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PliUqfopJiical Tranfuclions of the Royal Society of London for 

 1805. Fort II. Quarto 353 pages, with an Index, and Six 

 Plates. NicoIJ. 



Tnnfaaio^of ^ HIS P art contains the following communications, 1. 

 the Royal Abftra6t of Obfervations on a Diurnal Variation of the Baro- 



Society. mster between, the Tropics. By J. Horfburgb, Efq. 2. 



Concerning the Difference in the Magnetic Needle, on board 

 the Inveftigator, arifing from an Alteration in the Direction 

 of the Ship's Head. By Matthew Flinders, Efq. Commander 

 of his Majefty's Ship, Inveftigator. 3. The Phyfiology of 

 the Stape?, one of the Bones of the Organ of Hearing ; 

 deduced from a comparative View of its Structure, and Ufes 

 in different Animals. By Anthony Carlifle, Efq. F. R. S. 

 4 f On an Artificial Subftance which poflefles the principal 

 Characterise Properties of Tannin. By Charles Halchett, 

 • Efq. F. R. S. 5. The Cafe of a full grown Woman in whom 

 the Ovaria were deficient. By Mr. Charles Pears, F. L. S. 

 6. A Defcription of Mal-formation in the Heart of an Infant. 

 By Mr. Hugh Chudleigh Standart. 7. On a Method of ana- 

 lyzing Stones containing fixed Alkali, by Means of the Boracic 

 Acid. By Humphry Davy, Efq. F. R. S. 8. On the Direc- 

 tion and Velocity of the Motion of the Sun and Solar Syffem. 

 By William Herfchel, L. L. D. F. R. S. 9. On the re- 

 production of Buds. By Thomas Andrew Knight, Efq. 

 F. R. S. 10. Some Account of Two Mummies of the 

 Egyptian Ibis, one of which was' in a remarkable perfect 

 State. By John Pearfon, Efq. F. R. S. 11. Obfervations 

 on the lingular Figure of the Planet Saturn. By William 

 Herfchel, li. L. D. F. R, S. 12. On the Magnetic At- 

 traction of Oxides of Iron. By Timothy Lane, Efq. F, R. S. 



13. Additional Experiments and Remarks on an Artificial 

 Subftance, which poftefles the principal Characteriftic Pro- 

 perties of Tannin. By Charles Hatchett, Efq. F. R. S. 



14. On the Difcovery of Palladium, with Obfervations on 

 other Subftances found with Platina. By William Hyde 

 Wollafton, M. D. F. R, S. 15. Experiments on a Mineral 

 Subftance, formerly fuppofed to be Zeolite, with fome Re- 

 marks on Two Species of Uran-glimmer, By the Rev^ 



William Gregor, 



5 Tranfaftion 



