Volume 57 (1767)

Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

54 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (17 pages)
• A Monstrous Human Foetus, Having Neither Head, Heart, Lungs, Stomach, Spleen, Pancreas, Liver, nor Kidnies. By Claude, Nicholas Le Cat, M. D. Professor and Demonstrator Royal in Anatomy and Surgery; Perpetual Secretary to the Academy of Sciences at Rouen, F. R. S. &c. Translated from the French, by Michael Underwood, Surgeon to the British Lyingin Hospital, in London
  Claude Nicholas le Cat, Michael Underwood (24 pages)
• A Letter to Dr. Watson, F. R. S. Containing a Description of Three Substances Mentioned by the Arabian Physicians, in a Paper Sent from Aleppo, and Translated from the Arabic, by Mr. J. Channing, Apothecary
  John Channing (8 pages)
• A General Investigation of the Nature of the Curve, Formed by the Shadow of a Prolate Spheroid, upon a Plane Standing at Right Angles to the Axis of the Shadow; in a Letter to the Royal Society, by Mr. George Witchell, F. R. S.
  George Witchell (18 pages)
• An Attempt to Account for the Universal Deluge, by Edward King, Esq; of Lincoln's-Inn, F. R. S.
  Edward King (15 pages)
• An Attempt to Account for the Formation of Spars and Crystals. By Edward King, Esquire, of Lincoln's Inn, F. R. S.
  Edward King (8 pages)
• Experiments with Camphire, by Mr. Alexander, Surgeon in Edinburgh
  Mr. Alexander (8 pages)
• A Description of a Very Remarkable Aquatick Insect, Found in a Ditch of Standing Water Near Norwich, in the Spring of the Year, 1762. By Edward King, Esquire, of Lincoln's-Inn, F. R. S.
  Edward King (5 pages)
• An Account of the Very Tall Men, Seen Near the Streights of Magellan, in the Year 1764, by the Equipage of the Dolphin Man of War, under the Command of the Hon. Commodore Byron; in a Letter from Mr. Charles Clarke, Officer on Board the Said Ship, to M. Maty, M. D. Sec. R. S.
  Charles Clarke (6 pages)
• A Letter from Mr. William Sharp, Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to James Parsons, M. D. F. R. S. Containing an Account of a New-Invented Instrument for Fractured Legs
  William Sharp (11 pages)
• Account of a Locked Jaw, and Paralysis, Cured by Electricity: By Dr. Edward Spry, of Totness, in a Letter to Charles Morton, M. D. Sec. R. S.
  Edward Spry (5 pages)
• Experiments on Rathbone-Place Water: By the Hon. Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.
  Henry Cavendish (18 pages)
• Description of a Meteor Seen at Oxford, October 12, 1766. In a Letter to Charles Morton, M. D. Sec. R. S. from the Rev. John Swinton, B. D. F. R. S. Member of the Academy Degli Apatisti at Florence, and of the Etruscan Academy of Cortona in Tuscany
  John Swinton (5 pages)
• Some Observations on Swarms of Gnats, Particularly One Seen at Oxford, August 20, 1766. In a Letter to Charles Morton, M. D. Sec. R. S. from the Rev. John Swinton, B. D. F. R. S. Member of the Academy Degli Apatisti at Florence, and of the Etruscan Academy of Cortona in Tuscany
  John Swinton (4 pages)
• A Description of the Andrachne, with Its Botanical Characters: By G. D. Ehret, F. R. S.
  G. D. Ehret (9 pages)
• History of a Faetus Born with a Very Imperfect Brain; to Which is Subjoined a Supplement of the Essay on the Use of Ganglions, Published in Philos. Trans. for 1764: By James Johnston, M. D.
  James Johnston (15 pages)
• Cogitata de Cometis. Communicated by Benjamin Franklin, LL.D. F. R. S.
  Benjamin Franklin (25 pages)
• Some Attempts to Ascertain the Utmost Extent of the Knowledge of the Ancients in the East Indies: by Mr. John Caverhill
  John Caverhill (31 pages)
• A Computation of the Distance of the Sun from the Earth. By S. Horsley, LL. B. Rector of Saint Mary, Newington, in Surry, F. R. S.
  S. Horsley (8 pages)
• Description of an Improved Apparatus for Performing Electrical Experiments, in Which the Electrical Power is Increased, the Operator Intirely Secured from Receiving Any Any Accidental Shocks, and the Whole Rendered More Convenient for Experiments Than Heretofore: By C. L'. Epinasse, F. R. S.
  C. L'. Epinasse (9 pages)
• Two Letters from the Hon. William Hamilton, His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary at Naples, to the Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society, Containing an Account of the Last Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
  William Hamilton (10 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from John Howard, Esq; F. R. S. to William Watson, M. D. F. R. S. Giving Some Observations on the Heat of the Waters at Bath
  John Howard (3 pages)
• Observations on the Heat of the Bath and Bristol Water, by Mr. John Canton, A. M. F. R. S.
  John Canton (2 pages)
• A Letter to Dr. William Watson, F. R. S. from the Hon. Daines Barrington, F. R. S. on Some Particular Fish Found in Wales
  Daines Barrington (12 pages)
• An Observation of an Eclipse of the Sun at the Island of New-Found-Land, August 5, 1766, by Mr. James Cook, with the Longitude of the Place of Observation Deduced from It: Communicated by J. Bevis, M. D. F. R. S.
  J. Bevis, James Cook (3 pages)
• Letter to Mr. Dacosta, Librarian, &c. to the Royal Society, from Mr. William Martin; Containing an Extract of a Letter from His Son at Bengal, on the Heat of the Climate
  William Martin, Fleming Martin (5 pages)
• Experiments on the Peruvian Bark, by Thomas Percival, M. D. F. R. S.
  Thomas Percival (14 pages)
• An Inquiry into the Probable Parallax, and Magnitude of the Fixed Stars, from the Quantity of Light Which They Afford us, and the Particular Circumstances of Their Situation, by the Rev. John Michell, B. D. F. R. S.
  John Michell (32 pages)
• Thermometrical Observations at Derby, by Mr. John Whitehurst, Communicated by Charles Morton, M. D. Sec. R. S.
  Charles Morton, John Whitehurst (2 pages)
• An Attempt to Interpret the Legend and Inscription of a Very Curious Phoenician Medal, Never Hitherto Explained. In a Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Morton, President of the Royal Society, from the Rev. John Swinton, B. D. F. R. S. Member of the Academy Degli Apatisti at Florence, and of the Etruscan Academy of Cortona in Tuscany
  John Swinton (16 pages)
• Erratum
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Remarks on the Very Different Accounts That Have Been Given of the Fecundity of Fishes, with Fresh Observations on That Subject: By Mr. Thomas Harmer; Communicated by Samuel Clark, Esq; F. R. S.
  Thomas Harmer, Samuel Clark (14 pages)
• An Account of an Hydro-Enterocele, Appearing like an Hydro-Sarcocele, and Ending in the Death of the Patient, in Which the Intestine Had Passed from the Hernial Sac, into That of the Hydrocele by Which the Strangulation Was Formed. Communicated by Mr. Le Cat, F. R. S. &c. in a Letter to Charles Morton, Sec. R. S. Translated by J. O. Justamond, Surgeon
  J. O. Justamond, <prefix>Mr.</prefix> Le Cat (6 pages)
• Novorum Quorundam in Re Electrica Experimentorum Specimen, Quod Regiae Londinensi Societati Mittebat Die 26 Aprilis 1766, Joannes Baptista Beccaria, ex Scholis Piis, R. S. Soc. Communicated by M. Maty, Sec. R. S.
  Joannes Baptista Beccaria, M. Maty (16 pages)
• Specimen Historiae Naturalis Volgensis. Auctore J. R. Forster
  Joannes Reinholdus Forster (47 pages)
• De Problemate Quodam Algebraico, Deque Evolutione Mechanicae Cujusdam Curvae Inter Infinitas Hypermechanicas, Quae Determinatae Aequationi Satisfaciunt. Auctore Pio Fantoni, Mathematico Bononiensi. Communicated by Sir Horace Mann, His Majesty's Envoy at Florence
  Pius Fantonus, Horace Mann (17 pages)
• A Memoir concerning the Most Advantageous Construction of Water-Wheels, etc. by Mr. Mallet of Geneva. Communicated by M. Maty, M. D. Sec. R. S. Translated from the French, by J. Bevis, M. D. R. S. S. Read March 26, 1767
  J. Bevis, M. Maty, Mr. Mallet (19 pages)
• A New Method of Constructing Sun-Dials, for Any Given Latitude, without the Assistance of Dialing Scales or Logarithmic Calculations. By James Ferguson, F. R. S.
  James Ferguson (7 pages)
• On the Formation of Islands. By Alexander Dalrymple, Esquire. Communicated by C. Morton, M. D. S. R. S.
  Alexander Dalrymple, C. Morton (5 pages)
• An Attempt to Determine the Height of the Sun's Atmosphere from the Height of the Solar Spots above the Sun's Surface: In a Letter to Mr. J. Ellicot, F. R. S. from the Rev. Mr. Horseley, F. R. S.
  Sam. Horsley (5 pages)
• Observations of the Sun's Eclipse, 16th of August, 1765, Taken at Caen in Normandy. By Nathanael Pigott, Esquire, of Whitton, in Middlesex. Communicated by J. Bevis, M. D. F. R. S.
  J. Bevis, Nathanael Pigott (3 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from John Ellis, Esquire, F. R. S. to Dr. Linnaeus, of Upsal, F. R. S. on the Animal Nature of the Genus of Zoophytes, Called Corallina
  John Ellis, Peter Woulfe (29 pages)
• An Account of the Actinia Sociata, or Clustered Animal-Flower, Lately Found on the Sea-Coasts of the New-Ceded Islands: In a Letter from John Ellis, Esquire, F. R. S. to the Right Honourable the Earl of Hillsborough, F. R. S.
  John Ellis (13 pages)
• A Letter from Edward Wortley Montagu, Esquire, F. R. S. to William Watson, M. D. F. R. S. Containing Some New Observations on What is Called Pompey's Pillar, in Egypt
  Edward Wortley Montagu (6 pages)
• Part of a Letter from W. Watson, M. D. F. R. S. to John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. at Plymouth, Giving Some Account of the Late Cold Weather. Dated London, 14 February, 1767
  W. Watson (9 pages)
• Description of an Electrometer Invented by Mr. Lane; with an Account of Some Experiments Made by Him with It: In a Letter to Benjamin Franklin, LL. D. F. R. S.
  T. Lane (13 pages)
• Of the Increase and Mortality of the Inhabitants of the Island of Madeira. By Dr. Thomas Heberden, F. R. S.
  Thomas Heberden (4 pages)
• An Account of Some Very Large Fossil Teeth, Found in North America, and Described by Peter Collinson, F. R. S.
  Peter Collinson, George Croghan (5 pages)
• Sequel to the Foregoing Account of the Large Fossil Teeth. By P. Collinson, F. R. S.
  P. Collinson (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 1766, Pursuant to the Direction of Sir Hans Sloane, Bart. Med. Reg. et Soc. Reg. Nuper Praeses: By William Hudson, Societatis Regiae & Clariss. Societatis Pharmaceut. Lond. Soc. Hort. Chelsean. Praefectus et Praelector Botanic
  William Hudson (10 pages)
• An Account of Some Neutral Salts Made with Vegetable Acids, and with the Salt of Amber; Which Shews That Vegetable Acids Differ from One Another; and That the Salt of Amber is an Acid of a Particular Kind, and Not the Same with That of Sea Salt, or of Vitriol, as Alledged by Many Chemical Authors. By Donald Monro, M. D. Physician to His Majesty's Army, and to Saint George's Hospital. F. R. S.
  Donald Monro (45 pages)
• Experiments on the Distillation of Acids, Volatile Alkalies, &c. Shewing How They May be Condensed without Loss, and How Thereby We May Avoid Disagreeable and Noxious Fumes: In a Letter from Mr. Peter Woulfe, F. R. S. to John Ellis, Esq; F. R. S.
  Peter Woulfe (26 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (18 pages)