Volume 47 (1751)

Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

100 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (20 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Wm. Smith to Mr. Robert Austen, concerning a Fire-Ball, Seen in the Air July 22, 1750. Communicated to the Royal Society by the Rev. Wm. Stukeley M. D. F. R. S. and Rector of St. George the Martyr, London
  Wm. Stukeley, Wm. Smith (3 pages)
• An Account of the Same Meteor, by Mr. Henry Baker F. R. S. in a Letter to M. Folkes Esq; Pr. R. S.
  Henry Baker (5 pages)
• Thermometrical Tables and Observations, in a Letter to John Pringle M. D. & F. R. S. by John Stedman M. D.
  John Stedman (17 pages)
• A General Method for Exhibiting the Value of an Algebraic Expression Involving Several Radical Quantities in an Infinite Series: Wherein Sir Isaac Newton's Theorem for Involving a Binomial, with Another of the Same Author, Relating to the Roots of Equations, are Demonstrated. By T. Simpson F. R. S.
  T. Simpson (9 pages)
• A Letter from George Bayly M. D. of Chichester, to Henry Pemberton M. D. F. R. S. &c. of the Use of the Bark in the Small-Pox
  George Bayly (6 pages)
• A Method of Making Artificial Magnets without the Use of Natural Ones; Communicated to the Royal Society by John Canton, M. A. & F. R. S. To Which is Prefixed the President's Report
  John Canton (10 pages)
• Aurora Borealis, Observata a Petro Gabrij, J. V. D. Phys. Astron. et Math. Anni 1750, die 27 Februarii, Nov. St. Hagae Com.
  Petro Gabrij (4 pages)
• Some Farther Observations on the Cancer Major; Communicated in a Letter to Mr. Kleine, Secretary of Dantzick, by Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S.
  Peter Collinson (4 pages)
• An Account of the Right Honourable Horace Walpole Esq; Drawn up by Himself
  Horace Walpole (7 pages)
• Extract of the Observations Made in Italy, by the Abbé Nollet, F. R. S. on the Grotta de Cani. Translated from the French by Tho. Stack, M. D. F. R. S.
  Tho. Stack, Abbé Nollet (15 pages)
• A Letter from the Rev. Patrick Murdocke, F. R. S. concerning the Mean Motion of the Moon's Apogee, to the Rev. Dr. Robert Smith, Master of Trinity College Cambridge
  Patrick Murdocke (16 pages)
• Experiments Made on a Great Number of Living Animals, with the Poison of Lamas, and of Ticunas, by Mons. Herissant, Doctor of Physic, and F. R. S. Translated from the French, by Tho. Stack, M. D.
  Tho. Stack, Mons. Herissant (19 pages)
• The Case of a Woman, from Whom the Bones of a Foetus Were Extracted. By Mr. Thomas Debenham, Surgeon, at Debenham in Suffolk. Communicated by the Rev. Mr. J. Clubb, Vicar of That Parish, to William Battie M. D. F. R. S.
  J. Clubb, Thomas Debenham (5 pages)
• New Discoveries Relating to the History of Coral, by Dr. Vitaliano Donati. Translated from the French, by Tho. Stack, M. D. F. R. S.
  Tho. Stack, Vitaliano Donati (18 pages)
• A Dissertation upon the Class of the Phocae Marinae, by James Parsons M. D. F. R. S.
  James Parsons (17 pages)
• An Account of an Iliac Passion, from a Palsy of the Large Intestines; Communicated to Dr. De Castro, F. R. S. Translated from the Latin, by Tho. Stack M. D. F. R. S.
  Tho. Stack (4 pages)
• A Letter from the Secretary of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Sweden, to Cromwell Mortimer, M. D. et R. S. Sec. concerning the Variation of the Magnetic Needle
  Anonymous (7 pages)
• An Extract of a Letter, Dated May 2, 1750, from Mr. Freeman at Naples, to the Right Honourable the Lady Mary Capel, Relating to the Ruins of Herculaneum
  Mr. Freeman (13 pages)
• A Letter to the President, concerning the Hermaphrodite Shewn in London: By James Parsons M. D. F. R. S.
  James Parsons (5 pages)
• An Account of a Very Small Monkey, Communicated to Martin Folkes Esq; LL. D. and President of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies, London; By James Parsons M. D. F. R. S.
  James Parsons (7 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Naples, concerning Herculaneum, Containing an Account and Description of the Place, and What Has Been Found in It
  Anonymous (11 pages)
• An Occultation of the Planet Venus by the Moon in the Day Time, Observed in Surrey-Street, London, April 16, 1751, O. St. by Dr. John Bevis
  John Bevis (6 pages)
• An Account of a Remarkable Appearance in the Moon, April 22, 1751, by James Short, F. R. S.
  James Short (4 pages)
• A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea-Garden, Presented to the Royal Society, by the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries for the Year 1750, Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet, Med. Reg. & Soc. Reg. Nuper Praeses, by John Wilmer, M. D. Clariss. Societat. Pharmaceut. Lond. Soc. Hort. Chels. Praefect. et Praelect. Botanic
  John Wilmer (5 pages)
• Some Observations upon the Sex of Flowers by W. Watson, F. R. S. Occasioned by a Letter upon the Same Subject, by Mr. Mylius of Berlin
  W. Watson, Mr. Mylius (16 pages)
• Two Letters of Mr. John Harrison of Cambridge in New England, to Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S. concerning a Small Species of Wasps
  John Horrison (5 pages)
• A Letter from Dr. T. Coe, Physician at Chelmsford in Essex, to Dr. Cromwell Mortimer, Secr. R. S. concerning Mr. Bright, the Fat Man at Malden in Essex
  T. Coe (7 pages)
• The Effects of the Hyoscyamus albus, or White Henbane; In a Letter to Dr. John Pringle, F. R. S. from Dr. John Stedman, Late Surgeon Major to the Regiment of the Royal Grey Dragoons
  John Stedman (5 pages)
• The Best Proportions for Steam-Engine Cylinders, of a Given Content, Consider'd; By Francis Blake, Esq; F. R. S.
  Francis Blake (6 pages)
• Mr. John Bradley's Observation of the Occultation of Venus by the Moon; Communicated by Mr. James Short, F. R. S.
  James Short, John Bradley (3 pages)
• An Account of Mr. Benjamin Franklin's Treatise, Lately Published, Intituled, Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia in America; By Wm. Watson, F. R. S.
  Benjamin Franklin, Wm. Watson (11 pages)
• A Letter to the Rev. Dr. Hales, F. R. S. from Captain Henry Ellis, F. R. S. Dated Jan. 7, 1750-51, at Cape Monte Africa, Ship Earl of Hallifax
  Henry Ellis, Stephen Hales (7 pages)
• Observations on the Roman Colonies and Stations in Cheshire and Lancashire, by Thomas Percival Esq; Communicated by Hugh Lord Willoughby of Parham, F. R. S.
  Hugh Lord Willoughby, Thomas Percival (20 pages)
• An Account of Professor Winkler's Experiments Relating to Odours Passing through Electrised Globes and Tubes, Being the Extract and Translation from the Latin of Two Letters Sent by That Gentleman to Cromwell Mortimer, M. D. Secretary of the Royal Society. With an Account of the Result of Some Experiments Made Here with Globes and Tubes, Transmitted from Leipsic by Mr. Winkler to the Royal Society, in Order to Verify the Facts Before-Mentioned, by Mr. W. Watson, F. R. S.
  W. Watson, Mr. Winkler (12 pages)
• An Account of the Bishop of Lnodon's Garden at Fulham; By Mr. William Watson, F. R. S.
  William Watson (8 pages)
• An Account of an Inverted Iris, Observed on the Grass in September, and Another in October, 1751, by Philip Carteret Webb Esq; F. R. S.
  Philip Carteret (6 pages)
• Extracts of Several Letters from John Huxham, M. D. of Plymouth, F. R. S. and Mr. Tripe, Surgeon, at Ashburton in Devonshire, concerning a Body Found in a Vault in the Church of Staverton in That County: Communicated by Thomas Stack, M. D. F. R. S.
  Nicholas Tripe, Thomas Stack, John Huxham (12 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Professor Euler, of Berlin, to the Rev. Mr. Caspar Wetstein, Chaplain to Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales
  Professor Euler (3 pages)
• Extract of Two Letters from Dr. Alston, Bot. Prof. at Edinburgh, to Dr. Mortimer, Secr. R. S. The First Dated 17 March, 1749; The Second, August 9, 1750
  Charles Alston (3 pages)
• A New Trocart for the Puncture in the Hydrocephalus, and for Other Evacuations, Which are Necessary to Be Made at Different Times; By M. le Cat, F. R. S. Translated from the French by Tho. Stack, M. D. F. R. S.
  Tho. Stack, M. Le Cat (9 pages)
• Observations on the Effects of the Vitrum Antimonii Ceratum, by Mons. Geoffroy, of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and F. R. S. Translated from the French by Tho. Stack, M. D. F. R. S.
  Tho. Stack, Mons. Geoffroy (7 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from John Browning Esq; Of Barton-Hill Near Bristol, to Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. concerning a Dwarf
  John Browning (5 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Rich. Dunthorne to the Rev. Dr. Long, F. R. S. Master of Pembroke-Hall in Cambridge, and Lowndes's Professor of Astronomy and Geometry in That University, concerning Comets
  Richard Dunthorne (9 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Franklin to Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S. concerning the Effects of Lightning
  Benjamin Franklin (4 pages)
• Observations on Fungous Excrescences of the Bladder; A Cutting Forceps for Extirpating These Excrescences; And Canula's for Treating These Diseases; By M. Le Cat, F. R. S. Translated from the French by Tho. Stacke, M. D. F. R. S.
  M. Le Cat, Tho. Stacke (15 pages)
• An Account of the Cinnamon-Tree, by Mr. W. Watson, F. R. S.
  W. Watson (5 pages)
• Observations and Experiments upon Animal Bodies, Digested in a Philosophical Analysis, or Inquiry into the Cause of Voluntary Muscular Motion; By Charles Morton, M. D. F. R. S.
  Charles Morton (11 pages)
• An Account of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, from Its First Beginning to the 28th of October 1751, in a Letter from Mr. Richard Supple, Communicated by Mr. Benjamin Wilson, F. R. S.
  Richard Supple, Benjamin Wilson (4 pages)
• An Account of the Eclipse of the Moon, Which Happened Nov. 21, 1751; Observed by Mr. James Short, F. R. S. in Surry-Street
  James Short (4 pages)
• A Letter from the Reverend Father Augustin Hallerstein, of the Society of Jesus, President of the Astronomical College at Pekin in China, to Dr. Mortimer, Sec. R. S. Translated from the Latin by Tho. Stack, M. D. & F. R. S.
  Tho. Stack, Augustin Hallerstein (7 pages)
• A Letter from Mons. le Cat, F. R. S. to Dr. Mortimer, Secr. R. S. Translated from the French, by Tho. Stack, M. D. F. R. S.
  Tho. Stack, Mons. Le Cat (8 pages)
• An Account of the Effects of Lightning at Southmolton in Devonshire, by Joseph Palmer, Esquire
  Joseph Palmer (5 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. James Dodson to Mr. John Robertson, F. R. S. concerning an Improvement of the Bills of Mortality
  James Dodson (15 pages)
• A Letter from Monsieur Le Cat, M. D. First Surgeon at the Hotel Dieu at Rouen, Royal Professor and Demonstrator of Anatomy and Surgery, Member of the Royal Academy of Surgery at Paris, and of the Academies of Sciences at Paris, London, Madrid, and Rouen, to Dr. Mortimer, Secretary of the Royal Society, concerning the Dissection of a Rupture. Translated from the French by Tho. Stack, M. D. F. R. S.
  Tho. Stack, Monsieur Le Cat (6 pages)
• An Account of Dr. Bohadsch's Treatise, Communicated to the Royal Society, Intituled, Dissertatio Philosophico-Medica de Utilitate Electrisationis in Curandis Morbis, Printed at Prague 1751: Extracted and Translated from the Latin by Mr. Wm. Watson, F. R. S.
  Wm. Watson, Dr. Bohadsch (8 pages)
• An Account of an Horizontal Top, Invented by Mr. Serson, by Mr. James Short, F. R. S.
  Mr. Serson, James Short (3 pages)
• Observations Made in Going up the Pic of Teneriffe, by Dr. Thomas Heberden, and Communicated by William Heberden, M. D. F. R. S.
  Thomas Heberden, William Heberden (6 pages)
• Observations of the Weather in Maderia, Made by Dr. Thomas Heberden, and Communicated by William Heberden, M. D. F. R. S.
  Thomas Heberden, William Heberden (4 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Mr. Willem Van Hazen to Mr. Philip Miller, F. R. S. concerning the Quantity of Rain, Which Fell at Leyden in the Year 1751
  Willem Van Hazen (2 pages)
• An Account of a Double Child, Communicated to the Right Honourable the Lord Willoughby, of Parham, F. R. S. by Thomas Percival Esquire
  Thomas Percival (4 pages)
• An Account of the Phaenomena of Electricity in Vacuo, with Some Observations Thereupon, by Mr. Wm. Watson, F. R. S.
  Wm. Watson (17 pages)
• A Letter from Dr. Bevis to Dr. De Castro, F. R. S. Containing Extracts of Father Augustin Hallerstein's Astronomical Observations Made at Pekin in 1744 and 1747
  J. Bevis, Augustin Hallerstein (10 pages)
• Extracts of Several Letters of Mordach Mackenzie, M. D. concerning the Plague at Constantinople
  Mordach Mackenzie (13 pages)
• A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea Garden, Presented to the Royal Society by the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries for the Year 1751, Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. Med. Reg. & Soc. Reg. Nuper Praeses; By John Wilmer, M. D. Clarissim. Societat. Pharmaceut. Londinens. Soc. Hort. Chels. Praefect. & Praelect. Botan.
  John Wilmer (4 pages)
• An Account of Dr. Bianchini's Recueil d'Experiences Faites à Venise sur le Medicine Electrique; By Mr. William Watson, F. R. S.
  Dr. Bianchini, William Watson (9 pages)
• The Case of the Operation of the Empyema, Successfully Performed by Mr. Joseph Warner, F. R. S. and Surgeon to Guy's Hospital
  Joseph Warner (4 pages)
• An Account of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Oct. 1751, in a Letter to Sir Matthew Fetherston-Haugh, Bart. F. R. S. Written at Naples Jan. 15, 1752, N. S.
  Anonymous (5 pages)
• An Account of an Hydrophoby, by Thomas Wilbraham, LL D. F. R. S.
  Thomas Wilbraham (4 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. J. Smeaton to Mr. John Ellicott, F. R. S. concerning Some Improvements Made by Himself in the Air-Pump
  J. Smeaton (17 pages)
• An Account of Aphyllon and Dentaria heptaphyllos of Clusius, Omitted by Mr. Ray: By Mr. William Watson, F. R. S.
  William Watson (3 pages)
• An Account of a Machine for Killing of Whales, Proposed by John Bond, M D.
  John Bond (8 pages)
• An Engine for Raising Water by Fire; Being an Improvement of Savery's Construction, to Render It Capable of Working Itself, Invented by Mr. De Moura of Portugal, F. R. S. Described by Mr. J. Smeaton
  <prefix>Mr.</prefix> De Moura, J. Smeaton (7 pages)
• A Letter from Dr. Parsons, F. R. S. to Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S. concerning the Shells of Crabs
  James Parsons (5 pages)
• Spherical Trigonometry Reduced to Plane, by Francis Blake, Esq. F. R. S.
  Francis Blake (5 pages)
• An Account of a Manuscript Treatise, Presented to the Royal Society, Intituled, Traité du Corail, Contenant les Nouvelles Decouvertes, qu'on a Fait sur le Corail, les Pores, Madrepores, Scharras, Litophitons, Eponges, et Autres Corps et Productions, Quela Mer Fournit, pour Servir a L'histoire Naturelle de la Mer; That is to Say, A Treatise upon Coral, and Several Other Productions Furnish'd by the Sea, in Order to Illustrate the Natural History Thereof, by the Sieur de Peyssonnel, M. D. Correspondent of the Royal Acad. of Sciences of Paris, of That of Montpelier, and of That of Belles Lettres at Marseilles; Physician-Botanist, Appointed by His Most Christian Majesty in the Island of Guadalupe, and Heretofore Sent by the King to the Coasts of Barbary for Discoveries in Natural History. Extracted and Translated from the French by Mr. William Watson, F. R. S.
  William Watson, Sieur de Peyssonnel (26 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Rich. Brooke, Surgeon, to James Parsons, M. D. Secretary to the Royal Society for Foreign Correspondence, concerning Inoculation
  Rich. Brooke (4 pages)
• A Sequel of the Case of the Right Honourable Horace Walpole, Esq; Relating to the Stone, since His First Account in April 1750
  Horace Walpole (3 pages)
• Part of a Letter from Mr. John Parker, an English Painter at Rome, to His Father at London, concerning the Late Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: Communicated by Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S.
  Henry Baker, John Parker (3 pages)
• The Case of a Piece of Bone, Together with a Stone in the Bladder, Successfully Extracted by Mr. Joseph Warner, F. R. S. and Surgeon to Guy's Hospital
  Joseph Warner (4 pages)
• An Account of a Water-Spout, Rais'd off the Land, in Deeping-Fen, Lincolnshire; By the Rev. Mr. Benjamin Ray, of Cowbit Near Spalding in That County; Communicated to the Society at Spalding, on the 7 of May 1752, by Maurice Johnson, Esq; And by Him to the Royal Society
  Maurice Johnson, Benjamin Ray (3 pages)
• A Description of Two Methods, by Which the Irregularity of the Motion of a Clock, Arising from the Influence of Heat and Cold upon the Rod of the Pendulum, May be Prevented; By John Ellicott, F. R. S.
  John Ellicott (19 pages)
• A Description of a New Tackle or Combination of Pullies, by Mr. J. Smeaton
  J. Smeaton (7 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Wm. Dixon, Esq; F. R S. to Mr. W. Watson, F. R. S. from Loversall Near Doncaster in Yorkshire, June 1, 1752. concerning Some Vegetable Balls; With Remarks on Them by Mr. Wm. Watson
  Wm. Dixon, Wm. Watson (3 pages)
• A Letter from the Rev. William Henry, D. D. to the Right Honourable the Lord Cadogan, F. R. S. concerning the Copper-Springs in the County of Wicklow in Ireland
  William Henry (5 pages)
• Extract of a Letter to Dr. Maty, F. R. S. from Geneva, concerning the Introduction and Success of Inoculation in That City
  Anonymous (3 pages)
• A Letter from James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S. to the Rev. Mr. Birch, Secr. R. S. concerning the Formation of Corals, Corallines, & c.
  James Parsons (10 pages)
• A Further Account of the Late Plague at Constantinople, in a Letter of Dr. Mackenzie from Thence, of the 23 of April 1752, to John Clephane, M. D. F. R. S.
  Dr. Mackenzie (4 pages)
• A Letter of Mr. James Short, F. R. S. to the Royal Society, concerning the Inventor of the Contrivance in the Pendulum of a Clock, to Prevent the Irregularities of Its Motion by Heat and Cold
  James Short (9 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Henry Eeles, to the Royal Society, concerning the Cause of Thunder
  Henry Eeles (7 pages)
• Extracts of Two Letters of Thomas Hope, M. D. to John Clephane, M. D. F. R. S. concerning Monsieur Daviel's Method of Couching a Cataract
  Thomas Hope (5 pages)
• Letters of the Abbé Mazeas, F. R. S. to the Rev. Stephen Hales, D. D, F. R. S. concerning the Success of the Late Experiments in France. Translated from the French by James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S.
  James Parsons, Guill. Mazeas (20 pages)
• Extracts of Two Letters of the Abbè Nollet, F. R. S. to Mr. William Watson, F. R. S. Relating to the Extracting Electricity from the Clouds. Translated from the French
  Abbe Nollet (7 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Mr. Mylius of Berlin, to Mr. W. Watson, F. R. S. upon the Before-Mention'd Subject; Dated at Berlin, August 26, 1752
  Mr. Mylius (2 pages)
• Mons. Faget's Remarks on the Use, &c. of the Styptic, Purchased by His Most Christian Majesty; Communicated by James Theobald, Esq; F. R. S.
  Mons. Faget, James Theobald (7 pages)
• A Letter of Benjamin Franklin, Esq; to Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S. concerning an Electrical Kite
  Benjamin Franklin (4 pages)
• A Letter of Mr. W. Watson, F. R. S. to the Royal Society, concerning the Electrical Experiments in England upon Thunder-Clouds
  W. Watson (5 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Mr. Brown, Apothecary, at Salisbury, to Mr. Wm. Watson, F. R. S. concerning the Success of Inoculation There
  Mr. Brown (3 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (18 pages)