The CONTENTS. 
XII. An Account of Tumours, which rendered the Bones foft. Com - 
__ municated to the Royal Society by Mr. Pott, Surgeon. 616. 
XIII. A Cafe wherein Part of the Lungs were coughed up. Prefented 
to the Royal Society by William Watfon, F. R.S. 623. 
XIV. An Account of fever al Meteors, communicated in a Letter from 
Thomas Short} M. D. to the Prefident. 627. 
XV. Mercurius a Venere fublatus Maii 17. 1737. Grenovici inOb~ 
fervatorio Regia obfervatus , per J. Bevis, M. D. 630. 
XVI. An Occultation of Aldebaran by the Moon, Dec. 12. 1738. 
obferved in Fleecftreet by Mr. G. Graham, F. R. S. _ 632. 
XVII. An Eclipfe of the Sun, Dec. 19. 1739. obferved by Mr. 
Short in Surrey-ftreet. 633. 
XVIII. An Eclipfe of the Moon, Jan. 2. 1740. obferved at Mr. Gra* 
hamV Ho ufe in Fleetftreet. ibid. 
XIX. Some Things concerning Ele<£tricity a by the Rev. J. T. Defa- 
guliers, LL. D. F. R. S. 634. 
XX. An Account of fome Electrical Experiments made before the 
Royal Society, <wThurfday the 22 d of January 1740-1. by the 
Same. 637. 
XXI. Electrical Experiments made before the Royal Society, on 
Thurfday, March 15 th, 1740-1. by the Same. £39. 
XXII. A Letter from John Huxham, M. D. F. R. S. to C. Mor- 
timer, M. D. Seer. R. S. concerning an Extraordinary Hernia Ingui- 
nal!^ and anObfervation of the Paffage of Mercury over the Sun, 
Oft. 31, 1738. 640. 
XXIII. An Obfervation on the Planet Venus ( with regard to her 
having a Satellite) made by Mr. James Short, F. R. S. at Sun-rife, 
October 23. 1740. 646. 
XXIV. An Occultation of Jupiter and his Satellites by the Moon, 
Oftober 28. 1740. obferved at Mr. George GrahamV F. R.S. 
Houfe in Fieetftreet> London, by Dr. Bevis and Mr. James Short, 
F. R. S. 647. 
XXV. A Letter from James Parfons, M. D. F. R. S. to the Royal 
Society, giving a Jhort Account of his Book intituled, A Mechanical 
Critical Inquiry into the Nature of Hermaphrodites. London, 1741. 
in 8vo. 650. 
XXVI. An Account of an antient Date in Arabian Figures, upon the 
North Front of the Farifo Church of Rumfey in Hampfhire, by the 
Rev. Mr. William Barlow. 652. 
XXVII. Some Obfervations concerning the Virtue of the Jelly of Black 
Currants, in curing Inflammations in the Throat. By Henry Baker, 
F.R.S. 655. 
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