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PHILOSOPHICAL 
TRANSACTIONS, 
For the Months of March^ Jpril and May 17 ip# 
The CONTENTS. 
I. Maximis & Minimis qu£ in motihus Corpo^ 
y rum Ccelefiium occurrunt. 
II. Apologia D. Brook Taylor, n D. R,S, Soc^ con- 
tra y, C. J. Bornoullium Math. Prof. Bafilise. 
III. An Account of the Imprejfion of the almofi Entire 
Scelcton of a large Animal in a verj hard Stone ^ late* 
ly prefented the Royal Society, from Nottinghamfliire. 
By Dr. William Stukely, M* D. and R. S. Soc, 
IV. A curious Defeription of the Strata olfervd in the 
Coal* Mines of Mendip in Somerfetfliire ; being a Let* 
ter of John Strachey Efqh to Dr. Robert Welftcd, M.D, 
and R. S. Soc. and communicated hy him to the Society* 
y. Some Inftances of the verj great and fpeedy Vegeta* 
tion of TURNIPS. Communicated hy the Rev, 
Dr, J. Theoph. Defaguliers, R. S. $• 
yi. An Account of fome Experiments tried with Monf, 
VilletteV Burning Concave, in June 1718. By the 
Rev. Dr, J, Harris, and Dr. J.T. Defaguliers, Reg. Soc. SS. 
yil. An Account of the Extraordinary METEOR feen 
all over England, on the i^th of March 171^. ^ith 
\ a Demonf ration of the uncommon Height thereof. By 
£dm. Halley, LL,D. and Secretary to the Royal Society. 
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