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Bell, Mr. Wi lliam. Description of a species of chastodon, 
called, by the Malays, Ecan botina, - 7 
Benares , further particulars respecting the observatory there, - 45 
Account of the method of making ice there, - 56, 129 
Bile , instance of its secretion from arterial blood, - - 61 
Blagden, Sir Charles, Knt. Extract of a letter from, giving 
some account of the tides at Naples, - 168 
Blood vessels , uncommon state of, in the human body, - 60 
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Canal , alimentary , uncommon formation of, in the human body - 6 4 
Caterpillars , not affected by electricity, - 32 
Chcetodon, description of a species, called, by the Malays, Ecan 
bonna , - 7 
Ciliary processes, opinions respecting their use, - 170 
Circle , its advantages for astronomical purposes, - 93 
■ of brass, description of one in the observatory at Benares 47 
Clarke, John, M. D. Description of an extraordinary produc- 
tion of human generation, with observations, - - 154 
Clock , description of one of a peculiar construction, - 87 
Coating , metallic , its use in experiments of animal electricity, - 18 
• — of different metals, in what cases necessary, - 20, 24 
Colon , uncommon length of, in the human body, - - 64 
Comet, account of the discovery of one, - - 50 
• of 1793, observations of, - - 55 
Crystalline lens, muscularity of, supposed by Descartes, and Dr. 
Pemberton, - - - - - 170 
discovered by Leeuwenhoek, - 176 
of an ox described, - - - 172 
of fishes, remarks on, - - 177 
Current, observations on one that prevails to the westward of 
Scilly, - - - - 182 
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Dial, equinoctial, description of one in the observatory at Benares, 47 
Discoveries, account of some, made by Mr. Galvani, of Bologna, 10 
E 
Ecan bonna, description of a species of chaetodon so called, by 
the Malays, - ~ 
Electric atmospheres, their effects on frogs, and other small animals. 
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