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Philijlis, Queen of Syracufe, Malta, and Gozo, her age 
afcertained by means of a Greek medal, p. 8 j , 82, 
85, &c. 
Philosophers tower , faid to have been inhabited by Em- 
pedocles, p. 16. 
Phlcgijion the caufe of vegetable charcoal becoming a 
conductor of electricity, p. 214. As it is likewife in 
metals, p. 221. 
Pigot, Nathan, Efq; on the late tranfit of Venus, p. 257. 
Pingre , Mr. his account of the obfervations of the late 
tranfit of Venus made at S. Domingo, p. 497. 
Polypi of the heart owe their origin to the coagulable 
lymph, p. 376. 
Poncy in Lapland, obfervations made there, p. 363, 364, 
&c. 
Price , Dr. Richard, obfervations on the reverfior.s de- 
pending on furvivorfhips, p. 2 68. On the effeCfcs of 
the aberration of light in retarding the times of the 
tranfit of Venus, p. 53d. 
Prieflley, Jofeph, LL. D. his invefligation of the lateral 
eleCtrical explofion, p. 192. And his experiments and 
obfervation on charcoal, p. 211, &c. 
Prince of Wales's fort in Churchill river, obfervatory built 
in it, p. 1 19. 
R. 
Rafpe , Mr. R. E. his letter on the formation of white 
marble, p. 47. 
Recupero , Canon, has publifhed a differtation on the hot 
water which iffued out of the great crater of mount 
Etna, p. 16. 
Region, inferior of mount Etna, called Piedmontefe, p. 7. 
The middle one called La Selvofa, p. 8. 
Regicne Piedmontefe , the lower CiftriCt of mount Etna, very 
fertile and well cultivated, p. 4. 
Refpiration difficult at top of mount Etna, p. 15. • 
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