Volume 65 (1775)

Philosophical Transactions (1683-1775)

52 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (16 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Dr. John Ingenhousz, F. R. S. to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S. Containing Some Experiments on the Torpedo, Made at Leghorn, January 1, 1773 (after Having Been Informed of Those by Mr. Walsh). Dated Saltzburg, March 27, 1773
  Mr. Walsh, John Ingenhousz (5 pages)
• An Account of Two Giants Causeways, or Groups of Prismatic Basaltine Columns, and Other Curious Vulcanic Concretions, in the Venetian State in Italy; with Some Remarks on the Characters of These and Other Similar Bodies, and on the Physical Geography of the Countries in Which They are Found. Addressed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S. by John Strange, Esq. F.R.S.
  John Strange (53 pages)
• An Inquiry to Show, What Was the Ancient English Weight and Measure According to the Laws or Statutes, Prior to the Reign of Henry the Seventh
  Anonymous (12 pages)
• The Description of an Apparatus for Impregnating Water with Fixed Air; and of the Manner of Conducting That Process. By John Mervin Nooth, M. D. F. R. S.
  John Mervin Nooth (11 pages)
• Account of a Musical Instrument, Which Was Brought by Captain Fourneaux from the Isle of Amsterdam in the South Seas to London in the Year 1774, and Given to the Royal Society. By Joshua Steele, Esquire, in a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joshua Steele, Captain Fourneaux (6 pages)
• Remarks on a Larger System of Reed Pipes from the Isle of Amsterdam, with Some Observations on the Nose Flute of Otaheite. By Joshua Steele, Esquire
  Joshua Steele (8 pages)
• Description of a New Dipping-Needle. By Mr. J. Lorimer, of Pensacola, in a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.
  J. Lorimer (7 pages)
• Bill of Mortality for Chester for the Year 1773. By J. Haygarth, M. D. F. R. S.
  J. Haygarth (11 pages)
• Experiments on a New Colouring Substance from the Island of Amsterdam in the South Sea. Made by Mr. Peter Woulfe, F. R. S. at the Desire of Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.
  Peter Woulfe (4 pages)
• Experiments and Observations on the Gymnotus Electricus, or Electrical Eel. By Hugh Williamson, M. D. Communicated by John Walsh, Esq. F. R. S.
  Hugh Williamson, John Walsh (9 pages)
• An Account of the Gymnotus Electricus, or Electrical Eel. In a Letter from Alexander Garden, M. D. F. R. S. to John Ellis, Esq. F. R. S.
  Alexander Garden (10 pages)
• Experiments and Observations in an Heated Room By Charles Blagden, M. D. F. R. S.
  Charles Blagden (14 pages)
• The Supposed Effect of Boiling upon Water, in Disposing It to Freeze More Readily, Ascertained by Experiments. By Joseph Black, M. D. Professor of Chemistry at Edinburgh, in a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Black (6 pages)
• Experiments On the Dipping Needle, Made by Desire of the Royal Society. By Thomas Hutchins. Redde, February 16, 1775
  Thomas Hutchins (11 pages)
• A Meteorological Journal for the Year 1774. Kept at the Royal Society's House by Order of the President and Council
  Anonymous (28 pages)
• An Abridged State of the Weather at London in the Year 1774, Collected from the Meteorological Journal of the Royal Society. By S. Horsley, LL.D. Sec. R. S.
  S. Horsley (28 pages)
• Extract of a Meteorological Journal for the Year 1774, Kept at Bristol, by Samuel Farr, M. D.
  Samuel Farr (6 pages)
• Extract of a Register of the Barometer, Thermometer, and Rain, at Lyndon, in Rutland, 1774. By Thomas Barker, Esquire. Communicated by Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.
  John Pringle, Thomas Barker (4 pages)
• An Account of Some Thermometrical Observations, Made by Sir Robert Barker, F. R. S. at Allahabad in the East Indies, in Lat. 25^⚬ 30^′ N. during the Year 1767, and Also during a Voyage from Madras to England, in the Year 1774. Extracted from the Original Journal by the Hon. Henry Cavendish, F. R. S.
  Robert Barker, Henry Cavendish (6 pages)
• A Second Essay on the Natural History of the Sea Anemonies. By the Abbe Dicquemare, Member of Several Academies, and Professor of Natural Philosophy, &c. at Havre de Grace. Translated from the French
  Abbe Dicquemare (44 pages)
• Account of the Sea-Cow, and the Use Made of It. By Molineux Shuldham, Esquire
  Molineux Shuldham (4 pages)
• The Process of Making Ice in the East Indies. By Sir Robert Barker, F. R. S. in a Letter to Dr. Brocklesby
  Robert Barker (7 pages)
• Of the House-Swallow, Swift, and Sand-Martin. By the Rev. Gilbert White, in Three Letters to the Hon. Daines Barrington, F. R. S.
  Gilbert White (20 pages)
• Account of a Machine for Raising Water, Executed at Oulton, in Cheshire, in 1772. In a Letter from Mr. John Whitehurst to Dr. Franklin
  John Whitehurst (6 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Mr. Lexel to Dr. Morton. Dated Petersburg, June 14, 1774
  Mr. Lexel (4 pages)
• An Investigation of a General Theorem for Finding the Length of Any Arc of Any Conic Hyperbola, by means of Two Elliptic Arcs, with Some Other New and Useful Theorems Deduced Therefrom. By John Landen, F. R. S.
  John Landen (10 pages)
• Observations Made at Chislehurst, in Kent, in the Year 1774. By the Rev. Francis Wollaston, LL.B. F. R. S.
  Francis Wollaston (7 pages)
• Of Triangles Described in Circles and about Them. By John Stedman, M. D.
  John Stedman (8 pages)
• De Polygonis Area Vel Perimetro Maximis et Minimis, Inscriptis Circulo, Vel Circulum Circumscribentibus. Auctore S. Horsley, LL.D. R. S. Sec.
  S. Horsley (13 pages)
• An Account of an Extraordinary Acephalous Birth. By W. Cooper, M. D. in a Letter to William Hunter, M. D. F. R. S.
  W. Cooper (12 pages)
• Observations on the State of Population in Manchester, and Other Adjacent Places, Concluded. By Thomas Percival, M. D. F. R. S. and S. A. Communicated by the Rev. Dr. Price, F. R. S.
  Thomas Percival, Dr. Price (15 pages)
• An Account of the Effects of Lightning on a House, Which Was Furnished with a Pointed Conductor, at Tenterden, in Kent. In Two Letters from Richard Haffenden, Esquire, the Proprietor of the House, to Mr. Henley. To Which are Added Some Remarks by Mr. Henley
  Mr. Henley, Richard Haffenden (8 pages)
• Of the Torpidity of Swallows and Martins. By James Cornish, Surgeon, at Totness, Devonshire, in Sundry Letters to the Honourable Daines Barrington, F. R. S. and Dr. Maty, Sec. R. S.
  James Cornish (11 pages)
• Description and Use of a Portable Wind Gage. By Dr. James Lind, Physician, at Edinburgh
  James Lind (15 pages)
• Astronomical Observations Made at Leicester. By the Reverend Mr. Ludlam, Vicar of Norton, Near Leicester. Communicated by the Astronomer Royal
  Mr. Ludlam, Astronomer Royal (8 pages)
• Remarks and Considerations Relative to the Performance of Amputation above the Knee, by the Single Circular Incision. By Benjamin Gooch, Surgeon at Norwich
  Benjamin Gooch (6 pages)
• Concerning Aneurysms in the Thigh. By Benjamin Gooch, Surgeon at Norwich
  Benjamin Gooch (7 pages)
• An Account of Further Discoveries in Air. By the Rev. Joseph Priestley, LL.D. F. R. S. in Letters to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S. and the Rev. Dr. Price, F. R. S.
  Joseph Priestley (12 pages)
• An Account of the Gymnotus Electricus. By John Hunter, F. R. S.
  John Hunter (29 pages)
• Some Observations upon Myrrh, Made in Abyssinia, in the Year 1771, and Sent to William Hunter, M. D. with Specimens, in February, 1775. By James Bruce, Esq.
  James Bruce (11 pages)
• An Account of a Curious Giant's Causeway, or Group of Angular Columns, Newly Discovered in the Euganean Hills, Near Padua, in Italy. In a Letter from John Strange, Esq. F. R. S. to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.
  John Strange (9 pages)
• Observations on the Difference between the Duration of Human Life in Towns and in Country Parishes and Villages. By the Rev. Richard Price, D. D. F. R. S. Communicated by Dr. Horsley
  Dr. Horsley, Richard Price (23 pages)
• Experiments on Animals and Vegetables, with Respect to the Power of Producing Heat. By John Hunter, F. R. S.
  John Hunter (14 pages)
• A Comparison of the Heat of London and Edinburgh. By John Roebuck, M. D. F. R. S. in a Letter to William Heberden, M. D. F. R. S.
  John Roebuck (5 pages)
• Experiments in an Heated Room. By Matthew Dobson, M. D. In a Letter to John Fothergill, M. D. F. R. S.
  Matthew Dobson (8 pages)
• Calculations in Spherical Trigonometry Abridged. By Israel Lyons. In a Letter to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P. R. S.
  Israel Lyons (15 pages)
• Further Experiments and Observations in an Heated Room. By Charles Blagden, M. D. F. R. S.
  Charles Blagden (12 pages)
• A Proposal for Measuring the Attraction of Some Hill in This Kingdom by Astronomical Observations. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, B. D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal
  Nevil Maskelyne (6 pages)
• An Account of Observations Made on the Mountain Schehallien for Finding Its Attraction. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, B. D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal
  Nevil Maskelyne (44 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (31 pages)