CONTENTS OF VOLUME TWELFTH. 



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1^^ D M . Stone, Use of Willow Bark in Agues 1 

 M. Weytnarn, of an Earthquake in Siberia 3 

 J. Locke, Roman Inscriptions at Tunis ... 4 

 Geo. Edwards, an Observation in Optics . . ibid 



Fra. Geach, two Cases in Surgery ibid 



M. Lindo, a New Dye from Berries in Ca- 

 rolina ibid 



James Ferguson, Eclipse of the Sun 5 



Edw. Gulston, an Earthq. in East Indies 12, 13 

 Wm. Hirst, on the same, and Solar Eclipses 12 

 Thomas Bayes, on certain Infinite Series . . 14 



Dr. Watson, on the Vegetable Fly 15 



J. Swinton, a Punic Inscription in Malta . . 17 

 Edw. Waring, Algebr. and GJeom. Problems 19 

 Biographical Notice of Dr. Edw. Waring . . ibid 

 Ja. Short, Sun's Parallax determined .... 2'2 

 J. Colebrook, Use of Green Hemlock ... 37 

 Samuel Dunn, on a Remarkable Meteor . . 39 

 Dr. Akenside, Etfects of a Blow on the Heart ibid 

 Dr. Wolfe, on making Nitre in Podolia . . 40 

 Thomas Bayes, on a Problem in Chances . . 41 



J. Ellis, Observations on Sea Pens ibid 



B. Wilson, Observations in Electricity .... 44 



Tho. Hornsby, on the Sun's Parallax ibid 



Dr. Pemberton, the Locus for 3 and •*• lines 60 



J. Hadley, of a Mummy at London 77 



Dr. Mounsey, uncommon Case at Moscow 83 

 Ja. Ferguson, of a New and Safe Crane . . 86 

 Dr. Murdoch, the Moon's Dist. and Parallax 87 



J. Piatt, Origin of the Belemnite 91 



Sam. Felton, Species of Wasp and Locust . . 98 



Dr. Watson, the American Armadilla 99 



Wm. Borlase, the Weather and Rain in 



Cornwall 99 



Perc. Pott, on a Hernia of the Bladder 100 



P. CoUinson, on the Cicada of N. America ibid 

 Dr. Mackenzie, Plagues at Constantinople 102 

 Dr. J. Tucker, Remarkable Tide at Bristol 109 

 Biog. Notice of the Rev. Dr. Josiah Tucker ibid 

 Tor. Bergman, Electrical Experiments .... ibid 

 Dr. Schlosser, on the Batavian Jaculator . . 110 



Dr. Wolfe, on the Polish Cochineal ibid 



J. Swinton, two ancient Etruscan Coins . . 112 

 Ja. Short, Observation of a Solar Eclipse . . ibid 

 Dr. Bevis, Observ. on the same Eclipse . . ibid 



, Observ. of a Lunar Eclipse ... 113 



Ja. Ferguson, Observation of Eclipses ... . ibid 

 Sam. Dunn, Observation of the same . . . 114 

 J. Howard, Degree of Cold in Bedfordshire ibid 



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 J. Swinton, the Phoenician Inscr. at Malta 115 



Apothecaries, Catalogue of 50 Plants ibid 



Nat. Bliss, Observation of a Solar Edipse . . ibid 

 Tho. Hornsby, Observation of the same . . ibid 

 Mat. Raper, Observation of Eclipses ... Il6 

 Cha. Messier, Observ. of a New Comet . . ibid 



M. Pingre, on the Sun's Parallax 1 17 



Biog. Notice of Alex. Guy Pingre ibid 



Chr. Mayer, on the Transit of Venus .... 119 



, Astronomical Obser^'ations . . ibid 



Mungo Murray, Observ. on a Solar Eclipse 120 

 Dr. Morris, on Extracts of Hemlock .... ibid 

 Dr. Johnstone, Gangtions of the Nerves . . 122 

 J. Winthrop, Fiery Meteors in America . . ibid 

 Edw. Waring, New Properties in Conic 



Sections 124 



Dr. W. Heberden, Effects of Lightning . . 126 

 Dr. Watson, Observations on the same ... 127 

 Edw. Delaval, Effects of ditto on St. Bride's 



Church 140 



Dr. Lawrence, the same in Essex-street . . 144 

 Dr. Watson, Body of an Asthmatic Person 145 

 B. Wilson, on preventing Damage by Light- 

 ning 14,7 



Jesuits, Observ. of a Solar Eclipse at Rome 150 

 Ja. Ferguson, on a New Hygrometer .... 161 

 J. Canton, the Compressibility of Water . . ibid 

 Nevil Maskelyne, Effects of Refraction and 



Parallax 1 52 



J. Winthrop, Obs. of the Transit of Venus 156 

 Rob. Veicht, Effects of Lightning on 3 Ships 1 57 



Rd. Price, on a Rule in Chances 16O 



Biographical Notice of Dr. Richard Price . . ibid 

 J. Swinton, remarkable Meteor at Oxford ibid 

 J. Horsley, the Lunar Method of Longitude 16I 

 J. Swinton, remarkable Meteor at Oxford 16'2 

 Nevil Maskelyne, on the Equat. of Time. . l63 



, Astron.Obs. at St. Helena 169 



Andr. Oliver, Disease among the Indians in 



North America 170 



Nevil Maskelyne, Astron. Obs. at Barbadoes 171 

 J. Swinton, the Phoenician Inscription, &c. 17 1 



Dr. Parsons, on the Pholas Conoides 174 



Dr . Lavington, Effect of drinking Sea- Water 177 

 Edw. Delaval, Agreement between the Spe- 

 cific Grav. of Metals and their Colours, &c. 178 

 Wm. Martin, Extraneous Body forced into 



the Lungs ] 88 



Dr. Chandler, of an Earthquake at Lisbon 189 

 Dr. Parson*, of a White Negro 190 



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