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Manufcripts , method of recovering the legibility of, p. 431. 
Majkelyne , Airvi/, concerning the latitude and longitude of the Royal Obfenatory at 
Greenwich, with remarks on a memorial of the late M. Caffini de Thury, p. 131. 
Mercury , obfervation on the tranfit, May 4, 1786, at Drefden, p. 47. At St. 
Peter/burg, p. 48. Obfervation of the right afcenfion and decimation of Mercury 
out of the mer.dian, near his greateft elongation, Sept. 1786, p. 318. 
Meridian , difference of, between Gieenwich and Paris, p. 180. 
Meteorological obfervations in Scotland, p. 61 Obfervations in 1786, p. 369. 
Mcrometer, Equatorial, Improvements in, by Mr. Smea on, p. 318. 
Midwi/ry , remarkable cate of five ch ldren at one birth, p. 343. Proportion of twins 
to fingle births, p. 350. Inltances of nume:ous births, p. 353. 
Moijlure , on the quantity abforbed from the atmo'phcre by various fubftances under 
fimilar circumihpices, p. 240. 
Moon, three volcanos in, p. 229. Obfervation on the Corona obferved round it, p, 370. 
More, Samuel, Account of an Earthquake felt in the Northern Parts of England, 
P* 3 5 * 
Mules , on their producing young, p. 233, 
N. 
Newton, Sir Ifaac , on fome improvement in algebra by him, p. 8t. 
Nlcbol/ou , William, the Principles and Illuftration of an advantageous Method of 
arranging the Difference of Logaritnms on Lines graduated for the Purpofe of Com- 
putation, p. 246. 
O. 
Oil of Whales, observations on, p.391. 
Ovarium, on the effed of extirpating one ovarium upon the number of young pro- 
duced, p. 233. 
V, 
Pappus, demonftration of propofitions given by him, p. 73, 
Parhelia , feen in North America, 1771, p. 44.. 
Paris , enquiry into the latitude of the Royal Obfervatory, p. 168. The mode pro- 
poted for determining the relative fituations of the Royal ubferratories of Greenwich 
and Paris, p. 188. Supplement, 465. 
Pendulums, effed of heat and cold on, p. 203. Ufe of in difeovering the figure of the 
earth, p. 203. 
Pigs, experiment on the effed of one of the ovaria being extirpated, p. 236. Remark? 
on Hunter’s experiments on the procreation of, p. 357. 
Platina, on the Hiagnetifm of, p 7. 
Pcp'ar, cotton, power of extrading air from water, p. 105. 1 to. 
Pcrpoije , number of vertebras in, p>383* Number of ribs, p. 383. 
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