Volume 86 (1796)

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

27 articles

Articles

• Front Matter
  Anonymous (10 pages)
• The Croonian Lecture on Muscular Motion. By Everard Home, Esq. F. R. S.
  Everard Home (28 pages)
• Some Particulars in the Anatomy of a Whale. By Mr. John Abernethy. Communicated by Everard Home, Esq. F. R. S.
  Everard Home, John Abernethy (8 pages)
• An Account of the Late Discovery of Native Gold in Ireland. In a Letter from John Lloyd, Esq. F. R. S. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S.
  John Lloyd (5 pages)
• A Mineralogical Account of the Native Gold Lately Discovered in Ireland. In a Letter from Abraham Mills, Esq. to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S.
  Abraham Mills (11 pages)
• The Construction and Analysis of Geometrical Propositions, Determining the Positions Assumed by Homogeneal Bodies Which Float Freely, and at Rest, on a Fluid's Surface; Also Determining the Stability of Ships, and of Other Floating Bodies. By George Atwood, Esq. F. R. S.
  George Atwood (98 pages)
• Account of the Discovery of a New Comet. By Miss Caroline Herschel. In a Letter to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S.
  William Herschel, Caroline Herschel (5 pages)
• Mr. Jones's Computation of the Hyperbolic Logarithm of 10 Improved: Being a Transformation of the Series Which He Used in That Computation to Others Which Converge by the Powers of 80. To Which is Added a Postscript, Containing an Improvement of Mr. Emerson's Computation of the Same Logarithm. By the Rev. John Hellins, Vicar of Potter's Pury, in Northamptonshire. Communicated by Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F. R. S. and Astronomer Royal
  John Hellins, Nevil Maskelyne (8 pages)
• Maniere Elementaire D'Obtenir les Suites par Lesquelles s'Expriment les Quantites Exponentielles et les Fonctions Trigonometriques des Arcs Circulaires. Par M. Simon L'Huilier, F. R. S.
  Simon L'Huilier (25 pages)
• On the Method of Observing the Changes That Happen to the Fixed Stars; With Some Remarks on the Stability of the Light of Our Sun. To Which is Added, a Catalogue of Comparative Brightness, for Ascertaining the Permanency of the Lustre of Stars. By William Herschel, LL. D. F. R. S.
  William Herschel (62 pages)
• Experiments and Observations on the Inflection, Reflection, and Colours of Light. By Henry Brougham Jun. Esq. Communicated by Sir Charles Blagden, Knt. Sec. R. S.
  Henry Brougham, Charles Blagden (54 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Meteorological Journal, Kept at the Apartments of the Royal Society, by Order of the President and Council
  Anonymous (27 pages)
• Of the Influence of Cold upon the Health of the Inhabitants of London. By William Heberden Jun. M. D. F. R. S.
  William Heberden (7 pages)
• An Analysis of the Carinthian Molybdate of Lead; with Experiments on the Molybdic Acid. To Which are Added Some Experiments and Observations on the Decomposition of the Sulphate of Ammoniac. By Charles Hatchett, Esq. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, Charles Hatchett (56 pages)
• Observations of the Diurnal Variation of the Magnetic Needle at Fort Marlborough, in the Island of Sumatra. By John Macdonald, Esq. In a Letter to John Crisp, Esq. F. R. S.
  John Macdonald (11 pages)
• Particulars of the Discovery of Some Very Singular Balls of Stone, Found in the Works of the Huddersfield Canal. By Mr. Benjamin Outram, Engineer to the Huddersfield Canal Company. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, Benjamin Outram (4 pages)
• Account of the Earthquake Felt in Various Parts of England, November 18, 1795; With Some Observations Thereon. By Edward Whitaker Gray, M. D. F. R. S.
  Edward Whitaker Gray (30 pages)
• Newton's Binomial Theorem Legally Demonstrated by Algebra. By the Rev. William Sewell, A. M. Communicated by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K. B. P. R. S.
  Joseph Banks, William Sewell (4 pages)
• A Description of the Anatomy of the Sea Otter, from a Dissection Made November 15th, 1795, by Everard Home, Esq. F. R. S. and Mr. Archibald Menzies. Communicated by Everard Home, Esq.
  Archibald Menzies, Everard Home (16 pages)
• Observations on Some Ancient Metallic Arms and Utensils; With Experiments to Determine Their Composition. By George Pearson, M. D. F. R. S.
  George Pearson (67 pages)
• On the Periodical Star α Herculis; With Remarks Tending to Establish the Rotatory Motion of the Stars on Their Axes. To Which is Added a Second Catalogue of the Comparative Brightness of the Stars. By William Herschel, LL.D. F. R. S.
  William Herschel (32 pages)
• Abstract of a Register of the Barometer, Thermometer, and Rain, at Lyndon, in Rutland, 1795. By Thomas Barker, Esq. Communicated by Thomas White, Esq. F. R. S.
  Thomas White, Thomas Barker (4 pages)
• Observations on the Changes Which Blood Undergoes, When Extravasated into the Urinary Bladder, and Retained for Some Time in That Viscus, Mixed with the Urine. By Everard Home, Esq. F. R. S.
  Everard Home (9 pages)
• On the Fructification of the Submersed Algae. By Mr. Correa de Serra, F. R. S.
  Correa de Serra (13 pages)
• Errata
  Anonymous (2 pages)
• Back Matter
  Anonymous (14 pages)