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CATALOGUE. 



-HISTORY OF TERRESTRIAL PHYSICS. 



Observes, that the electric fire seemed to be of the same 

 nature as lightning. 



Liillainand. Ph.tr. 1746.78. 



The first time he felt the shock, he lost the use of his 

 breath for some moments. Musschenbroek says he expe- 

 rienced a most terrible pain. 

 Needhatn. Ph. tr. 1746. 247- 



Lemonnier discovered the permanency of the electric 

 charge, and NoUet tried its effect on 1 so men at once. 



Grahith's history of electricity. Danz. Ge- 



sellsch. I. 23. 

 Holhnann's history of attraction. C. Gott. 



1754. IV. 271- 

 fWatsonon thelyncuriinn.Ph.tr. 1759.394. 

 Trombelli and Collinaon the invention of the 



compass. C. Bon. II. iii.333, 372. 

 Priestley's history of electricity. 

 Titius de experiinenti Lugdunensis inven- 



tore. 4. Wittcmb. 1771. 

 Blckmann on the shock. Erfind. 2 ed. 



Leips. 1783. I. 57 1 . On the tourmalin. 248. 



History of opinions respecting the elements. 

 Roz. X, 286. 



Blagden's history of the congelation of quick- 

 silver. Ph. tr. 1783. 3I9. 



Braun was the first that established it. 



Falconer on the knowledge of the ancients, 



Manch. M. I. 261. III. 278. 

 Walker on the congelation of quicksilver in 



England. Ph. tr. 1789. 199- . 

 Count Ruinford's institution of a prize for 



discoveries on heat and light. Ph. tr. 1797. 



215. 



The first medal was presented to Count Ruraford himself; 

 the second to Mr. Leslie. 



Gren on the history of physics, with an ac- 

 count of authors. Gilb. I. I67. 



The Society for the Encouragement of Arts still proposes 

 premiums for improvements in the mode of heating rooms, 

 and for methods of sweeping chimnies by machinery. 



