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M3seres, Fr. Esq., on very slowly converging series, xiv. 451 



— extension of Cardan's rule, xiv. 453, 624 



— first discovery of Cardan's rule, xiv. 672 

 Maskelyne, Nevil, d. d., annual paral. of Sinus, xi. 501 



— aberration of light refracted through a lens, xi. 517 



— observations of Jupiter's satellites recommended to be 



made by the French astronomers, xi. 521 



— transit of Venus over the sun, June 17^1, xi. 557 



— on the going of a clock at St. Helena, xi. 604 



— lunar method for the longitude at sea, xi. 636' 



— observation of the tide at St. Helena, xi. 647 



— effects of refraction and parallax, xii. 152 



— computation of the equation of time, xii. 163 



— on the going of clocks, xii. 169 



— of astronomical observations at Barbadoes, xii. 171 



— of two astronomical papers, by J. Smeaton, xii. 535 



— account of observations made in Pennsylvania, by Messrs. 



Mason and Dixon, for determining a degree of lati- 

 tude, xii. 56'4 ; length of a degree deduced from the 

 observations of Messrs. Mason and Dixon, xii. 573 



— proportion of English to French measures, xii. 576 



— transit of Venus and sol. eclipse, 176.9, Greenwich, xii. 583 



— eclipses of Jupiter's 1st. satel. at Greenwich, xii. 671 



— applications of Dollond's micrometer, xiii. 205 



— on the use of the Hadley's quadrant,, xiii. 292 



— adaptation to the English measure of De Luc's rule for 



ascertaining heights by the barometer, xiii. 520 



— observs. of eclipses of Jupiter's satellites at Greenwich, 

 compared with Mr.Holland's obs. in N.America, xiii. 527 



— on measuring the attraction of hills, xiii. 700 

 — — _ mount Schihallien, xiii. 702 



— eclipses of Jupiter's first satellite at Anticosti, xiii. 528 



— description of the prismatic micrometer, xiv. 2.50 



— longitude of Cork, xiv. 51 1 



— return of the comet of 1532, l66l, predicted, xvi. 147 



— latitude and longitude of Greenwich, xvi. 218 



— effect of the differ, refrangibility of light on vision, xvi. 595 



— observations of the comet of 1793, xvii. 294 



— a star-like light on the dark part of the moon, xvii. 451 

 Mason, Abr., agitation of the sea at Barbadoes, 176"l,xi.6l4 



— an epidemical disorder at Barbadoes, xi. 6*15 



Mason, Charles, d. d., description of spelter j on melting 



iron with pit coal j a burning-well, ix. 305 

 Mason, Chas , transit of Venus over the Sun, 1761, xi. 595 



— latitude of the Cape of Good Hope, xi. 596 



— on the going of a clock at St. Helena, xi. 630 ; remarks 



on the same, xi. 631, Short 



— observations for determining the length of a degree of 



lat. made in Maryland and Pennsylvania, xii. 566 



— on the going of a clock in Pennsylvania, xii. 578 



— transit of Venus 1769, at Strabane, xiii. 80 

 Mason, Christ , explosion of a fire-ball, viii. 541 

 Masson, Francis, botanical journeys in Africa, xiv. 43 



— account of the island of St. Miguel, xiv. 392 

 Mathematics, idea of improv. the science of, ii. 527, Pell 



— objections to Dr. Pell's idea, ii. 530, Mersenne ; Dr. 



Pell's reply, 532 ; Mersenne's answer 533 ; Descarte's 



opinion of the same, 533 

 Mather, Cotton, M. n., observ. in New England, vi. 85 

 Matlock, descrip. of the petrifactions at viii. 406, . . Gilks 



— a petrif. stratum formed by the waters, xiii. 510, Dobson 

 Matrix, of a double matrix, i. 358, Vassal ; improperly so 



called, ibid, Note 

 Matthews, Edw., sinking of a river in Monmouths. x. 696 

 Maty, Matthew, m. d., biograph. account of, x. 282, Note 



— his death, and body examined, xiv. 217, Hunter 



Maud, John, inflammability of air from a mine, viii. 77 



Maud, John, oil of sassafras crystallized, viii. 243 

 Mauduit, Israel, an American Wasp's nest, x. 607 

 Maunoir, M., of Mr. Soemmering' s discovery of an orifice 



in the retina of the eye, xviii. 326 

 Maupertuis, P. Lewis de, biograph. acct. of, vii. 519, Note 



— figure of revolving fluids; appearance and disappearance 



of certain stars, &c. vii. 519 

 Maurice, M. de S., m. d., foetus in the ovarium, ii. 650 

 Mawgridge, Robt., effect of lightning on a ship, iv. 222 

 Maxwell, John, account of the Cape of Good Hope, v. 359 



— magnet, variat. in the Atlantic and Ethiopic oceans,v.36l 

 Mayer, And., transit of venus, 1799, atGrypswald, xii. 64S 

 May-dew, an excretion from the bodies of aphides, i. 13, Note 



— experiments and observations on, i. 13, Henshaw 



Mayer, Christian, transit of Venus, June 176l, xii. 119 



— lunar eclipse observed March 176*4, ibid 



— solar eclipse observed April 176*4, ibid 



— astronomical observations at Swetzingen, xii. 583 

 Mayerne, SirTheod., m. d., diseases of dogs & cure, iii.410 



— poison of the viper's bite, and other poisons, iii. 653 

 May-fly, of the ephemera vulgata, ix. 290, .... Collinson 



— of Pennsylvania, see Bartram. 



Mayne, Zachary, a spout of water at Topsham, iv. 12 

 Mayow, Dr. John, biographical account of, i. 295 

 Mazeas, Abbe, analogy of thunder and electricity, x. 289 



— on the electricity of the air, x. 434 



— of the toxicodendron, and use in dyeing, x. 594 



— ancient meth.- of painting in wax revived by Caylus, xi. 4 

 Mead, Rich., m.d., biographical account of, v. 1. ..Note 



— three cases of hydrophobia, v. 525 



— account of Sutton's ventilators, viii. 553 



Meal dust, of a fever caused by, xiii. 78, Latham 



Measures, standard Roman, viii. 74, Folkes 



— analogy betw. English weights &meas., viii. 422, Barlow 



— comparison of English and French, viii. 604, ..,.&. 8. 



— proportion of English to French, xii. 576, ..Maskelyne 



— see Foot, IVtights and Measures. 



Measurement of a base on Hounslow heath, xvi. 22, . . Roy 



— see Trigonometrical Survey. 



Mechanics, metaphysical principles of, ix. 217, .... Jurin 



— properties of mechanic powers, xi. 706, .... Hamilton 



— on mechanic impelling powers, xiv. 7^, Smeaton 



— proportion of the effect of moveables acting by levers, 



and wheel and pinion, xiv. 454, Le Cerf 



— see Springs, Lever, Wheels, Engines^ SfC. 



Medals, history of, iv. 235, Evelyn 



— of Pescennius Niger, observations on, x. 50, Boze 



Tetricus, x. 349, Same 



— see Coins. 

 Medal (prize) donation by Count Rumford for improvements 



or discoveries in light or heat, xviii. 137 

 Medicinal spring, see Waters (Mineral and Medic.) , Springs. 

 Medicine, knowledge of med. in the E. Indies, vi. 50, Papin 

 Mediterranean, conjunction with the Red Sea, i. 15, Pettit 

 ocean, through Languedoc, i. 418, 



— additions to the above account, i. 723, Froidour 



— rivers supplying water to the, iii. 389, Halley 



Megameter, a new one, xiv. 248, Boscovich 



Meibomius, biographical account of, i. 575, Note 



Melloon, Edmund, extraordinary size of, iv. 273, Musgrave 

 Melon, on the vegetation of moldiness on, vi. 257, Bradley 



— vegetation of the seeds 42 years old, viii. 577, Triewald 

 33 years old, ix. 100, Gale 



Melville, T., differ, refrangibility of the rays of light, x. 390 

 Membrane, on the component parts of, xviii. 725, Hatchett 

 Membrana tympani, see Ear. 

 Memory, instance of the strength of, iii. 248, .... Wallis 



