VI CONTENTS. 



for the Tear 1782. By the Rev. S. Vince, M, A; 

 communicated by Nevii Malkelyne, D. D. F, R. S, and 

 Aftronomer Royal. P* 32 



V. Defcrlption of a Plant yielding Afa foetida. In a Letter 

 from John Hope, M. D. F, R. S. to Sir Jofeph Banks, 



Bart, P, R,S, p. 36 



VI. Catalogue of Double St^rs. By William Herfchel, Ffq. 

 F, R. S, p. 40 



VII. Obfervations of a new Variable Star, hi a Letter from 

 Edward Pigott, £/^. to Sir H. C. Eiiglefield, Bart.F, R, S. 

 and A. S. p. 127 



VIII. Aftronomical Obfervations, In two Letters from M, 

 Francis de Zach, Prof ef or of Mathematics^ and Member of 

 the Royal Academies of Sciences at Marfeilles, Dijon, and 

 Lyons, to Mr. Tiberius Cavailo, F. R, S, p. 137 



IX. Obfervations of a new Variable Star. By John Goodricke, 

 Efq. ; communic-ated by Sir H. C. Englefield, Bart, F. R. S^ 

 and A. S. p. j 53 



X. On the Motion of Bodies affeSled by FriBion. By the Rev. 

 Samuel Vince, A. M, communicated by x^nthony Shepherd, 

 JD. Z). F. R. S. Plumian Profejfor of Aftronomy and experi^ 

 mental Phllofophy at Cambridge. p. 1 6^ 



XI. Obfervations and Experiments on the Light of Bodies in a 

 State of Combujlion. By the Rev, Mr, Morgan ; communicated 

 by the Rev. Richard Price, LL.D. F.R.S, p. 190 



XII. On the Cnnfru5iion of the Heavens, ^j William Herfchel, 

 Ffq, F.P^.S. p. 213 



XIII. Remarks on fpecifc Gravities taken at different Degrees of 

 Heat, and an eafy Method of reducing them to a common StaU' 

 Jard, i?y Richard Kirwan, E/q. F.R.S. p. 267 



Q ' ' XIV, 



