430 PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. [ANNO 1798. 



42. b. Ditto. The botanical chapter only, with a comment. Devanagari character. U. J. 



42. c. ditto. The whole complete. Bengal character. S. W. J. 



43. Medini Cosa. A dictionary of the Sanscrita language. Devanagari character. I/. J. 



44. Viswapracasa Cosa. A dictionary of the Sanscrita language ; by Maheswara. Devanagari 

 character. I/. J. 



45. Sabda Sandarbha Sindu. A dictionary of the Sanscrita language ; by Casinatha Sarman. It 

 appears from the introduction, that it was compiled expressly for the use of S. W. J. The learned 

 author is, at present, head professor in the newly-established college at Varanasi. Devanagari character. 

 Two vols, folio. U. J. - 



4fJ. Venisanhara. A drama, Sanscrita and Pracrita, in the Bengal character. U. J. 



47. Maha Nataca. A drama, Sanscrita and Pracrita, in the Bengal character. L y . J. 



48. Sacuntala. A drama, Sanscrita and Pracrita, in the Bengal character. This is the beautiful 

 play which was translated into English by S. W. J. but not the copy he used for that purpose. I/. J. 



49. Malati and Madhava. A drama, Sanscrita and Pracrita, in the Bengal character. U. J. 



50. Hasyarnava. A farce, Sanscrita and Pracrita, in the Bengal character. I/. J. 



51. Cautuca Sarvaswam. A farce, Sanscrita and Pracrita, in the Bengal character. I/. J. 



52. Chandrabhisheca. A drama, Sanscrita and Pracrita. Bengal character. L y . J. 



53. Ratnavali. A drama, Sanscrita and Pracrita. Bengal character. I/. J. 



54. Vicramorvasi. A drama, Sanscrita and Pracrita. Bengal character. I/. J. 



55. Manavieagninvtra. A drama, Sanscrita and Pracrita. Bengal character. L y . J. 



56. A catalogue of Sanscrita books, on various subjects. Devanagari character. IS. J. 



n. b. Those articles in the above catalogue, marked S. W. J., were presented by Sir William Jones; 

 and those marked I/. J. by Lady Jones. A catalogue of the Persian and Arabic mss., presented by 

 them, will be given in a future volume. 



END OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH VOLUME OF THE ORIGINAL. 



7. The Croonian Lecture. Being Experiments and Observations on the Structure 

 of Nerves. By Ev. Home, Esq., F. R. S. An. 1799, Pol. LXXXIX. p. l. 



Having had the honour of laying before the r. s. several lectures on the actions 

 of different parts of the organ of vision, the prosecution of the same inquiry has 

 led to some observations on the internal structure of the optic nerve, which will 

 be explained in the present lecture. On the first view, the structure of nerves 

 may appear an improper subject; but, when their offices and connection with 

 muscles are maturely considered, any knowledge respecting them will be allowed an 

 important acquisition towards the investigation of muscular motion. In bringing 

 forward an account of newly-acquired facts, the most natural, and therefore the 

 most satisfactory method is, to begin with the circumstances, which led to their 

 detection. This at present becomes the more proper, as the experiments which 

 brought the subject of nervous structure under consideration, were made on the 

 eye, and were in some measure connected with the observations contained in the 

 former lectures: they were instituted with a view to ascertain the cause of the 

 luminous appearance frequently observed in the cat's eye. 



The illumination so conspicuous in the eye of the cat, and of many other ani- 

 mals, when seen in an obscure light, has attracted the attention of every common 



