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LXXVIII. Nulices respeciing New Books. 



1 HE Second Part of the Philosophical Transactions of the 

 Roval Society of London, for lt)16, has just appeared, and the 

 foilowing arc its contents : 



11. An Essay towards the Calculus of Functions. Part ii. 

 Bv C. Babba^e, Esq. Connnunicated bv VV. IL Wolhiston, 

 M.D. Sec. R.S. — 12. Experiments und Observations to prove 

 that tile beneficial ' Effects of many Medicines are produced 

 through the Mediiun of the circulating Blood, more particularly 

 that of the Colchicuni autumnale upon the Gout. By Sir 

 Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. Communicated bv the Society 

 for improving animal Chemistry. — 13. An A;jpendix to a Paper 

 on the Effects of the Colchicuni autumnale on Gout. By Sir 

 Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. — 14. On the cutting- Diau^.oud. 

 By W. H. Woila^ton, M.D. Sec. R.S. — 15. An Account of the 

 Discovery of a Mass of Native Iron in Brasil. By A. F. Mor- 

 iiay, Esq", in a Letter to W. H. Wollastoii, M.D. Sec. R.S. — 

 Hi. Ob.servations and Experiments on the Mass of Native Iron- 

 found in Brasil. By W. H. Woliaston, M.D. .Sec. R.S.— 

 17. On Ice found in the Bottoms of Rivers. By T. A. Knight, 

 Esq. F.R.S. In a Letter addressed to the Right Hon. Sir 

 Jos. Banks Bart. G.C.B. P.R.S. — IS. On the Action of detached 

 Leaves of Plants. By T. A. Knight, Esq. F.R.S. In a Letter 

 addressed to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. G.C.B. 

 P.R.S. — 19. On tiie Manufacture of the Sulphate of Magnesia 

 at Monte della Guardia near Genoa. By H, Holland, M.D. 

 F.R.S. — 20. On the Formation of Fat in the Intestine of the 

 Tadpole, and on the Use of the Yelk in the Formation of the 

 Embryo in the Egg. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. — 

 21. On the Structure of the crystalline Lens in Fishes and Qua- 

 drupeds, as ascertained by its Action on polarized Light. By 

 David Brewster, LL.D. F^l.S. Loud, and Edin. In a Letter 

 addressed to tlie Right Hon. Sir Josepli Banks, Bart. G.C.B. 

 P.R.S. — 22. Some further Account of the Fossil Remains of an 

 Animal, of which a Dc^^cription was given to tlw Society in 1814. 

 By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. — 23. Further Observa- 

 tions on the Feet of .Animals whos^ progressive Motion can be 

 ca'ried on against Gravity. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. 

 \ .P.R.S. — 21. A new Den)onstration of the Binomial Theorem. 

 y>y Thomas Kuiglit, Es(|. Communicated by W. H. Woliaston, 

 M.D. Sec. R..S. — 2.'). On the Fluents of irrational Functions, 

 r.v Edward French Brondicad, Escj. .M.A. Communicated by 

 J. F. W. Hcrschel, F.R.S. 



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