Volume 83 (1793)

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

22 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (10 pages)
• An Account of Two Rainbows, Seen at the Same Time, at Alverstoke, Hants, July 9, 1792. By the Rev. Mr. Sturges. Communicated by William Heberden, M. D. F. R. S.
  William Heberden, Mr. Sturges (4 pages)
• Description of the Double Horned Rhinoceros of Sumatra. By Mr. William Bell, Surgeon in the Service of the East India Company, at Bencoolen. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, William Bell (8 pages)
• Description of a Species of Chaetodon, Called, by the Malays, Ecan Bonna. By Mr. William Bell, Surgeon in the Service of the East India Company, at Bencoolen. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, William Bell (6 pages)
• Account of Some Discoveries Made by Mr. Galvani, of Bologna; With Experiments and Observations on Them. In Two Letters from Mr. Alexander Volta, F. R. S. Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Pavia, to Mr. Tiberius Cavallo, F. R. S.
  Mr. Galvani, Alexander Volta (36 pages)
• Further Particulars Respecting the Observatory at Benares, of Which an Account, with Plates, is Given by Sir Robert Barker, in the LXVIIth Vol. of the Philosophical Transactions. In a Letter to William Marsden, Esq. F. R. S. from John Lloyd Williams, Esq. of Benares
  John Lloyd Williams, Robert Barker (6 pages)
• Extracts of Two Letters from the Rev. Edward Gregory, M. A. Rector of Langar, Nottinghamshire, to the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D. D. F. R. S. Astronomer Royal; Containing an Account of the Discovery of a Comet, with Observations Thereon
  Edward Gregory (6 pages)
• Observations of the Comet of 1793, Made by the Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D. D. F. R. S. Astronomer Royal, and Other Observers. Communicated by the Astronomer Royal
  Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne (2 pages)
• Account of the Method of Making Ice at Benares. In a Letter to William Marsden, Esq. F. R. S. from John Lloyd Williams, Esq. of Benares
  John Lloyd Williams (4 pages)
• Account of Two Instances of Uncommon Formation, in the Viscera of the Human Body. By Mr. John Abernethy, Assistant Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, John Abernethy (11 pages)
• An Account of the Equatorial Instrument. By Sir George Shuckburgh, Bart. F. R. S.
  George Shuckburgh (78 pages)
• Additional Observations on the Method of Making Ice at Benares. In a Letter to William Marsden, Esq. F. R. S. from John Lloyd Williams, Esq. of Benares
  John Lloyd Williams (4 pages)
• Meteorological Journal, Kept at the Apartments of the Royal Society, By Order of the President and Council
  Anonymous (27 pages)
• A Description of a Transit Circle, for Determining the Place of Celestial Objects as They Pass the Meridian. By the Rev. Francis Wollaston, LL. B. and F. R. S.
  Francis Wollaston (25 pages)
• Description of an Extraordinary Production of Human Generation, with Observations. By John Clarke, M. D. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, John Clarke (13 pages)
• Description of an Instrument for Ascertaining the Specific Gravities of Fluids. By John Godfrey Schmeisser. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S.
  John Godfrey Schmeisser, Joseph Banks (6 pages)
• Extract of a Letter from Sir Charles Blagden, Knt. Sec. R. S. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P. R. S. Giving Some Account of the Tides at Naples
  Charles Blagden (2 pages)
• Observations on Vision. By Thomas Young. Communicated by Richard Brocklesby, M. D. F. R. S.
  Thomas Young, Richard Brocklesby (15 pages)
• Observations on a Current That Often Prevails to the Westward of Scilly; Endangering the Safety of Ships That Approach the British Channel. By James Rennell, Esq. F. R. S.
  James Rennell (26 pages)
• Observations on the Planet Venus. By William Herschel, LL. D. F. R. S.
  William Herschel (21 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 1792; And a Comparison of Wet Seasons. Communicated by Thomas White, Esq. F. R. S.
  Thomas White, Thomas Barker (10 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (12 pages)