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HISTORT of the SOCIETr. 



1795- 



April 6. 



Mr Piayfair on 

 the trigonosne- 

 tiy of the Brah- 



May 5. 



Mr Wilfon on 

 motions of 

 •wicks in a ba- 

 fon of oil. 



June 1. 



Dr Wilfon on 

 the effeds of 

 opium on the 

 living animal. 



Dr Anderfon on 



able quantity to the brain. It appears, therefore, that the fnodus 

 operandi of tobacco, on the Hving animal body, is in every in- 

 ftance analogous to that of opium. 



Phyf, CI. Mr Playfair read a paper on the Trigonometry 

 of the Brahmins. The paper is inferted in this volume, Part II. 

 No. IV. p. 83. 



Phyf. CI. Mr Playfair communicated a letter from Mr 

 ProfelTor Wilson of Glafgov^, giving an Account of certain 

 Motions obferved in fmall lighted Wicks, wrhen made to fwim 

 on a Bafon of Oil, or any other Fluid vv^hich can maintain 

 Flame. [See this volume, Part II. No./VI. p. 163.] 



Phyf. CI. Dr Alexander Wilson read the remaining part 

 of his paper on the Effeds of Opium on the Living Animal. 



Dr James Anderson alfo read an Account of the Method 

 of making Chinam at Madras, communicated by Dr Anderson 

 of Madras. 



June 15. 



Lit. CI. Mr Dalzel read an Eflay on the Argonautic Ex- 

 at Cockpen. 



^e Tgo'Ilautk pedition, by the Reverend Mr Ebenezer Marshall, Minifter 



expedition. 



Aug. 3. 



Mr Keitli on 

 different dier- 

 mometers. 



Phyf. CI. Mr Keith read a Defcription of different Ther- 

 mometers, accompanied with figures, by which the Degree of 

 Heat may be recorded for every hour and minute throughout 

 the year. 



Nov. 3. ^ P^yf- CL Dr Mon r o read a paper on the Internal Hydrocepha- 

 Ae kternaihy. ^^s. This, with fome Other papers, already mentioned, by the 

 drocephaius. fame Author, have been publifhed feparately ; and as an account of 



the 



