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INDEX. 
He altered both weights and meafures, p. 52. 56, 57. The weight and mcafurc the 
fame from William the Conqueror to Henry VII. p. 51. One weight, one mcafurc, 
and one yard, to be ufed throughout the land, p. 52. In the reign of Henry VI. corn 
bought by the fatt, ibid. The fatt prohibited, p. 52. 57. Cubical contents both of 
the gallon and bufhel meafures, p. 55, 54. Statute of if. Henry VII. which altered 
the ancient weights and meafures, and fome obfervations ihtieon, p. 54 — 58. 
IVloeat. Weight of grains of wheat, p. 49. 
U'hernfidey its height, p. 498. The probable quantity of its attraction, ibid. 
White, the Rev. Gilbert, his account of the houfe-fwallow, fwift, and fand-martin, 
p. 258. Sec H0ufeS=i\:alIov:, S-vtift, Sand-Martin, 
Whitehwjl, Mr. John, his account of a machine for raifing water, at Oulton, in Chefhire, 
p. 277. See U'ati'r. 
If rVowrrj and widows, number of, in different places, p-33 ?. 
JVida-ix's living, almoft double the number of widowers, p. 3 3^. 
UlUiamfon, Dr. Hugh, his experiments and obfervations on the gymnotui electricus, or 
electrical eel, p. 94. See Gymnotus Eleclriaes. 
Wind Gage, defeription and ufe of a portable one, p. 353, 334. Its ufe and manage- 
ment, p. 354— 364. 
If'inds, date of them at London, during the year 1774, P* ^ 4 ° — ^^ 4 - An abridged 
view of if, p. 168—172. Winds, unabridged table of them at Briitol, for the year 
1774, P‘ WS- Influence of winds upon the barometer, p. 175, 176. 
WoUaJlon, the Rev. Francis, his obfervations on the clock, thermometer, barometer, and 
hygrometer, made at Chiflehurit, in Kent, p. 290. Obfen-ations on the goii.g of the 
clock, p. 290. 292. Differences of lofs and gain when the clock was in fome degree 
foul, p. 291. Differences of lofs and gain after the clock was cleanfed, ibid. July and 
Augult the months for greateil: acceleration, ibid. January and February for retarda- 
tion, ibid. The clock fo fixed, as not eafily to be affeCted by any tremulous motion, 
p. 291, 292. Going of the clock from December 1773 to January 1775, p* 293. 
State of the thermometer without doors and within, and of the barometer, and hy- 
grometer, during nine months of the year 1774, p. 294. Obfervations on the fecoud 
difappearance of Saturn’s ring, and re-appearance of it again, p. 294, 295. 
' Womc?i live longer than men, p. 84. 
Weulfe, Mr. his experiments on a new colouring fubfiance from the Illand of Amfferdam, 
in the South Seas, p. 91- See Colouring ful'Jiance. 
Wounds, conjectures concerning the confolidation of, p. 209. 
The End of the Sixty-fifth VOLUME. 
The Number of Plates in this Volume {inclu ding the Mufical Injirument 
in p. 68.) 
