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CONTENTS. 
Circuit , in a Difcharge : By Jofeph Prieftley, 
LL.D.F.R.S. p. 192 
XIX. Experiments and Obfervations on Charcoal : Z?y 
the Same. p.211 
XX. Meteorological Obfervations for 1769, made at 
Bridgewater in Somerfetfhire : Communicated by 
Dr. Jeremiah Milles, Dean o/'Exeter and F. R. S. 
p. 228 
XXI. Meteorological Obfervations at Ludgvan in 
Mount’s Bay, Cornwall, 1769: By William Bor- 
lafe, D. D. F. R. S. Communicated by the Same. 
p. 230 
XXII. A Letter to Dr. William Watfon, F. R. S. 
giving fome Account of the Manna Tree , and of the 
Tarantula : By Dominico Cirillo, M. D. Profeffor 
of Natural Hifiory at the Vniverfity of Naples. 
,, . . P* 2 33 
XXIII. Obfervations made at Dinapoor, June 4, 
1769, on the Planet Venus, when paffing over the 
Sun’s Difky with three different Quadrants, and a 
two Foot reflecting Telefcope : Communicated to the 
Royal Society, by the Court of Directors of the Eaft 
India Company. p.239 
XXIV. Directions for making a Machine for finding 
the Roots of Equations uni verf ally, with the Man- 
ner of ufmg it : By the Rev. Mr. Rowning, to 
John Bevis, M. D. F. R. S. p. 240 
* XXIII. On the late Tranfit of Venus: By Nathan. 
Pigott, Efquire , to Dr. Bevis, F. R. S. p. 2 57 
m XXIV. Obfervations on the proper Method of cal- 
culating the Values of Reverjions depending on Sur- 
vivor j hips : By Richard Price, D. D. F. R. S. 
p. 268 
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