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HISrORT of the SOCIETY. 



'787- fent to the Society by the author, the latter by M. l'Abbe 



Tressan, the author's fon. The Secretary alfo prefented from 

 Dr Blane his Obfervations on the Difeafes of Seamen. Thefe 

 books are in the lift of donations printed in Vol. I. of the So- 

 ciety's Tranfadlions. 



Feb. s. Ph'f' C^' Mr Profeflbr Robison read a Comparifon of the 



the Georg'Jura" Thcory of the Motion of the New Planet, read by him laft 

 year, with fome additional obfervations made by him fince. 

 [See Vol. I. No. XL Phyf. C/.] 



Volcanic erup- 

 tions iitlceUnd. 



At the fame Meeting, Dr Walker read an Extrad from an 

 Account of the Volcanic Eruptions in Iceland during the year 



1783- 



Feb. 19. 



Mr Young on 

 mufic and poe- 



Lit. CI. Mr Robison read the remaining part of the Re- 

 verend Mr Walter Young's Diflertation on Mufic and Poe- 

 try ; which is printed in this volume. [No. III. Lit. Cl.'j 



March 5. 

 Experiments by 

 Br Home. 



Phjf. CI- Dr Francis Home read an Account of fome 

 Medical Experiments made by him upon the Digitalis. 



March I9. 

 Dr Beattie on 

 the fixth baok 

 of the £neid. 



Lit. CI. Mr Dalzel read a Diflertation by Dr James 

 Beattie, Profeflbr of Philofophy in the Marifchal College of 

 Aberdeen, entitled, Remarks on fome Pafl"ages of the fixth Book 

 of the Eneid. This DiflTertation is printed in this volume. 

 [No. II. Lit. C/.] 



April 1. 

 Mr Wallace on 

 the eaft wind. 



Phyf. CI. George Wallace, Efq; Advocate, read a part of 

 a Diflertation on the Caufes of the Difagreeablenefs and Cold- 

 nefs of the Eaft Wind. The author did not incline that any 

 abftrai^ fliould be given of this Diflertation. 



Lit. 



