VI 
CONTENTS. 
V. Observations on the Bones , commonly fuppofed to be 
Elephants Bones , which have been found near the 
River Ohio, in America ; By William Hunter, 
M. D. F. R. S. p. 34. 
VI. Obfervat ions made on the IJlands of Saint John and 
Cape Breton, to afeertain the Longitude and Lati- 
tude of thofe Places , agreeable to the Orders and In- 
JI ructions of the Right Honourable the Lords Commif- 
Jioners for Trade and Plantations': By Captain 
Holland, Purveyor General in Canada, and his 
Affiants. Communicated by Richard Brockleiby, 
M. D. F. R. S. ' p. 46. 
VII. A Note concerning the Cold of 1740, and of this 
Tear : By J. Bevis, M. D. F. R. S. p. 54. 
VIII. Obfervat ions on the fame Subjeff, by Air. James 
Short, F. R. S. p. 55. 
IX. An Inveftigation of the Idiffcrence between the pre- 
Sent Temperature of the Air in Italy, and J'orne other 
Countries , and what it was feventeen Centuries ago : 
In a Letter to William Watfon, M. D. F. R. S. by 
the Honourable Daines Barrington, F. R. S. p. 58. 
X. An Account of Rings con fifing of all the Prifmatic 
Colours , made by Electrical Explo/ions , on the Sur- 
face of .Pieces of Metal: By Tofeph Prieflley, 
LL. D. F. R. S . p. 68. 
XI. A Letter from John Ellis, Efquire , F. R. S. to 
the Prefident , on the Succefs of his Experiments for 
preferving Aorns for a whole Tear without planting 
them , Jo as to be in a State fit for Vegetation , with a 
View to bring over feme of the mojt valuable Seeds 
from the Eaft Indies, to plant for the Benefit of cur 
American Colonies . p. 7 c. 
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