Volume 82 (1792)

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

28 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (11 pages)
• Erratum
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• On the Ring of Saturn, and the Rotation of the Fifth Satellite upon Its Axis. By William Herschel, LL. D. F. R. S.
  William Herschel (24 pages)
• Miscellaneous Observations. By William Herschel, LL.D. F. R. S.
  William Herschel (6 pages)
• Experiments and Observations on the Production of Light from Different Bodies, by Heat and by Attrition. By Mr. Thomas Wedgwood; Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, Thomas Wedgwood (21 pages)
• Experiments upon Heat. By Major-General Sir Benjamin Thompson, Knt. F. R. S. In a Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Benjamin Thompson (34 pages)
• A New Suspension of the Magnetic Needle, Intended for the Discovery of Minute Quantities of Magnetic Attraction: Also an Air Vane of Great Sensibility; With New Experiments on the Magnetism of Iron Filings and Brass. By the Rev. A. Bennet, F. R. S. Communicated by the Rev. Sir Richard Kaye, Bart. F. R. S.
  Richard Kaye, A. Bennet (20 pages)
• Part of a Letter from Mr. Michael Topping, to Mr. Tiberius Cavallo, F. R. S.
  Michael Topping (19 pages)
• Description of Kilburn Wells, and Analysis of Their Water. By Mr. Joh. Godfr. Schmeisser. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, Joh. Godfr. Schmeisser (14 pages)
• Observations on Bees. By John Hunter, Esq. F. R. S.
  John Hunter, Mr. Schirach (69 pages)
• A Letter from William Marsden, Esq. F.R.S. to the Secretary
  William Marsden (2 pages)
• Meteorological Journal, Kept at the Apartments of the Royal Society, By Order of the President and Council
  Anonymous (27 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• On the Conversion of the Substance of a Bird into a Hard Fatty Matter. In a Letter from Thomas Sneyd, Esq. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Thomas Sneyd (3 pages)
• An Account of the Remarkable Effects of a Shipwreck on the Mariners; With Experiments and Observations on the Influence of Immersion in Fresh and Salt Water, Hot and Cold, on the Powers of the Living Body. By James Currie, of Liverpool, M. D. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh. Communicated by Thomas Percival, M. D. F. R. S.
  James Currie, Thomas Percival (27 pages)
• A Meteorological Journal, Principally Relating to Atmospherical Electricity; Kept at Knightsbridge, from the 9th of May, 1790, to the 8th of May, 1791. By Mr. John Read; Communicated by Richard Henry Alex. Bennet, Esq. F. R. S.
  Richard Henry Alex. Bennet, John Read (34 pages)
• Further Observations on the Process for Converting Cast into Malleable Iron. In a Letter from Thomas Beddoes, M. D. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Thomas Beddoes (14 pages)
• Continuation of a Paper on the Production of Light and Heat from Different Bodies. By Mr. Thomas Wedgwood; Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, Thomas Wedgwood (15 pages)
• A Narrative of the Earthquake Felt in Lincolnshire, and the Neighbouring Counties, on the 25th of February, 1792. In a Letter from Edmund Turnor, Esq. F. R. S. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Edmund Turnor (7 pages)
• Experiments Made with the View of Decompounding Fixed Air, or Carbonic Acid. By George Pearson, M. D. F. R. S.
  George Pearson (21 pages)
• Observations on the Atmospheres of Venus and the Moon, Their Respective Densities, Perpendicular Heights, and the Twi-Light Occasioned by Them. By John Jerome Schroeter, Esq. of Lilienthal, in the Dutchy of Bremen. Translated from the German
  John Jerome Schroeter (58 pages)
• Abstract of a Register of the Barometer, Thermometer, and Rain, at Lyndon, in Rutland. By Thomas Barker, Esq.; With the Rain in Surrey and Hampshire, for the Year 1791. Communicated by Thomas White, Esq. F. R. S.
  Thomas White, Thomas Barker (6 pages)
• Observations on the Remarkable Failure of Haddocks, on the Coasts of Northumberland, Durham, and Yorkshire. In Two Letters from the Rev. Cooper Abbs, to Dr. Blagden, Sec. R. S.
  Cooper Abbs (8 pages)
• On the Cause of the Additional Weight Which Metals Acquire by Being Calcined. In a Letter from George Fordyce, M. D. F. R. S. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  George Fordyce (12 pages)
• On the Civil Year of the Hindoos, and Its Divisions; With an Account of Three Hindoo Almanacs Belonging to Charles Wilkins, Esq. By Henry Cavendish, Esq.
  Henry Cavendish (18 pages)
• On Evaporation. By John Andrew de Luc, Esq. F. R. S.
  John Andrew de Luc (26 pages)
• Supplementary Report on the Best Method of Proportioning the Excise upon Spirituous Liquors. By Charles Blagden, M. D. S. R. S.
  George Gilpin, Charles Blagden (34 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (13 pages)