Volume 77 (1787)

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

42 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (11 pages)
• An Account of a New Comet. In a Letter from Miss Caroline Herschel to Charles Blagden, M. D. Sec. R. S.
  Caroline Herschel (4 pages)
• Remarks on the New Comet. In a Letter from William Herschel, LLD. F. R. S. to Charles Blagden, M. D. Sec. R. S.
  William Herschel (5 pages)
• Magnetical Experiments and Observations. By Mr. Tiberius Cavallo, F. R. S.
  Tiberius Cavallo (21 pages)
• Description of a New Electrometer. In a Letter from the Rev. Abraham Bennet, M. A. to the Rev. Joseph Priestley, LL.D. F. R. S.
  Abraham Bennet (11 pages)
• Appendix to the Description of a New Electrometer. In a Letter from the Rev. Abraham Bennet, M. A. to Charles Blagden, M. D. Sec. R. S.
  Abraham Bennet (5 pages)
• Some Account of an Earthquake Felt in the Northern Part of England. In a Letter from Samuel More, Esq. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Samuel More (3 pages)
• Determination of the Heliocentric Longitude of the Descending Node of Saturn. By Thomas Bugge, Professor of Astronomy in the University of Copenhagen; Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, Thomas Bugge (8 pages)
• Description of a Set of Halo's and Parhelia, Seen in the Year 1771, in North-America. By Alexander Baxter, Esq.; Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, Alexander Baxter (5 pages)
• Observations of the Transit of Mercury, May 4, 1786, at Dresden. By M. Kohler, Inspector of the Mathematical Repository of the Elector of Saxony; Communicated by the Count De Bruhl, F. R. S.
  M. Kohler, Count De Bruhl (2 pages)
• Observations of the Transit of Mercury at St. Petersburg. In a Letter from M. Rumovski, Astronomer in the Imperial Academy, to Mr. J. H. de Magellan, F. R. S.
  M. Rumovski (3 pages)
• An Account of the Strata Observed in Sinking for Water at Boston, in Lincolnshire. By Mr. James Limbird, Surveyor to the Corporation; Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  James Limbird, Joseph Banks (6 pages)
• Observations of Miss Herschel's Comet, in August and September, 1786. By the Rev. Francis Wollaston, LL.B. F. R. S.
  Miss Herschel, Francis Wollaston (7 pages)
• An Account of a Thunder-Strom in Scotland; With Some Meteorological Observations. In a Letter from Patrick Brydone, Esq. F. R. S. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Patrick Brydone (11 pages)
• On Finding the Values of Algebraical Quantities by Converging Serieses, and Demonstrating and Extending Propositions Given by Pappus and Others. By Edward Waring, F.R.S. Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge
  Edward Waring, Pappus of Alexandria (14 pages)
• Experiments on the Production of Dephlogisticated Air from Water with Various Substances. In a Letter from Sir Benjamin Thompson, Knt. F. R. S. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Benjamin Thompson (43 pages)
• An Account of the Discovery of Two Satellites Revolving Round the Georgian Planet. By William Herschel, LLD. F. R. S.
  William Herschel (7 pages)
• Remarks on Mr. Brydone's Account of a Remarkable Thunder Strom in Scotland. By the Right Honourable Charles Earl Stanhope, F. R. S.
  Mr. Brydone, Honourable Charles (25 pages)
• Concerning the Latitude and Longitude of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich; With Remarks on a Memorial of the Late M. Cassini de Thury. By the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D. D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal
  Nevil Maskelyne (38 pages)
• An Account of the Mode Proposed to be Followed in Determining the Relative Situation of the Royal Observatories of Greenwich and Paris. By Major-General William Roy, F. R. S. and A. S.
  William Roy (65 pages)
• An Account of Three Volcanos in the Moon. By William Herschel, LL. D. F.R.S.; Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, William Herschel (5 pages)
• An Experiment to Determine the Effect of Extirpating One Ovarium upon the Number of Young Produced. By John Hunter, Esq. F. R. S.
  John Hunter (8 pages)
• Experiments Made to Determine the Positive and Relative Quantities of Moisture Absorbed from the Atmosphere by Various Substances, under Similar Circumstances. By Sir Benjamin Thompson, Knt. F. R. S.; Communicated by Charles Blagden, M. D. Sec. R. S.
  Benjamin Thompson, Charles Blagden (7 pages)
• The Principles and Illustration of an Advantageous Method of Arranging the Differences of Logarithms, on Lines Graduated for the Purpose of Computation. By Mr. William Nicholson; Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, William Nicholson (11 pages)
• Observations Tending to Shew That the Wolf, Jackal, and Dog, are All of the Same Species. By John Hunter, Esq. F. R. S.
  John Hunter, Herbert B. Adams, Clanbrassil, Wm. Mears (15 pages)
• Experiments on the Congelation of the Vitriolic Acid. By James Keir, Esq. F. R. S.; Communicated by Henry Cavendish, Esq. F. R. S.
  James Keir, Henry Cavendish (16 pages)
• An Account of Some New Experiments on the Production of Artifical Cold. In a Letter from Thomas Beddoes, M. D. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Thomas Beddoes (7 pages)
• An Account of a Doubler of Electricity, or a Machine by Which the Least Conceivable Quantity of Positive or Negative Electricity May be Continually Doubled, Till It Becomes Perceptible by Common Electrometers, or Visible in Sparks. By the Rev. Abraham Bennet, M. A.; Communicated by the Rev. Richard Kaye, LL.D. F. R. S.
  Abraham Bennet, Richard Kaye (12 pages)
• Some Particulars Relative to the Production of Borax. In a Letter from William Blane, Esq. to Gilbert Blane, M.D. F. R. S.
  William Blane (5 pages)
• A Letter from the Father Prefect of the Mission in Thibet, F. Joseph da Rovato, Containing Some Observations Relative to Borax. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  F. Giuseppe Da Rovato, Joseph Banks, Joseph da Rovato (8 pages)
• Sur les Gas Hepatiques: Par Monsieur Hassenfratz. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, Monsieur Hassenfratz (3 pages)
• Botanical Description of the Benjamin Tree of Sumatra. By Jonas Dryander, M. A. Libr. R. S. and Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Stockholm; Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, Jonas Dryander (8 pages)
• An Account of an Experiment on Heat. By George Fordyce, M. D. F. R. S. In a Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  George Fordyce (9 pages)
• Account of an Observation of the Right Ascension and Declination of Mercury out of the Meridian, Near His Greatest Elongation, Sept. 1786, Made by Mr. John Smeaton, F. R. S. with an Equatorial Micrometer, of His Own Invention and Workmanship; Accompanied with an Investigation of a Method of Allowing for Refraction in Such Kind of Observations; Communicated to the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D. D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal, and by Him to the Royal Society
  Nevil Maskelyne, John Smeaton (28 pages)
• A Remarkable Case of Numerous Births, with Observations. By Maxwell Garthshore, M. D. F. R. S. and A. S. in a Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Maxwell Garthshore, Gilbert Blane, John Hull (16 pages)
• Chloranthus, a New Genus of Plants, Described by Olof Swartz, M. D. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Olof Swartz, Joseph Banks (9 pages)
• On the Precession of the Equinoxes. By the Rev. Samuel Vince, M. A. F. R. S.
  Samuel Vince (7 pages)
• Abstract of a Register of the Barometer, Thermometer, and Rain at Lyndon in Rutland, in 1786. By Thomas Barker, Esq. Also of the Rain at South-Lambeth, in Surrey; And at Selbourn and Fyfield, Hampshire. Communicated by Thomas White, Esq. F.R.S.
  Thomas White, Thomas Barker (4 pages)
• Observations on the Structure and Oeconomy of Whales. By John Hunter, Esq. F. R. S.; Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  John Hunter, Joseph Banks (95 pages)
• Some Observations on Ancient Inks, with the Proposal of a New Method of Recovering the Legibility of Decayed Writings. By Charles Blagden, M. D. Sec. R. S. and F. A. S.
  Charles Blagden (8 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (17 pages)