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A white Fluid in Veins, &c. ; by Mr. Boyle 37 



Wood turned into Stone without petrifying Water 38 



A Stone in the Head of a Serpent in India; by P. Vernati ibid 



Making of Saltpetre in the Mogul's Dominions ibid 



Account of Hevelius's Prodromus Cometicus 30 



On Kircher's Mundus Subterraneus '. 40 



Biographical Notice of Athanasius Kircher ibid 



Further Account of the White Blood 41 



M. De Son's working Parabolic Glasses ibid 



Auzout on the Changes observable in the Earth and Moon ibid 



To Measure Distances at one Station j by M. Auzout 43 



To colour the whole Body of Marble by a liquor; by A. Kircher 44 



C^hina Wares made in Europe ibid 



An uncommon Spring in Westphalia, also Salt Springs, &c 45 



Of infusing Liquors immediately into the Mass of Blood; by Mr. Oldenburg ibid 



Trials made in Italy of Campani's new Optic Glasses ibid 



Further Relation of Whale Fishing about the Bermudas, &c 4g 



A remarkable Spring near Paderborn in Germany ibid 



Biographical Notice of Eustachio Divini ibid 



Uncommon Springs at Basil and in Alsace 47 



Of the Richest Salt Springs in Germany 48 



Swarms of strange and mischievous Insects in New England 4p 



The breeding of Snakes and Vipers ibid 



Observations of odd Constitutions of Bodies ; by Mr. Oldenburg ibid 



To Preserve Ice and Snow by Chaff; by Mr. Wm. Ball 5q 



Directions for Seamen on long Voyages; by Mr. Rooke ibid 



Biographical Notice of Mr. Rooke ibid 



Shadow of Jupiter's Satellites passing over his Body 51 



Permanent Spot in Jupiter, showing the Rotation on his Axis 52 



Account of the Lyncei, an Italian Academy; also Uleg Beig's Catalogue of Stars ibid 



Appendix to the Directions for Seamen, &c. ; by Mr. Hook 53 



Ditlerence between Hevelius's and Auzout's Observation of Comets ibid 



Distance of the Sun and Moon from the Eartli, by the observed Parallax ibid 



An Observation of Saturn 54 



Of Barometers, and Observations made with them; by Dr. Beale ibid 



Observations on Vipers; by Sig. Redi 58 



Of an Earthquake near Oxford ; by Dr. Wallis and Mr. Boyle ^g 



Biographical Notice of Dr. Wallis ibid 



Observations on the Barometer; by Dr. Wallis (,0 



The Rotation of Jupiter on his Axis; by Mr. Hook and M. Cassini jbjd 



An Account of some Books . 62 



Observations and Directions concerning the Barometer; by Mr, Boyle ibid 



Remarks for the Natural History of a Country; by the same 53 



Account of Mr. Boyle's Origin of Forms and Qualities 65 



New Observations on the Planet Mars; by Mr. Hook ibid 



Preserving of Birds taken out of the Egg; by Mr. Boyle qq 



Unusual Method of propagating Mulberry Trees in Virginia ibid 



Refracting the Rays of Light to a great Distance by a small Sphere ; by Mr. Hook ibid 



Of shining Worms in Oysters; by M. Auzout Qj 



Medical Effects of Touch and Friction; by Mr. Oldenburg ibid 



Permanent Spot in Jupiter, also on the Optic Glasses of Campani and Divini . . (,8 



Account of Dr. Sydenham's Methodus Curandi Febres (jg 



Certain Problems in Navigation ; by Mr. Nicholas Mercator ibid 



Biographical Notice of Mr, Nicholas Mercator ibid 



New Contrivance of a Wheel Barometer; by Dr. Hook 72 



Four Suns and two uncommon Rainbows observed in France ibid 



Of Thunder and Lightning at Oxford ; by Dr. Wallis 74 



Of shining Fish3 by Dr. Beale • 75 



