t sm'h 
fkeleton of a Balarna, p. 443. Very few petrefadlions Of bones of birds ■, none or 
human bones, ever found, p. 439. 
Pigott, Edward, his obfervations on the variation of the light of the flar marked $ -hy 
Bayer, near the head of Cephus, p. 57. Obfervations and Remarks on thofe §tars 
which the Aftronomers of the lafl Century fufpedted to be changeable, p. 189. 
Obfervations of the Tranfit of Mercury over the Sun, May 3, 1786, at Louvain in 
the Netherlands, p. 389. The Latitude and Longitude of York determined from a 
Variety of Agronomical Obfervations together with a. Recommendation of the 
Method of determining the Longitude of Places by Obfervations of the Moon’s 
Tranfit over the Meridian, p. 409. Agronomical obfervatiohs made at York from 
July 1$, 1781, to Dec. 15-, 1784, p, 423. 
Pigott, Nathaniel , Obfervations of the Tranfit of Mercury over the Sun’s Difc, May 33 
1786, at Louvain in the Netherlands, p. 3 84* 
PJatina, magnetical experiments on, p. 73. 
Ponza , IJland of, a voyage to, p. 365. Account of the bafalces there, p. 373. Subject 
to earthquakes, p.377. . 
Prefents made to the Royal Society in 1783, p. 508. 
■ Price , Richard , on the mortality of male children* p. 349, 
Q. 
Quadrant, Dr. Hook’s defeription of, p. 2 ^ . 
R. 
Rain, regifter of, in 1785, at Lyndon In Rutland, at South Lambeth in Surrey, and at 
Selbourn and Fy field, Hampfhire, p. 236. Obfervations on the increafe of rain in 
every year from 1740. to 1780, and its influence on the crops of corn and hay, 
p. 239. 
Ramfden, Mr. his improvements of gradations, p. 17. His improvements in dividing 
theodolites^ p, 18. Receives a handfome reward from the Board of Longitude, p. 18* 
Rcemer , Olaus , began his domeftic obfervatory at Greenwich 1713, p. 7. 
Raman Antiquities, account of fome tiles found in the ifland of Ventotiene, p. 372. 
Roy, Major-general William , Sir Godfrey Copley’s medal for 1783 given to him*, 
p. vii. 
Royal Society, their declaration of not giving their opinion on, or fandtion to, any thing 
kid before them, p„ iii. Prefents in 1785, p. 309. 
S. 
Salt, recommended to be added to Harrogate water for bathing, p. 175. All the fp rings 
at Harrogate impregnated with common fait, p. 177. 
xzfa/bns, obfervation on the variations of, fropi 1740 to 1780, p. 239*. 
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