Volume 55 (1765)

Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

37 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (13 pages)
• An Account of the Pholas Conoides, by J. Parsons, M. D. F. R. S.
  J. Parsons (8 pages)
• An Account of the Case of a Young Lady Who Drank Sea Water for an Inflammation and Tumour in the Upper Lip. Communicated by Dr. Lavington of Tavistock, in Devon, to John Huxham, M. D. and F. R. S.
  Dr. Lavington (5 pages)
• A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society. Containing Experiments and Observations on the Agreement between the Specific Gravities of the Several Metals, and Their Colours When United to Glass, as Well as Those of Their Other Proportions: By Edward Delaval, F. R. S. M. A. and Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge
  Edward Delaval (30 pages)
• An Account of the Case of an Extraneous Body Forced into the Lungs: By William Martin, Esquire, of Shadwell. Communicated by Mr. Emanuel Mendez da Costa, Librarian of the Royal Society
  Emanuel Mendez da Costa, William Martin (5 pages)
• An Account of an Earthquake Felt at Lisbon, December 26, 1764: In a Letter to the Rev. Samuel Chandler, D. D. F. R. S.
  Anonymous (3 pages)
• An Account of the White Negro Shewn before the Royal Society: In a Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society, from James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S.
  James Parsons (10 pages)
• An Account of an Improvement Made by Mr. Peter Dollond in His New Telescopes: In a Letter to James Short, M. A. F. R. S. with a Letter of Mr. Short's to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. Secret. R. S.
  James Short, Peter Dollond (4 pages)
• Some Account of a Salt Found on the Pic of Teneriffe, by W. Heberden, M. D. F. R. S.
  W. Heberden (5 pages)
• Short and Easy Methods for Finding (1.) The Quantity of Time Contained in Any Given Number of Mean Lunations; (2.) The Number of Mean Lunations Contained in Any Given Quantity of Time; (3.) The Number of Troy Pounds Contained in Any Given Number of Avoirdupoise Pounds, and Vice Versa; (4.) The Quantity and Weight of Water Contained in a Full Pipe of Any Given Height, and Diameter of Bore; And Consequently, to Find What Degree of Power Would be Required to Work a Common Pump, or Any Other Hydraulic Engine, When the Diameter of the Pump-Bore, and the Height to Which the Water is to Be Raised Therein, are Given. Communicated by Mr. James Ferguson, F. R. S.
  James Ferguson (11 pages)
• A Recommendation of Hadley's Quadrant for Surveying, Especially the Surveying of Harbours, Together with a Particular Application of It in Some Cases of Pilotage. By the Rev. John Michell, B. D. F. R. S.
  John Michell (16 pages)
• An Uncommon Anatomical Observation Addressed to the Royal Society, by John Baptist Paitoni, Physician at Venice: Translated from the Italian
  John Baptist Paitoni (6 pages)
• An Account of a New Improvement of the Portable Barometer. By Edward Spry, M. D. of Totness, Devon. In a Letter to the Right Honourable James Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society
  Edward Spry (4 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. Woollcombe, Surgeon at Plymouth Dock, to Dr. Huxham, F. R. S. concerning the Case of a Locked Jaw
  Tho. Woollcombe (5 pages)
• A Description of a Beautiful Chinese Pheasant; the Feathers and Drawing of Which Were Sent from Canton to John Fothergill, M. D. F. R. S. By Mr. George Edwards, F. R. S.
  George Edwards (6 pages)
• A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from Chelsea Garden, Presented to the Royal Society by the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, for the Year 1764, Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. Med. Reg. et Soc. Reg. Aliquando Praeses; By John Wilmer, M. D. Clariss. Societatis Pharmaceut. Lond. Soc. Hort. Chelsean. Praefectus et Praelector Botanic
  John Wilmer (6 pages)
• A Course of Experiments to Ascertain the Specific Buoyancy of Cork in Different Waters: The Respective Weights and Buoyancy of Salt Water and Fresh Water: And for Determining the Exact Weight of Human and Other Bodies in Fluids. By John Wilkinson, M. D. F. R. S. of London and Gottingen
  John Wilkinson (12 pages)
• An Account of the Disease, Called Ergot, in French, from Its Supposed Cause, Viz. Vitiated Rye. In a Letter from Dr. Tissot, of Lausanne, to George Baker, M. D. F. R. S. Communicated in a Letter from Dr. Baker to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. Sec. R. S.
  George Baker, Dr. Tissot (22 pages)
• Observations for Settling the Proportion, Which the Decrease of Heat Bears to the Height of Situation. Extracted from a Letter of Thomas Heberden, M. D. F. R. S. to William Heberden, M. D. F. R. S.
  Thomas Heberden (4 pages)
• An Account of a Stone Voided without Help from the Bladder of a Woman at Bury. Communicated by William Heberden, M. D. F. R. S.
  William Heberden (4 pages)
• A Letter from John Bevis, M. D. to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. Secretary to the Royal Society; Containing Astronomical Observations, Made at Vienna, by the Rev. Father Joseph Liesganig
  John Bevis, Joseph Liesganig (10 pages)
• An Account of the Case of a Supposed Hydrophobia: In a Letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch, D. D. Secretary to the Royal Society, from the Right Honourable James Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society
  Honourable James (5 pages)
• Two Theorems, by Edward Waring, M. A. Lucasian Professor of Mathematics in the University of Cambridge, and F. R. S. In a Letter to Charles Morton, M. D. Sec. R. S.
  Edward Waring (5 pages)
• A Dissertation on the Nature of Evaporation and Several Phaenomena of Air, Water, and Boiling Liquors: In a Letter to the Rev. Charles Dodgson, D. D. F. R. S. from the Rev. Hugh Hamilton, D. D. F. R. S. Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Dublin
  Hugh Hamilton (37 pages)
• Physical and Meteorological Observations, Conjectures, and Suppositions, by Benjamin Franklin, LL. D. and F. R. S.
  Benjamin Franklin (12 pages)
• Historical Memoirs, Relating to the Practice of Inoculation for the Small Pox, in the British American Provinces, Particularly in New England: Addressed to John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. By Benjamin Gale, A. M.
  Benjamin Gale (13 pages)
• An Account of a Balance of a New Construction, Supposed to Be of Use in the Woollen Manufacture. By W. Ludlam, B. D. Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge
  W. Ludlam (16 pages)
• An Experimental Enquiry into the Mineral Elastic Spirit, or Air, Contained in Spa Water; As Well as into the Mephitic Qualities of This Spirit. By William Brownrigg, M. D. F. R. S.
  William Brownrigg (28 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Mr. Benjamin Gale, a Physician in New England, to John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. concerning the Successful Application of Salt to Wounds Made by the Biting of Rattle Snakes; Dated at Killingworth in Connecticut, 20 August, 1764
  Benjamin Gale (3 pages)
• Extracts of Three Letters of Sir F. H. Eyles Stiles, F. R. S. to Daniel Wray, Esq; F. R. S. concerning Some New Microscopes Made at Naples, and Their Use in Viewing the Smallest Objects
  F. H. Eyles Stiles (28 pages)
• An Account of the Sequel of the Case of Anne James, Who Had Taken the Green Hemlock: In a Letter to the Rev. Thomas Birch, Secretary to the Royal Society, from Mr. Josiah Colebrooke, F. R. S.
  Anne James, Josiah Colebrooke (4 pages)
• Some Account of the Effects of a Storm of Thunder and Lightening in Pembroke College, Oxford, on June 3, 1765: In a Letter from Mr. Griffith, of the Said College, to the Rev. John Swinton, B. D. F. R. S.
  Mr. Griffith (8 pages)
• On the Nature and Formation of Sponges: In a Letter from John Ellis, Esquire, F. R. S. to Dr. Solander, F. R. S.
  John Ellis (13 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Dr. John Hope, Professor of Medicine and Botany in the University of Edinburgh, to Dr. Pringle; Dated Edinburgh, 24 September, 1765
  John Hope (13 pages)
• A Memoir, Containing the History of the Return of the Famous Comet of 1682, with Observations of the Same, Made at Paris, at the Marine Observatory, in January, February, March, April, May, and the Beginning of June, 1759. By Mr. Messier, Astronomer, Keeper of the Journals, Plans, and Maps Belonging to the Marine of France, Fellow of the Royal Society in London, and Member of the Society of Sciences in Holland; Translated from the French by Matthew Maty, M. D. Sec. R. S.
  Matthew Maty, Mr. Messier (33 pages)
• On the Transit of Venus in 1769. To the Right Honourable the Earl of Morton, President, to the Council and Fellows of the Royal Society, This Discourse is, with All Humility, Inscribed, by Their Humble Servant, Thomas Hornsby
  Thomas Hornsby (20 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (9 pages)