viii CONTENTS. 
XX. A better from Patrick Brydone, Efq. to Sir 
John Pringle, Bart. Pref. R. S. containing an Ac- 
count of a fiery Meteor , Jeen on the loth of Febru- 
ary lajt ; and aljo offome new elecincal Experiments. 
Dated Bedes, (in the Shire of Berwick) 7 July, 
r T 7 2 ’ P- 
XXL Some Account of a Fcffil lately found near 
Chrift-Church in Ilampfhire ; in a Letter to Dr. 
Maty, Sec. R. S. from the Hon. Daines Barrington, 
Vice Pref. R. S. p. 17 1 
XXII. A Defcription of a rare American Plant of 
the Brownaeae Kind ; with J'ome Remarks on this 
Genus. By Peter Jonas Bergius, F. R. S. p. 173 
XXIII. Extradl of a Letter from the Rev. Samuel 
Kirkfhaw, D. D. Vicar of Leeds, and Reclor of 
Ripley, in the County of York, to William Moun- 
taine, Efq-, F. R. S. Communicated' by William 
Watfon, M. D. and F. R. S. p. 177 
XXIV. ExtraLl of a Letter from Paul Panton, EJf, 
of Plafgwyn in Anglefey, to the Hon. Daines 
Barrington, V. P. R. S. concerning the lucre afe of 
Population in Anglefey. p. 1S0 
XXV. A Letter to the Rev. Nevil Mafkelyne, 
F. R. S. Ajironomer Royal, from Mr. Bailly, of the 
Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris: Containing a 
Propcfal of fome new Methods of improving the 
Lheory of Jupiter’s Satellites ; tranfated from the 
French j with the Original underneath. p. 185 
XXVI. A Letter from Mr. Bernard, of Deptford, to 
Mr. Robertfon, Lib. R. S. containing a fort Ac- 
count of an Explofion of Air , in a Coal-Pit , at 
Middleton, near Leeds in Yorkfhire. p. 217 
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