Volume 50 (1757)

Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

120 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (24 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• An Account of the Earthquake Felt in New England, and the Neighbouring Parts of America, on the 18th of November 1755. In a Letter to Tho. Birch, D.D. Secret. R. S. by Mr. Professor Winthrop, of Cambridge in New England
  John Winthrop (19 pages)
• The Strange Effects of Some Effervescent Mixtures; In a Letter from Dr. James Mounsey, Physician of the Russian Army, and F. R. S. to Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. Communicated by Mr. Baker
  James Mounsey, Mr. Baker (5 pages)
• Extract of a Letter of J. Wall, M. D. to the Rev. Dr. Lyttelton, Dean of Exeter, and F. R. S. concerning the Good Effects of Malverne Waters in Worcestershire
  J. Wall (3 pages)
• An Account of the Carlsbad Mineral Waters in Bohemia: In a Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Macclesfield, President of the R. S. by the Rev. Jeremiah Milles, D. D. F. R. S.
  Jeremiah Milles (7 pages)
• An Essay Towards Ascertaining the Specific Gravity of Living Men. By Mr. John Robertson, F. R. S.
  John Robertson (7 pages)
• An Instance of the Gut Ileum, Cut Thro' by a Knife, Successfully Treated by Mr. Peter Travers, Surgeon, at Lisbon. Communicated by John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S.
  John Huxham, Peter Travers (5 pages)
• An Account of a Visitation of the Leprous Persons in the Isle of Guadaloupe: In a Letter to Mons. Damonville, Counsellor and Assistant-Judge at Martinico, and in the Office of King's Physician at Guadaloupe. By John Andrew Peyssonel, M.D. F.R.S. Translated from the French
  Lemoine, John Andrew Peyssonel, Moulon (12 pages)
• An Account of the Late Discoveries of Antiquities at Herculaneum; In an Extract of a Letter from Camillo Paderni, Keeper of the Herculanean Museum, and F. R. S. to Thomas Hollis, Esq; Dated Naples, Dec. 16, 1756
  Camillo Paderni (3 pages)
• An Account of Some Trees Discovered Under-Ground on the Shore at Mount's-Bay in Cornwall: In a Letter from the Rev. Mr. William Borlase, F. R. S. to the Rev. Dr. Lyttelton, Dean of Exeter
  William Borlase (4 pages)
• Experiments on Applying the Rev. Dr. Hales's Method of Distilling Salt-Water to the Steam-Engine. By Keane Fitzgerald, Esq; F. R. S.
  Keane Fitzgerald (8 pages)
• Extract of a Letter of Mr. Abraham Trembley, F. R. S. to Tho. Birch, D. D. Secret. R. S. Translated from the French
  Abraham Trembley (6 pages)
• A Brief Botanical and Medical History of the Solanum Lethale, Bella-Donna, or Deadly Nightshade, by Mr. Richard Pultney. Communicated by Mr. William Watson, F. R. S.
  Richard Pultney, William Watson (28 pages)
• An Account of Some of the Antiquities Discovered at Herculaneum, &c. In a Letter to Thomas Birch, D. D. Secret, R. S. By John Nixon, A. M. F. R. S.
  John Nixon (17 pages)
• An Account of the Effects of a Storm of Thunder and Lightning, in the Parishes of Looe and Lanreath, in the County of Cornwall, on the 27th Day of June, 1756. Communicated to the Rev. Jeremiah Milles, D.D. F.R.S. in Two Letters, One from the Rev. Mr. Dyer, Minister of Looe, and the Other from the Rev. Mr. Milles, Vicar of Duloe, in Cornwall
  James Dyer, Mr. Milles (7 pages)
• An Account of the Peat-Pit Near Newbury in Berkshire; In an Extract of a Letter from John Collet, M.D. to the Right Reverend Richard Lord Bishop of Ossory, F.R.S.
  John Collet (8 pages)
• An Account of the Alterations Making in the Pantheon at Rome: In an Extract of a Letter from Rome to Thomas Hollis, Esq; Communicated by John Ward, LL.D. R.S. Vice-Praes
  John Ward (4 pages)
• An Account of a New Medicinal Well, Lately Discovered Near Moffat, in Annandale, in the County of Dumfries. By Mr. John Walker, of Borgue-House, Near Kirkudbright, in Scotland
  John Walker (32 pages)
• An Account of the State of the Thermometer at the Hague on the 9th of January 1757. Extracted from a Letter of Mr. Abraham Trembley, F.R.S. to Tho. Birch, D.D. Secret. R.S.
  Abraham Trembley (2 pages)
• Experimental Examination of Platina. By William Lewis, M.B. F.R.S.
  William Lewis (9 pages)
• Experimental Examination of Platina. By William Lewis, M.B. F.R.S.
  William Lewis (12 pages)
• An Account of the Temple of Serapis at Pozzuoli in the Kingdom of Naples: In a Letter to John Ward, LL.D. and R.S. Vice-Praes. by the Rev. John Nixon, M.A. F.R.S.
  John Nixon (11 pages)
• Some Remarks on a Parthian Coin with a Greek and Parthian Legend, Never before Published. In a Letter from the Rev. John Swinton, M.A. of Christ-Church, Oxon. F.R.S. to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D.D. Secret. R.S.
  John Swinton (16 pages)
• An Account of a Red Coral from the East-Indies, of a Very Singular Kind: In a Letter from Mr. John Ellis, F.R.S. to Mr. Peter Collinson, F.R.S.
  John Ellis (12 pages)
• An Account of the Effects of a Storm at Wigton in Cumberland. Communicated by Mr. Philip Miller, F.R.S.
  Thomas Thomlinson, Philip Miller (6 pages)
• An Account of the Effects of Lightning upon the Steeple and Church of Lestwithiel, Cornwall; In a Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Macclesfield, President of the R.S. By Mr. John Smeaton, F.R.S.
  John Smeaton (9 pages)
• An Account of the Case of the Late Right Honourable Horace Lord Walpole; Being a Sequel to His Own Account Published in the Philosophical Transactions, Vol.xlvii. p. 43. and 472
  Lord Walpole, John Pringle, Robert Whytt (19 pages)
• An Account of the Virtues of Soap in Dissolving the Stone, in the Case of the Rev. Mr. Matthew Simson. Communicated by John Pringle, M.D. F.R.S.
  Adam Drummond, Adam Austin, Matthew Simson, John Pringle (8 pages)
• An Account of the Impressions of Plants on the Slates of Coals: In a Letter to the Right Honourable George Earl of Macclesfield, President of the R.S. from Mr. Emanuel Mendes da Costa, F.R.S.
  Emanuel Mendes da Costa (11 pages)
• A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea Garden, Presented to the Royal Society by the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, for the Year 1756, Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet, Med. Reg. & Soc. Reg. Nuper Praeses, by John Wilmer, M.D. Clariss. Societatis Pharmaceut. Lond. Socius, Hort. Chels. Praefect. & Praelector Botan
  John Wilmer (6 pages)
• Remarks on the Opinion of Henry Eeles, Esq; Concerning the Ascent of Vapour, Published in the Philosoph. Transact. Vol. xlix. Part i. p. 124. By Erasmus Darwin, M. D. Communicated by Mr. William Watson, F. R. S.
  Erasmus Darwin, William Watson (16 pages)
• An Account of a New-Discovered Species of the Snipe or Tringa: In a Letter to the Rev. Tho. Birch, D. D. F. R. S. from Mr. George Edwards, Librarian of the College of Physicians
  George Edwards (5 pages)
• Observationes de Corallinis, Iisque Insidentibus Polypis, Aliisque Animalculis Marinis: Quas Regiae Societati Londinensi Offert Job Baster, Med. Doct. Acad. Caesar. Reg. Societ. Lond. & Scient. Holland. Socius
  Job Baster (32 pages)
• Remarks on Dr. Job Baster's Observationes de Corallinis, &c. Printed above, p. 258. In a Letter to the Right Honourable George Earl of Macclesfield, President of the R. S. from Mr. John Ellis, F. R. S.
  John Ellis (9 pages)
• An Account of an Extraordinary Operation Performed in the Dock-Yard at Portsmouth: Drawn up by Mr. John Robertson, F. R. S.
  John Robertson (7 pages)
• Observations on an Evening, or Rather Nocturnal, Solar Iris. By Mr. George Edwards, Librarian of the College of Physicians
  George Edwards (4 pages)
• The Effects of the Opuntia, or Prickly Pear, and of the Indigo Plant, in Colouring the Juices of Living Animals. Communicated by H. Baker, F. R. S.
  H. Baker (3 pages)
• An Account of an Extraordinary Shower of Black Dust, That Fell in the Island of Zetland 20th October 1755. In a Letter from Sir Andrew Mitchell, of Westshore, Bart. to John Pringle, M. D. F. R. S.
  Andrew Mitchell (4 pages)
• A Description of Some Thermometers for Particular Uses. By the Right Honourable the Lord Charles Cavendish, V. P. R. S.
  Charles Cavendish (14 pages)
• Observationes Anatomico-Medicae, de Monstro Bicorporeo Virgineo A. 1701. Die 26 Oct. in Pannonia, Infra Comaromium, in Possessione Szony, Quondam Quiritum Bregetione, in Lucem Edito, Atque A. 1723. Die 23 Febr. Posonii in Caenobio Monialium S. Ursulae Morte Functo Ibidemque Sepulto. Authore Justo Johanne Torkos, M. D. Soc. Regalis Socio
  Justo Johanne Torkos, William Burnet (16 pages)
• Observations on the Origin and Use of the Lymphatic Vessels of Animals: Being an Extract from the Gulstonian Lectures, Read in the Theatre of the College of Physicians of London, in June 1755. By Mark Akenside, M.D. Fellow of the College of Physicians, and of the Royal Society
  Mark Akenside (8 pages)
• A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Macclesfield, President, the Council, and Fellows, of the Royal Society, concerning the Variation of the Magnetic Needle; With a Sett of Tables Annexed, Which Exhibit the Result of Upwards of Fifty Thousand Observations, in Six Periodic Reviews, from the Year 1700 to the Year 1756, Both Inclusive; And are Adapted to Every Five Degrees of Latitude and Longitude in the More Frequented Oceans. By William Mountaine and James Dodson, Fellows of the Royal Society
  William Mountaine, James Dodson (22 pages)
• An Account of Some Extraordinary Tumors upon the Head of a Labouring Man, Now in St. Bartholomew's Hospital. By James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S.
  James Parsons (11 pages)
• An Extract of the Register of the Parish of Great Shefford, Near Lamborne, in Berkshire, for Ten Years: With Observations on the Same: In a Letter to Tho. Birch, D. D. Secret. R. S. from the Rev. Mr. Richard Forster, Rector of Great Shefford
  Richard Forster (9 pages)
• A Remarkable Case of an Aneurism, or Disease of the Principal Artery of the Thigh, Occasioned by a Fall. To Which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Uncertainty of the Distinguishing Symptoms of This Disease. By Jos. Warner, F. R. S. and Surgeon to Guy's Hospital
  Jos. Warner (9 pages)
• Farther Experiments for Increasing the Quantity of Steam in a Fire-Engine. By Keane Fitz-Gerald, Esq; F. R. S.
  Keane Fitz-Gerald (6 pages)
• Observatio Eclipsis Lunae Die 27 Martii, Ann. 1755. Habita Ulissipone in Domo Patrum Congregationis Oratorii à Joanne Chevalier Ejusdem Congregationis Presbytero, Regiae Londinensis Societatis Socio, Regiaeque Parisiensis Scientiarum Academiae Correspondente
  Joanne Chevalier (3 pages)
• Eclipsis Lunae Die 4 degrees Februarii, Ann. 1757. Habita Ulissipone à Joanne Chevalier Presbytero Congregationis Oratorii, Regiae Londinensis Societatis Socio, Regiaeque Scientiarum Parisiensis Academiae Correspondente, et a Theodoro De Almeida Ejusdem Congregationis Presbytero, ac Physicae Publico Professore
  Theodoro de Almeida (3 pages)
• Observationes Eclipsium Satellitum Jovis Ulissipone Habitae à Joanne Chevalier, Presbytero Congregationis Oratorii, Regiaeque Londinensis Societatis Socio, Anno 1757
  Joanne Chevalier (2 pages)
• A Remarkable Case of the Efficacy of the Bark in a Mortification. In a Letter to William Watson, M. D. F. R. S. from Mr. Richard Grindall, Surgeon to the London Hospital
  Richard Grindall (6 pages)
• A Letter to the Rev. Tho. Birch, D. D. Secret. R. S. from John Pringle, M. D. F.R.S. Inclosing Two Papers Communicated to Him by Robert Whytt, M. D. F. R. S.
  Patrick Brydone, Elizabeth Foster, Lord Walpole, Robert Brydone, John Pringle, Robert Whytt (14 pages)
• An Account of Some Fossile Fruits, and Other Bodies, Found in the Island of Shepey. By James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S.
  James Parsons (15 pages)
• Observations upon the Comet That Appeared in the Months of September and October 1757, Made at the Royal Observatory by Ja. Bradley, D. D. Astronomer Royal, F. R. S. and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris
  Ja. Bradley (9 pages)
• The Resolution of a General Proposition for Determining the Horary Alteration of the Position of the Terrestrial Equator, from the Attraction of the Sun and Moon: With Some Remarks on the Solutions Given by Other Authors to That Difficult and Important Problem. By Mr. Tho. Simpson, F. R. S
  Tho. Simpson (13 pages)
• Remarks upon the Heat of the Air in July 1757. in an Extract of a Letter from John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. to William Watson, M. D. F. R S. Dated at Plymouth 19th of That Month. With Additional Remarks by Dr. Watson
  John Huxham, Dr. Watson (4 pages)
• Remarks upon the Letter of Mr. John Ellis, F. R. S. to Philip Carteret Webb, Esq; F. R. S. Printed in the Philosophical Transactions, Vol. xlix. Part ii. p. 806. By Mr. Philip Miller, F. R. S.
  John Ellis, Philip Miller (12 pages)
• An Answer to the Preceding Remarks. By Mr. John Ellis, F. R. S.
  John Ellis (25 pages)
• A Letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. Secr. R. S. concerning the Number of the People of England; By the Rev. Mr. Richard Forster, Rector of Great Shefford in Berkshire
  Richard Forster (10 pages)
• A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Macclesfield, President of the Royal Society, from the Rev. William Brakenridge, D. D. F. R. S. Containing an Answer to the Account of the Numbers and Increase of the People of England, by the Rev. Mr. Forster
  William Brakenridge, Mr. Forster (16 pages)
• An Account of the Effects of Electricity in Paralytic Cases. In a Letter to John Pringle, M. D. F. R. S. from Benjamin Franklin, Esq; F. R. S.
  Benjamin Franklin (4 pages)
• Observations on the Late Comet in September and October 1757; Made at the Hague by Mr. D. Klinkenberg: In a Letter to the Rev. James Bradley, D. D. Astronomer Royal, and F. R. S, and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. Translated from the Low Dutch
  D. Klinkenberg (7 pages)
• Remarks on the Different Temperature of the Air at Edystone, from That Observed at Plymouth, between the 7th and 14th of July 1757. By Mr. John Smeaton, F. R. S.
  John Smeaton (4 pages)
• An Account of the Earthquake Felt in the Island of Sumatra, in the East-Indies, in November and December 1756. In a Letter from Mr. Perry to the Rev. Dr. Stukeley, Dated at Fort Marlborough, in the Island of Sumatra, Feb. 20. 1757. Communicated by the Rev. Wm. Stukeley, M. D. F. R. S.
  Wm. Stukeley, Mr. Perry (3 pages)
• Concerning the Fall of Water Under Bridges. By Mr. J. Robertson, F. R. S.
  J. Robertson (9 pages)
• An Account of the Earthquake in the West Parts of Cornwall, July 15th 1757. By the Rev. William Borlase, M. A. F. R. S. Communicated by the Rev. Charles Lyttelton, LL. D. Dean of Exeter, F. R. S.
  William Borlase, Charles Lyttelton (8 pages)
• Some Observations upon the Sleep of Plants; And an Account of That Faculty, Which Linnaeus Calls Vigiliae Florum; With an Enumeration of Several Plants, Which are Subject to That Law. Communicated to Wm. Watson, M. D. F. R. S. by Mr. Richard Pultney of Leicester
  Richard Pultney (13 pages)
• An Account of the Case of a Boy Troubled with Convulsive Fits Cured by the Discharge of Worms. By the Rev. Richard Oram, M. A. Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Ely
  Henry Baker, Richard Oram, John Gaze (6 pages)
• An Account of the Extraordinary Heat of the Weather in July 1757, and of the Effects of It. In a Letter from John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. to Wm. Watson, M. D. F. R. S.
  John Huxham (3 pages)
• An Account of the Fossile Thigh-Bone of a Large Animal, Dug up at Stonesfield, Near Woodstock, in Oxfordshire. In a Letter to Mr. Peter Collinson, F. R. S. from Mr. Joshua Platt
  Joshua Platt (8 pages)
• A Discourse on the Usefulness of Inoculation of the Horned Cattle to Prevent the Contagious Distemper among Them. In a Letter to the Right Hon. George Earl of Macclesfield, P. R. S. from Daniel Peter Layard, M. D. F. R. S.
  Daniel Peter Layard (12 pages)
• Trigonometry Abridged. By the Rev. Patrick Murdoch, A. M. F. R. S.
  Patrick Murdoch (8 pages)
• An Account of Two Extraordinary Cases of Gall-Stones. By James Johnstone, M. D. of Kidderminster. Communicated by the Rev. Charles Lyttelton, L. L. D. Dean of Exeter
  James Johnstone, Charles Lyttelton (9 pages)
• A Remarkable Case of Cohesions of All the Intestines, &c. in a Man of about Thirty-Four Years of Age, Who Died Some Time Last Summer, and Afterwards Fell under the Inspection of Mr. Nicholas Jenty
  Nicholas Jenty (4 pages)
• Of the Best Form of Geographical Maps. By the Rev. Patrick Murdoch, M. A. F. R. S.
  Patrick Murdoch (13 pages)
• A Short Dissertation on Maps and Charts: In a Letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. and Secret. R. S. By Mr. Wm. Mountaine, F. R. S.
  William Mountaine (7 pages)
• Cases of the Remarkable Effects of Blisters in Lessening the Quickness of the Pulse in Coughs, Attended with Infarction of the Lungs and Fever: By Robert Whytt, M. D. F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh
  Robert Whytt (11 pages)
• A Remarkable Instance of Four Rough Stones, That Were Discovered in an Human Urinary Bladder, Contrary to the Received Opinion; And Successfully Extracted by the Lateral Method of Cutting for the Stone. By Mr. Joseph Warner, F. R. S. and Surgeon to Guy's-Hospital
  Joseph Warner (9 pages)
• Observations on the Limax Non Cochleata Purpur Ferens, The Naked Snail Producing Purple. By John Andrew Peyssonel, M. D. F. R. S. Translated from the French
  John Andrew Peyssonel (6 pages)
• New Observations upon the Worms That form Sponges. By John Andrew Peyssonel, M. D. F. R. S. Translated from the French
  John Andrew Peyssonel (6 pages)
• Account of an Experiment, by Which It Appears, That Salt of Steel Does Not Enter the Lacteal Vessels; With Remarks. In a Letter to the Rev. Tho. Birch, D. D. Secr. R. S. By Edward Wright, M. D.
  Edward Wright (8 pages)
• A Dissertation on the Antiquity of Glass in Windows. In a Letter to the Rev. Tho. Birch, D. D. Secret. R. S. By the Rev. John Nixon, M. A. F. R. S.
  John Nixon (10 pages)
• An Account of an Extraordinary Case of the Efficacy of the Bark in the Delirium of a Fever. By Nic. Munckley, M. D. Physician to Guy's-Hospital, and F. R. S.
  Nic. Munckley (7 pages)
• An Account of an Earthquake Felt at Lingfield in Surrey, and Edenbridge in Kent, on the 24th of January 1758. By James Burrow, Esq; R. S. V. P.
  James Burrow (5 pages)
• An Account of the Case of the First Joint of the Thumb Torn off, with the Flexor Tendon in Its Whole Extent Torn Out. By Robert Home, Late Surgeon to the Thirtieth Regiment of Foot, and Surgeon at Kingston upon Hull. In a Letter to John Pringle, M. D. F. R. S.
  Robert Home (4 pages)
• An Account of the Late Discoveries of Antiquities at Herculaneum, and of an Earthquake There; In a Letter from Camillo Paderni, Keeper of the Museum at Herculaneum, and F. R. S. to Tho. Hollis, Esq; F. R. S. Dated Portici, Feb. 1. 1758
  Camillo Paderni (6 pages)
• A Further Attempt to Facilitate the Resolution of Isoperimetrical Problems. By Mr. Thomas Simpson, F. R. S.
  Thomas Simpson (10 pages)
• Observations on the Alga Marina Latifolia; The Sea Alga with Broad Leaves. By John Andrew Peyssonel, M. D. F. R. S. Translated from the French
  John Andrew Peyssonel (6 pages)
• An Account of the Distilling Water Fresh from Sea-Water by Wood-Ashes. By Capt. William Chapman: In a Letter to John Fothergill, M. D.
  William Chapman (6 pages)
• Observatio Eclipsis Lunaris Facta Matriti a P^a. Joanne Wendlingen, Societatis Jesu, in Regali Observatorio Collegii Imperialis Ejusdem Societatis, Die 30 Julii 1757
  Matthew Maty, Joanne Wendlingen (7 pages)
• Observations upon a Slight Earthquake, Tho' Very Particular, Which May Lead to the Knowlege of the Cause of Great and Violent Ones, That Ravage Whole Countries, and Overturn Cities. By John Andrew Peyssonel, M D. F. R. S. Translated from the French
  John Andrew Peyssonel (5 pages)
• A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea Garden, Presented to the Royal Society by the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, for the Year 1757, Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet, Med. Reg. & Soc. Reg. Nuper Praeses, by John Wilmer, M. D. Clariss. Societatis Pharmaceut. Lond. Socius, Hort. Chelsean. Praesectus & Praelector Botanic
  John Wilmer (5 pages)
• An Historical Memoir concerning a Genus of Plants Called Lichen, by Micheli, Haller, and Linnaeus; And Comprehended by Dillenius under the Terms Usnea, Coralloides, and Lichenoides: Tending Principally to Illustrate Their Several Uses. Communicated by Wm. Watson, M. D. F. R. S.
  Linnaeus, Dillenius, Haller, Micheli, Wm. Watson (38 pages)
• An Account of the Fossile Bones of an Allegator, Found on the Sea-Shore, Near Whitby in Yorkshire. In a Letter to John Fothergill, M. D. from Capt. William Chapman
  William Chapman (7 pages)
• De Rariori Quadam Orthoceratitis Specie, in Suecia Reperta, Tractatus: In Literis a Nicholao De Himsel, M. D. Riga Livono, ad Gul. Watson, M. D. R.SS.
  Nicholao de Himsel (6 pages)
• A Further Account of the Effects of Electricity in the Cure of Some Diseases: In a Letter from Mr. Patrick Brydone to Dr. Robert Whytt, Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, and F.R.S.
  Patrick Brydone (6 pages)
• An Account of the Black Assize at Oxford, from the Register of Merton College in That University. Communicated by John Ward, LL. D. With Some Additional Remarks
  Tho. Birch, John Ward (6 pages)
• A Description of the Plan of Peking, the Capital of China; Sent to the Royal Society by Father Gaubil, è Societate Jesu. Translated from the French
  Father Gaubil (33 pages)
• An Attempt to Improve the Manner of Working the Ventilators by the Help of the Fire-Engine. In a Letter to Tho. Birch, D. D Secret. R. S. from Keane Fitz-Gerald, Esq; F. R. S.
  Keane Fitz-Gerald (13 pages)
• An Account of Some Experiments concerning the Different Refrangibility of Light. By Mr. John Dollond. With a Letter from James Short, M. A. F.R.S. Acad. Reg. Suec. Soc.
  James Short, John Dollond (12 pages)
• An Account of Some Extraordinary Effects Arising from Convulsions; Being Part of a Letter to John Huxham, M. D. and F. R. S. from William Watson, M. D. F. R. S.
  William Watson (4 pages)
• An Account of an Extraordinary Storm of Hail in Virginia. By Francis Fauquier, Esq; Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, and F. R. S. Communicated by William Fauquier, Esq; F. R. S.
  William Fauquier, Francis Fauquier (3 pages)
• An Account of an Extraordinary Case of a Diseased Eye: In a Letter to Matthew Maty, M. D. F. R. S. By Daniel Peter Layard, M. D. F. R. S.
  Daniel Peter Layard (8 pages)
• An Account of the Heat of the Weather in Georgia: In a Letter from His Excellency Henry Ellis, Esq; Governor of Georgia, and F. R. S. to John Ellis, Esq; F. R. S.
  Henry Ellis (4 pages)
• The Invention of a General Method for Determining the Sum of Every 2d, 3d, 4th, or 5th, &c. Term of a Series, Taken in Order; The Sum of the Whole Series Being Known. By Thomas Simpson, F. R. S.
  Thomas Simpson (14 pages)
• Observatio Eclipsis Lunae Die 30 Julii 1757. Habita Olissipone à Joanne Chevalier, Congregationis Oratorii Presbytero, é Regia Londinensi Societate. Communicated by Jacob De Castro Sarmiento, M D F. R. S.
  Joanne Chevalier, Jacob de Castro Sarmiento (4 pages)
• Singular Observations upon the Manchenille Apple. By John Andrew Peyssonnel, M. D. F. R. S. Translated from the French
  John Andrew Peyssonnel (3 pages)
• Abstract of a Letter from Mr. William Arderon, F.R.S. to Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S. on the Giving Magnetism and Polarity to Brass. Communicated by Mr. Baker
  William Arderon, Mr. Baker (5 pages)
• An Account of the Sea Polypus, by Mr. Henry Baker, F.R.S.
  Henry Baker (13 pages)
• A Description of the Fossil Skeleton of an Animal Found in the Alum Rock Near Whitby. By Mr. Wooller. Communicated by Charles Morton, M. D. F. R. S.
  Mr. Wooller, Charles Morton (10 pages)
• A Dissertation upon the Phoenician Numeral Characters Antiently Used at Sidon. In a Letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. Secret. R. S. from the Rev. John Swinton, M. A. of Christ-Church, Oxon, F. R. S.
  John Swinton (21 pages)
• Of the Irregularities in the Motion of a Satellite Arising from the Spheroidical Figure of Its Primary Planet: In a Letter to the Rev. James Bradley D. D. Astronomer Royal, F. R. S. and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris; By Mr. Charles Walmesley, F. R. S. and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin, and of the Institute of Bologna
  Charles Walmesley (29 pages)
• Some Observations on the History of the Norfolk Boy. By J. Wall, M. D. In a Letter to the Rev. Charles Lyttelton, LL. D. Dean of Exeter
  J. Wall (9 pages)
• Observations upon the Corona Solis Marina Americana; The American Sea-Sun-Crown. By John Andrew Peyssonel, M. D. F. R. S. Translated from the French
  John Andrew Peyssonel (4 pages)
• An Account of Several Rare Species of Barnacles. In a Letter to Mr. Isaac Romilly, F. R. S. from John Ellis, Esq; F. R. S.
  John Ellis (16 pages)
• A Further Account of the Poisonous Effects of the Oenanthe Aquatica Succo Viroso Crocante of Lobel, or Hemlock Dropwort, by W. Watson, M.D. F.R.S.
  W. Watson (5 pages)
• Extract of a Letter to John Eaton Dodsworth, Esq; from Dr. George Forbes of Bermuda, Relating to the Patella, or Limpet Fish, Found There
  George Forbes (4 pages)
• A Discourse on the Cinnamon, Cassia, or Canella. By Taylor White, Esquire, F. R. S.
  Thomas Combes, Taylor White (24 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
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