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HIS TORT of the SOCIETK 



1787. 



fent to the Society by the author, the latter by M. l'Abbe 

 Tressan, the author's fon. The Secretary alfo prefented from 

 Dr Blane his Obfervations on the Difeafes of Seamen. Thefe 

 books are in the lift of donations printed in Vol. I. of the So- 

 ciety's Tranfactions. 



Feb. 5. Phyf. CL Mr ProfefTor Robison read a Comparifon of the 



the ceorg'ium' 1 Theory of the Motion of the New Planet, read by him laft 

 year, with fome additional obfervations made by him fince. 

 [See Vol. I. No. XI. Phyf. CL] 



volcanic erup- At the fame Meeting, Dr Walker read an Extract from an 



tions in Iceland. ~ 



Account of the Volcanic Eruptions in Iceland during the year 

 1783. 



Feb. 19. 

 Mr Young on 

 mufic and poe- 

 try. 



Lit. CL Mr Robison read the remaining part of the Re- 

 verend Mr Walter Young's DifTertation on Mufic and Poe- 

 try ) which is printed in this volume. [No. III. Lit. Cl.~] 



March 5. 

 Experiments by 

 Dr Home. 



Phyf. CL Dr Francis Home read an Account of fome 

 Medical Experiments made by him upon the Digitalis. 



March Io. 

 Dr Beattie on 

 the fixth beok 

 of the Eneid. 



Lit. CL Mr Dalzel read a DifTertation by Dr James 

 Beattie, ProfefTor of Philofophy in the Marifchal College of 

 Aberdeen, entitled, Remarks on fome PafTages of the fixth Book 

 of the Eneid. This DifTertation is printed in this volume. 

 [No. II. Lit. CL~] 



April 1. 

 Mr Wallace on 

 the eaft wind. 



Phyf. CL George Wallace, Efq; Advocate, read a part of 

 a DifTertation on the Caufes of the Difagreeablenefs and Cold- 

 nefs of the Eaft Wind. The author did not incline that any 

 abftract fhould be given of this DifTertation. 



Lit. 



