CONTENTS OF VOLUME SECOND. 



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 EIGHT of Mercury in a Tube; by 

 Huygens 1 



Structure of tlie Lungs ; by Mr. Templer. . 3 

 Astronomical Observations; by Flamsteed, . 5 



Concerning the Lake of Geneva 6 



Account of Books, viz, 



1. Hobbes's Lux Mathematica ibid 



2. Huret's Optique de Portraiture, &c ibid 



3. Gormani, Homo ex Ovo ibid 



4. Fr. Drope, on Ordering Fruit Trees. ... 7 

 On Kermes and Cochineal; by Mr. Lister. . ibid 



On Vipers; by Mr. Tho. Plott 8 



Dr. Wallis's Answer to Lux Mathematica . . 11 



de Centro Gravit. Hyperbolae. . 12 



Biographical Notice of Mr. Horrox ibid 



Account of some Books, viz. 



1. Fr.Glisson, deNatura Substantiae Energ. ibid 



2. Jeremy Horrox, Opera Posthuma. . . . ibid 



3. Malpighi, de Formatione Pulli iu Ovo 13 



4. Du Hamel, de Mente humana ibid 



Newton's Answer to some Considerations on 



his Doctrine of Light and Colours ibid 



Biographical Notice of Otto Guericke 29 



Account of two Books, viz. 



1. Otto Guericke, Experimenta Nova. . . . ibid 



2. Tho. Burnet, Thesaurus Medicinae Prac. 30 



Mr. Boyle, on some shining Flesh 31 



Mr. Lister, on a strange kind of Mushroom. . 33 



Mr. Flamsteed, on the Planet Mars, &c 34 



Account of two Books, viz. 



1 . Prose de Signori Academici di Bologna. . ibid 



2. Divers Voyages Curieux, 4 partie. . . . ibid 



On Veins in Plants ; by Mr. Lister ibid 



A strange Frost about Bristol 37 



R. F. Sluse, on drawing Tangents to Curves 38 

 Account of some Books, viz. 



1. R. Bohn, on the Properties of Wind . . 41 



2. Pardies, Machines a faire les Quadrans 42 

 Mr. Boyle on the varying Wt. of the Atmosp, ibid 

 Dr. "Wall is on the great Height of Barora. . . 44 

 Account of two Books, viz. 



1. Ray's Travels in Flanders, Germany, &c. 50 



2. Vareni Greographia Generalis ibid 



Biographical Notice of Bern. Varennius ibid 



Two new Satellites of Saturn; by Cassini. . ibid 



VOL. II. 



On fixed Salts; by Vender Becke 54 



The Nature of Snow ; by Dr. Grew ibid 



Freezing Rain ; by Dr. Wallis 5^ 



Account of two Books, viz. 



1 . Experiments on Air and Water ; by Mr. 

 Boyle ibid 



2. Retdi, Experienze di diverse Cose Nat. 58 



Management of the Cacao-tree 59 



On Stones for building, &c ibid 



Virginia, usefiil for Ship-building 6o 



Cultivation of Vines ; by Mr. Templer. . . . ibid 



Motion of Urchins' Hearts; by the same. . 6 1 



Observations on Turkey ibid 



Account of two Books, viz. 



1. Vini Rhenani, a Job. Davide 62 



2. De Poematum Cantu et Viribus Rythmi ibid 

 Vibrations in Cycloids; by Ld. Brouncker. , 64 

 Observations on Jupiter ; by Mr. Flamsteed 65 



Leuwenhoeck, Microscop. Observat 66 



Biographical Notice of Leuwenhoeck ibid 



A strong Styptic; by M. Denys 67 



Cast-metal improved 6S 



Animals wanting the Pulmonary Artery; by 



Dr. Swammerdam 69 



Account of some Books, viz. 



1. La Statique; par le Pere Pardies 70 



2. Anton, le Grand, Historia Naturae ibid 



3. Two Arithm . Instruments ; by Mor eland 7 1 



4. Travels in Hungar>% &c. by Dr. Brown ibid 



Biographical Notice of M. Wiseman ibid 



Experiments with Denys's Styptic ibid 



The same, made at Paris 72 



Slusius on Tangents to Curves 74 



Dr. Wallis on the Veins in Plants ibid 



Mr. Lister on the Chyle and Worms 75 



Magnetical Variations; by H. Bond 78 



On catching Carp; by Mr. Templer ibid 



Raising Fruit-trees; by Mr. Lewis 79 



Account of some Books, viz. 



1. Hugenii Horologium Oscillatorium . . ibid 



2. Modem Fortification ; by S^ir J. Moore 80 



3. Kersey's Elements of Algebra 81 



Biographical Notice of Sir Jonas Moore. . 80 



A Bee-house, used in Scotland 81 



Wonderful Effects of Denys's Styptic. ... 82 

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