry Baker (7 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• A Proposal for Checking in Some Degree the Progress of Fires; By the Rev. Stephen Hales, D. D. & F. R. S.
  Stephen Hales (5 pages)
• Some Observations, Made during the Last Three Years, of the Quantity of the Variation of the Magnetic Horizontal Needle to the Westward; By Mr. Geo. Graham, F. R. S. at His House in Fleetstreet, London
  Geo. Graham (3 pages)
• A Letter from the Right Hon. John Earl of Orrery to Martin Folkes Esquire, Pr. R. S. Inclosing an Account of the Cornel-Catterpillar, Contained in a Letter from the Reverend Mr. Philip Skelton to His Lordship
  Hon. John, Philip Skelton (18 pages)
• The Extract of a Letter from Dr. James Mounsey, Physician of the Czarina's Army, to Henry Baker F. R. S. concerning the Everlasting Fire in Persia
  James Mounsey (6 pages)
• An Abstract of Mr. Bonnet, F. R. S. His Memoir concerning Caterpillars; Drawn up in French by Mr. Abraham Trembley, F. R. S. Here Translated into English
  Abraham Trembley, Mr. Bonnet (6 pages)
• Divers Means for Preserving from Corruption Dead Birds, Intended to Be Sent to Remote Countries, So That They May Arrive There in a Good Condition. Some of the Same Means May be Employed for Preserving Quadrupeds, Reptiles, Fishes, and Insects, by M. de Reaumur, F. R. S. and Memb. Royal. Acad. Sc. Paris. Translated from the French by Phil. Hen. Zollman, Esq; F.R.S.
  Phil. Hen. Zollman, M. de Reaumur (18 pages)
• A Beautiful Nautilites, Shewn to the Royal Society by the Rev. Charles Lyttleton LL.D. F. R. S. and Archdeacon of Exeter
  Charles Lyttleton (4 pages)
• The Substance of a Letter from Mr. William Arderon F. R. S. to Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S.
  William Arderon (4 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Robert Roche to the President, of a Fustian Frock Being Set on Fire by Electricity
  Robert Roche (4 pages)
• A Letter from John Huxham M. D. F. R. S. to C. Mortimer Secr. R. S. concerning a Child Born with an Extraordinary Tumour Near the Anus, Containing Some Rudiments of an Embryo in It
  John Huxham (4 pages)
• Of the Fluents of Multinomials, and Series Affected by Radical Signs, Which Do Not Begin to Converge Till after the Second Term; In a Letter from T. Simpson F. R. S. to W. Jones Esq; V. P. R. S.
  T. Simpson (9 pages)
• A Letter from Dr. John Lining to C. Mortimer M. D. Sec. R. S. concerning the Weather in South-Carolina; With Abstracts of the Tables of His Meteorological Observations in Charles-Town
  John Lining (10 pages)
• An Abstract of the Bills of Mortality in Bridge-Town in Barbados for the Years 1737-1744. Communicated by the Rev. Mr. John Clark
  John Clark (2 pages)
• The Elements of a Short Hand, by Samuel Jeake Esq;
  Samuel Jeake (8 pages)
• An Account of a Treatise by Wm. Brownrigg M.D. F.R.S. Intituled, "The Art of Making Common Salt, as Now Practised in Most Parts of the World; With Several Improvements Proposed in That Art, for the Use of the British Dominions;" Abstracted by W. Watson F. R. S.
  W. Watson, Wm. Brownrigg (23 pages)
• A Catalogue of the Immersions and Emersions of the Satellites of Jupiter, That Will Happen in the Year 1750, of Which There are 173 of the First, 85 of the Second, 94 of the Third, and None of the Fourth, by Reason of Its Great Latitude; In All 322. Computed to the Meridian of London from the Flamsteedian Tables: Corrected by James Hodgson F. R. S. Master of the Royal Mathematical School in Christ's-Hospital
  James Hodgson (10 pages)
• A Letter from the Rev. Henry Miles D. D. F. R. S. to the President, concerning the Storm of Thunder, Which Happen'd June 12. 1748
  Henry Miles (6 pages)
• A Letter from John Byrom M. A. F. R. S. to the President, Containing Some Remarks on Mr. Jeake's Plan for Short-Hand
  John Byrom (8 pages)
• Part of Two Letters from Mr. B. Cooke F. R. S. to Mr. Peter Collinson F.R.S. concerning the Sparkling of Flanel, and the Hair of Animals in the Dark
  Benj. Cooke (6 pages)
• A Letter from the Reverend Mr. John Forster to Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. concerning an Earthquake at Taunton
  John Forster (4 pages)
• A Letter from John Byrom M. A. and F. R. S. to the President, Containing Some Remarks on Mr. Lodwick's Alphabet
  John Byrom (9 pages)
• A Roman Inscription Found at Bath, Communicated to the Royal Society by the Rev. William Stukely M. D. Fellow of the Coll. of Phys. F. R. S. and Rector of St. George the Martyr, London
  William Stukely (2 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Dr. Stephen Hales F. R. S. to the Rev. Mr. Westly Hall, concerning Some Electrical Experiments
  Stephen Hales (4 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Tho. Aery M. D. to Cromwell Mortimer M. D. Secret. R. S. Containing the Particulars of the Cure of a Wound in the Cornea, and a Laceration of the Uvea in the Eye of a Woman
  Thomas Aery (6 pages)
• Tables of Specific Gravities, Extracted from Various Authors, with Some Observations upon the Same; Communicated in a Letter to Martin Folkes Esq; President of the Royal Society, by Richard Davies M. D.
  Richard Davies (76 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• An Account of the Experiments Made by Some Gentlemen of the Royal Society, in Order to Measure the Absolute Velocity of Electricity; Communicated to the Royal Society by Mr. W. Watson F. R. S.
  W. Watson (7 pages)
• An Account of Double Faetus's of Calves, by Mons. le Cat, M.D. F.R.S. &c. Dated at Rouen, August 20. 1748. N. S. Translated from the French by T. S. M. D. F. R. S.
  T. S., Mons. le Cat (12 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Dr. Doddridge to Henry Baker F. R. S. concerning a Wether Giving Suck to a Lamb; And of a Monstrous Lamb
  Dr. Doddridge (4 pages)
• Abstract from a Letter Sent by Monsieur Buffon, Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, &c. to Martin Folkes Esq; Pr. R. S. concerning His Re-Invention of Archimedes's Burning Specula
  Monsieur Buffon (3 pages)
• An Essay on Quantity; Occasioned by Reading a Treatise, in Which Simple and Compound Ratio's are Applied to Virtue and Merit, by the Rev. Mr. Reid; Communicated in a Letter from the Rev. Henry Miles D.D. & F.R.S. to Martin Folkes Esq; Pr. R.S.
  Mr. Reid, Henry Miles (17 pages)
• A Letter from Rich. Hassel Esq; F.R.S. to Peter Daval Esq; Secr. R. S. concerning a Large Piece of a Lath Being Thrust into a Man's Eye, Who Recover'd of It
  Richard Hassel (3 pages)
• The Sun's Eclipse of July 14, 1748. Observed at Marlborough House, with the Twelve Foot Refracting Telescope, Fix'd as a Finder to the Tube of the Great Twelve Foot Reflector; By John Bevis M. D.
  John Bevis (4 pages)
• An Observation of an Extraordinary Lunar Circle, and of Two Paraselene's, Made at Paris, Oct. 20. 1747. N. S. and of the Eclipse of the Sun, July 14. 1748. O. S. by Augustine Nathamel Greschow, Memb. of the Royal Acad. of Sciences at Berlin, &c.
  Augustine Nathamel Greschow, T. S. (7 pages)
• A Letter from James Parsons M. D. F. R. S. to the President, Containing an Account of a Preternatural Conjunction of Two Female Children
  James Parsons (20 pages)
• An Account of the Preparation and Uses of the Various Kinds of Pot-Ash; By John Mitchell M. D. & F. R. S.
  John Mitchell (24 pages)
• A Letter from Dr. Laurence Garcin, of Neuchatel, F. R. S. to Sir Hans Sloane Bart. Late P. R. S. concerning the Cyprus of the Ancients: Done from the French by W. Watson, F. R. S.
  W. Watson, Laurence Garcin (16 pages)
• Erratum
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• An Account of an Antient Shrine, Formerly Belonging to the Abbey of Croyland; By Wm. Stukely M. D. Coll. Med. Lond. Soc. & Eccles. D. Georgii Martyr. Lond. Rector
  Wm. Stukely, D. Georgii (8 pages)
• An Eclipse of the Sun, July 14. 1748. Observed by the Right Honourable James Earl of Morton, Mr. le Monnier, Royal Astronomer and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, and Mr. Ja. Short, Fellows of the Royal Society
  <prefix>Mr.</prefix> le Monnier, Ja. Short, Honourable James (17 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. David Erskin Baker to Martin Folkes Esq; Pr. R. S. Containing Considerations on Two Extraordinary Belemnitae
  David Erskin Baker (7 pages)
• A Letter from Benj. Cooke F. R. S. to Peter Collinson F. R. S. concerning a Mixed Breed of Apples, from the Mixture of the Farina
  Benj. Cooke (2 pages)
• A Description of the Town of Silchester in Its Present State. With a Short Account of an Antient Date in Arabian Figures at Walling Near Aldermarston in Berkshire. By John Ward, F. R. S. and P. R. G.
  John Ward (17 pages)
• A Summary of Some Late Observations upon the Generation, Composition, and Decomposition of Animal and Vegetable Substances; Communicated in a Letter to Martin Folkes Esq; President of the Royal Society, by Mr. Turbervill Needham, Fellow of the Same Society
  Turbervill Needham (54 pages)
• Observationes Astronomicae Variae Factae in Paraquaria, Regione Americae Australis, ab Anno 1706 ad Annum 1730. Quas Cum Regali Societati Communicavit Jacobus de Castro Sarmento M. D. Coll. Lond. Lic. & R. S. S.
  Jacobus de Castro Sarmento (9 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (24 pages)