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hindered him from pronouncing poftively concern- 
ing them; he communicated his Obfervations, and 
difpatched fome of the Infeds themfelves to Monfieur 
Reaumur, mHec ember 17 40. He, he fays, repeated 
ali Mr. Trembley s Experiments, and not only by him- 
felf, but with Monf. Bernard de JuJJieu , of the Royal 
Academy of Sciences, and of this Society, and with 
feveral more of the Academy. The Experiments fuc- 
ceeded as they had done in Holland, and they were 
all convinced they could not refufe acknowledging 
the Infects in queftion, to be really fuch : however 
new and furprifing their Properties appeared. 
Monfieur Reaumur then gives a general and very 
fuccind Account of the Experiments tried by Mr. 
Trembley and himfelf ; which agreeing perfedly with 
what is contained in the Paper juft read to the Society, 
I avoid again tranferibing. I fhall only add, that he fays, 
when he, the firft time, faw two complete Animals 
forming themfelves from the Parts of one Roly pus cut 
afunder, he did not know how to believe his Eyes ; and 
that he can hardly yet fee it without frefh Amazement, 
after Experiments a hundred and a hundred times re- 
peated. He avoids, he tells us, entering into further De- 
tails of Particulars, as thefe will be feen in the Work 
Mr. Trembley is adually finifhing upon this Head; the 
Publication of which, he fays, would be expeded 
with the utmoft Impatience, if the Public could know, 
as he does, how many curious Fads they will there 
find ; and with what Pleafure they will read the Ac- 
count of the ingenious Means, by which that Gentle- 
man has enabled himfelf, to come at the Knowledge of 
fo many ftrange and fingular Truths. 
Thefe 
