INDEX 



TO THE 



PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS 



ABRIDGED. 



N, B. The Roman numerals denote the volume, and the Arabic figures the page. 



ACI 



jf\jBBS, Rev. Cooper, failure of haddocks on the north 



coast, xvii. 243 

 Abdomen, case of tumours of, vii. 277, Rutty 



— injecting of liquors at tapping, ix. 8, Hales 



— a steatomatous tumour in, xiii. 108, Henley 



— see Tapping, Dropsy, Hydatids. 



Abernethy, John, cases of uncommon formation in the vis- 

 cera, xvii. 295 

 — some particulars in the anatomy of the whale, xvii. 6'73 



— observ. on the foramina Thebesii of the heart, xviii. 287 

 Aberrations, in object glasses, remarks on Mr. Euler's 



theorem, x. 401, Short 



x . 402, Dollond 



x. 403* 404 Euler 



— see Light, (Optics) . 



Abruzzo, journey into the province of, xvi.181,. . Hamilton 

 Absorbents, ill effect of earthy, on the kidneys, viii. 452, 



Breyne 

 Absorption of moisture from the atmosphere, the relative 



quantity by various substances, xvi. 260, . . . Rumford 

 Academia Naturae Curiosorum, Institution of, i. 56*1 

 Academy of Sciences, see Paris. 



Acmella, efficacy in the cure of stone, iv. 548, .... Hotton 

 Achard, Mr., of swallows in the cliffs of the Rhine, xi. 705 

 Acid, of ants, experts, on, i. 554, Hulse and Fisher; experts. 



of Neumann and others. Note, ibid. 



— from other insects, i. 557, Lister 



— quantity of acid salts in acid spirits, iv. 483,. . Homberg 



— varieties in vegetable acids, xii. 479, Monro 



— of a new animal acid, xiv. 67 1, xv. 168, Crell 



— specific gravities and attractive powers of various saline 



bodies, xv. 3, 236, 327, Kirwan 



. — solution of metals in the mineral acids, xv. 327, . . Same 



— affinity of mineral acids to metals, xv. 336, Same 



— phosphor, acid procured from urine, xv. 411, DeChaulnes 



— a test liquor for acids, xv. 605, ... Watt 



— freezing of nitrous acids, xvi. 98, 425, Cavendish 



vitriolic acid, xvi. 105, 429, Same 



I xvi. 271, Keir 



— conversion of phlogisticated and dephlogisticated airs into 



nitrous acid by the electric spark, xvi. 451, Cavendish 



— experts, on the vapour of acids transmitted through hot 



tubes, xvi. 6()2, Priestley 



— production of nitrous acid, xvi. 606, Milner 



— experts, on molybdic acid, xviii. 21, Hatchett 



— decomposition of the acid of borax, xyiii. 457, .... Crell 



— quantity of gallic acid in various barks, xviii. 527, Biggin 



— experts, for decomposing the muriatic acid, xviii. 641, 



Henry 

 Acidity, on the principle of, xvi. 419, 473, 518, . . Priestley 

 Acipenser huso (isinglass-sturgeon) account of, ix. 335, 



Collin son 



AIR 



Acoustics, on the doctrine of, ill, 5, Bishop of Ferng 



— experts, and observations on sound, iv. 338 



— see Sound, Music, &c. 



Acres, on the number of in England, v. 620 



Actinia description of different sorts of, xi. 525, ..Gaertner 



— nature of the actinia sociata, xii. 46*8, Ellis 



— see Mnemonics (Sea). 



Adams, Arch., m. d., a monstrous calf; remarks on the 

 human ear. v. 365 



— case of an apoplexy, in which the nerves were affeeted 



on the side of the brain unobstructed, v. 397 



— manner of making microscopes, v. 551 



Adee, Swithin,M.D. agitation of the waters at Cobham, x.649 

 Adits, see Mines. 



Adriatic sea, on a natural history of. x. 706 Donatt 



Aerostation, see Air-balloon. 



Aery, T., m. d., cure of a wound of the cornea and uvea, 



ix. 535 

 iEtna, chronological account of the eruptions of, i. 357 



— particulars of the eruptions in 1669, i. 384; of the mi- 



neral substances thrown out, 389 



— height of, and eruption of 1669, i. 637, Borelli 



— eruption of 1755, x. 608, Magistrates of Mascali 



1766, xii. 419, Hamilton 



— journey to, and examination of, xiii. 1, Same 



— a remarkable rain which fell on it, xv. l65, .... Giocni 

 ./Ether, see Ether. 



Affleck, Capt. agitation of the sea at Antigua, Nov. 1755, 



xi. 9 

 Africa, calculations of its geography deduced from observs. 



of the rate of travelling by camels, xvii. 38, . . Rennell 

 Agaric, of oak, experts, after amputations, x. 478, . . Sharp 



in stopping haemorrhages, x. 479> 546, Warren 



- after important operations, x. 480, Same 



Agaric, inquiry into the species of, x. 546, Watson 



— successful application of, x. 621, Thornhill 



— (the French) the species of plant, x, 563, .... Watson 



— see Styptic. 



Aglionby, Wm., nature and qualities of silk, iv. 380 



Agnus Scythicus, account of, vii, 103, Breyns 



Agra, method of making salt-petre at, i. 38 



Agriculture, inquiries for promoting, i. 32, . . Royal Society 



— several plants fit for hay, iv. 136, Lister 



— of China, some particulars of, iv. 69-5, . . . Cunningham 



— see Manure. 



Agues, efficacy of willow bark in, xii. 1, Stone 



Aikin, Rev. John, bills of mortality of Warrington, 1750 to 



1773, xiii. 567 

 Air, experts, of withdrawing it from shining wood and fish, 



i. 211, Boyle 



— on the spring and weight of, i. 303, Same 



— on the quantity of air in water, i. 479> Same 



