CONTENTS OF VOLUME TENTH. 



. WARD, Ancient Roman Inscri|iiion. . 1 

 Fa. Hallerstein, Astron. Observations at Pekin 'i 



J. Martyn, an Aurora Australis 3 



Chr. Maire, Observations of Eclipses .... 4 

 J. Bartrani, Dragon-fly of Peiinsylvaiiia . . ibid 

 Alb. Haller, Experiments on Respiration. . 5 

 Fa. Gaubil, Geography of the Chinese. ... 6' 

 Apothecaries, Catalogue of 50 Plants .... 7 

 Dr. Miles, Green Mould on Firewood. ... 8 

 H. Baker, on small Plants and Seeds .... ibid 



M. Grischow, on a Solar Eclipse 9 



Alb. Haller, the Course of the Semen. . . . ibid 



J. Martyn, an Aurora Borealis 12 



Dr. Miles, an Aurora Borealis ibid 



Wm. Watson, Electrical Experiments .... ibid 



L. Euler, the Orbits of the Planets l6" 



Apothecaries, Catalogue of .50 Plants .... 18 



J. Lock, Inundation near Keswick ibid 



Mr. Chalmers, Extraordinary Fireball .... !<) 



M. Nollet, on Italian Electricity 20 



J. Barde, Fracture in the Arm 28 



J. Bartrara, May-flies of Pennsylvania .... ibid 

 Apothecaries, Catalogue of :' Plants .... 29 

 Dr. Layard, Imposthume in the Stomach. . ibid 

 Edw. Wright, Irregular Tide in the Forth. . 31 

 Jos. Warner, Tumour in the Bladder .... 32 

 Ld. Macklesfield, Solar and Lunar Cycles, 



the Epact, and on Easter 33 



Biographical Notice of Earl Macklesfield. . ibid 



Dr. Starr, Morbus Strangulatorius 43 



Dr. Hales, on the Purging Waters 48 



J. Ward, on Boze on Medals 50 



Rob. Mare, Travels through Italy 52 



D. E. Baker, Account of a Dwarf 53 



Rob. More, gathering Manna at Naples . . ibid 

 Dr. Huxham, on the Northern Lights. ... 54 

 Dr. Starr, a Horse bitten by a Mad Dog . . ibid 



Job. Baster, of a monstrous Fetus 57 



Dr. Pringle, Substances resist. Putref. 57, 73, 84 



Biographical Notice of Sir John Pringle 57 



J. Ward, Ancient Greek Inscription 62 



H. Baker, on several Aurorae Boreales .... 6'3 

 Gowan Knight, on his Mariner's Compass. . 64 

 J. Smeaton, Improvements of the same . . 67 

 Biographical Notice of Mr. John Smeaton ibid 



Dr. Mortimer, on a curious Fish 70 



Dr. Burton, Excrescence in the Womb. ... 71 

 J. Catlin and J. Short, a Lunar Eclipse . . 72 



Jos. Piatt, curious Spheroidal Stone 77 



Arth. Dobbs, Economy of Bees 78 



J. Robertson, Log. Tang, and Merid. Line 89 

 Biographical Notice of Mr. John Robertson 89 



G. M Bose, of a Lunar Eclipse 94 



Dr. Miles, Heat of the Weather ibid 



Wm. Arderon, on the same subject ibid 



Dr. Bevis and J. Short, a Lunar Eclipse . . 95 

 J. EUicott, Height of Rockets' Ascent ... . g6 

 Wm. Watson, Platina, a New Semi-metal g7 



Dr. Brownrigg, on the same 98 



Dr. W. lleberden, a large Human Calculus 103 

 Biographical Notice of Dr. Wm. Heberden ibid 

 Dr. Cha. Lytileton, Petrified Iiisect 105 



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Dr. Mortimer, on the same subject 106" 



a curious Spheroidal Stone 107 



various Accounts of Earthq. 10« 



Wm. Smith, of a Fire-ball in the Air 124 



H. Baker, on the same 126 



Dr. Sledman, Thermomet. Observations . . ibid 



The. Simpson, on Infinite Series 127 



Dr. Bayly, Bark in the Small-pox 131 



J. Canton, on Artificial Magnets ibid 



Biographical Notice of Mr John Canton. . ibid 



Peter Gabre, an Aurora Borealis 134 



P. CoUinson, on the Cancer Major ibid 



Horace Walpole, his Di^ea.se of the Stone . 135 

 Biographical Notice of Horace Walpole . . ibid 



M. Nollet, on the Grotto de Cani 137 



Rev. Patr. Murdocke, the Moon's Apogee. . 138 

 M. Herissant, Poison of Lamas & Ticunas 144 

 Tho. Deh)enham, Bones of a Fetu; extracted 153 



Dr. Donati, Discoveries on Coral 154 



Dr. Parson, on the Phocoe Marina: 161 



Dr. de Castro, on an Iliac Passion l64 



P. Wargentin, Magnetic Variation 1 65 



Biographical Notice of Peter Wargentin . . ibid 



Mr. Freeman, Ruins of Herculaneum I66 



Dr. Parsons, on Hermaphrodites 170 



— — — on a very small Monkey .... 17 1 



Antiquities found at Herculaneum 172 



Dr. Bevi.s, Occultation of Venus 174 



Ja. Short, curious Appearances in the Moon 1/5 

 Apothecaries, Catalogue of 50 Plants .... 176" 

 Wm. Watson, on the Sex of Flowers .... ibid 

 J. Harrison, a small Species of Wasps. ... 182 



Dr. Cole, on Mr. Bright the Fat Man I84 



Dr. Stedman, Etfects of White Henbane. . 185 



Wm. Watson, Remarks on the same 186 



Fra. Blake, Esq. on Steam-engine Cylinders 187 

 Biographical Notice of Francis Blake, Esq. ibid 



Ja. Short, Occultation of Venus I89 



Wm. Watson, on Franklin's Electricity . . ibid 



Biographical Notice of Dr. Franklin ibid 



Capt. Ellis, on Hales's Ventilators ; also the 

 "I'emperature and Saltness of the Sea. ... 195 



Tho. Percival, on Roman Stations, Sec 197 



Wm. Watson, on Winkler's Elect. Exper. ibid 



—— Bp. of London's Garden . . 200 



Ph. C. Webb, of an inverted Iris 201 



Dr. Huxham and Mr. Tripe, on a Body 



found in a Vault 202 



L. Euler, Motion of the Moon's Apogee . . 203 



Dr. Alston, on Lime-water, &c 204 



M. le Cat, a New Trocart ibid 



M. GeofFroy, Vitrum Antimonii Ceratum. . 207 



J. Browning, on a Dwarf 209 



Rd. Dunthorne, on Comets ibid 



B. Franklin, Effects of Lightning 21^ 



M. le Cat, Excrescences of the Bladder .. 214 

 Wm. Watson, on the Cinnamon Tree. .. . 217 

 Dr. Cha. Morion, on Muscular Motion . . 219 

 Biographical Notice of Dr Charles Morton ibid 



R. Supple, Eruption of Vesuvius 220 



J. Short, on a Lunar Eclipse ibid 



Fa. Hallerstein, Letter from China ibid 





