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different Persons. By James Ware, Esq. F.R.S.—5. The 
Bakerian Lecture. On the elementary Particles of certain 
. Crystals. By Wilham Hyde Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S, 
—6. On a Substance from the Elm Tree, called Ulmin. > 
By Janies Smithson, Esq. F.R.S.—7. On a Method of 
Freezing at a Distance By William Hyde Wollaston, 
M.D. See R.S.—8. A Catalogue of North Polar Distances 
of some of the principal fixed Stars. By John Pond, Esq. 
Astronomer Royal. F.R.S.—9. A Description of ae sol- 
vent Glands and Gizzards of the Ardea Argala, the Casu- 
arius Em. and ihe long-legged Casowary from New South 
Wales. By Sir Everard Home; Bart. F.R.S.—10. Addi- 
tional Remarks on the State in which Alcohol exists in 
fermented Liquors. By William Thomas Brande, Esq. 
F.R S.—11. On a new Variety in the Breeds of Sheep. By 
Colonel David Humphreys, F.R.S. In a Letter to the 
Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B.P.R.S.—192. Ex- 
periments to ascertain the coagulating Power of the Secre- 
tion of the gastric Glands. By Sir “Everard Home, Bart. 
F.R.S. Communicated by the Society for promoting the 
Knowledge of Animal Chemistry —13. On some Properties 
of Light. By David Brewster, LL.D. F.R.S. Edin. Ina 
Letter to Sir H. Davy, LL.D. F.R.S.—14. An Appendix 
to Mr. Ware’s Paper on Vision. By Sir Charles Blagden; 
F.R.S.—15. A Method of drawing extremely fine Wires. 
By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S.—16. De- 
scription of a Single-lens Micrometer. By William Hyde 
Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S. —17. Observation of the 
Winter Solstice of 1812, with the Mural Circle at Green- 
wich. By Jobn Pond, Esq. Astroncmer Royal, F R.S.— 
1€. Onthe Tusks of the Narwhale. By Sir Everard Home, 
Bart. F.R.S. ‘ 
Practical Observations on Ectropium, or Eversion of the 
Eye lids, with the Description of a new Operation for 
the Cure of thut Disease; on the Modes of forming an 
artificial Pupil; and the Description of some new Instru= 
ments and Oper ‘ations for the Cure of Cataract, adapled 
to the different Perwds of Life in which that Disease is 
found to vccur.  Iilustrated ly coloured Engravings. 
By Wn. Avams, Member of the Royal College of Sur- 
geons, Oculist to the Prince Regent, Ge. Soc, pp. 268. 
évo. 12s 
Mr. Adams is one of the most successful operators on 
s the eye, and his industry is happily not inferior to his skill, . 
The eyersion or turning down of the under eye-lid is often 
a disease 
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