THE
CONTENTS
TO
PART I. VOLUME L.
I. _AN Account of the Earthquake felt in_ New England, _and
the neighbouring Parts of_ America, _on the 18th of_ November
_1755. In a Letter to_ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secret. R.S. by Mr.
Professor_ Winthrop, _of_ Cambridge _in_ New England. Page 1.
II. _The strange Effects of some effervescent Mixtures; in a Letter
from Dr._ James Mounsey, _Physician of the_ Russian _Army,
and F.R.S. to Mr._ Henry Baker, _F.R.S. Communicated by Mr._ Baker.
p. 19.
III. _Extract of a Letter of_ J. Wall, _M.D. to the Rev.
Dr._ Lyttelton, _Dean of_ Exeter, _and F.R.S. concerning the
good Effects of_ Malverne _Waters in_ Worcestershire. p. 23.
IV. _An Account of the_ Carlsbad _Mineral Waters in_
Bohemia: _In a Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of_
Macclesfield, _President of the R.S. by the Rev._ Jeremiah
Milles, _D.D. F.R.S._ p. 25.
V. _An Essay towards ascertaining the specific Gravity of living
Men. By_ Mr. John Robertson, _F.R.S._ p. 30.
VI. _An Instance of the Gut_ Ileum, _cut thro’ by a Knife,
successfully treated by Mr._ Peter Travers, _Surgeon, at_
Lisbon. _Communicated by_ John Huxham, _M.D. F.R.S._ p. 35.
VII. _An Account of a Visitation of the leprous Persons in the
Isle of_ Guadaloupe: _In a Letter to Mons._ Damonville,
_Counsellor and Assistant-Judge at_ Martinico, _and in the
Office of King’s Physician at_ Guadaloupe. _By_ John Andrew
Peyssonel, _M.D. F.R.S. Translated from the_ French. p. 38.
VIII. _An Account of the late Discoveries of Antiquities at_
Herculaneum; _in an Extract of a Letter from_ Camillo Paderni,
_Keeper of the_ Herculanean Museum, _and F.R.S. to_ Thomas
Hollis, _Esq; dated_ Naples, Dec. 16, 1756. p. 49.
IX. _An Account of some Trees discovered underground on the Shore
at_ Mount’s-Bay _in_ Cornwall: _In a Letter from the Rev.
Mr._ William Borlase, _F.R.S. to the Rev. Dr._ Lyttelton,
_Dean of_ Exeter. p. 51.
X. _Experiments on applying the Rev. Dr._ Hales’_s Method of
distilling Salt-water to the Steam-Engine. By_ Keane Fitzgerald,
_Esq; F.R.S._ p. 53.
XI. _Extract of a Letter of Mr._ Abraham Trembley, _F.R.S.
to_ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secret. R.S. Translated from the_
French. p. 58.
XII. _A brief Botanical and Medical History of the_ Solanum
Lethale, Bella-donna, _or_ Deadly Nightshade, _by Mr._
Richard Pulteney. _Communicated by Mr._ William Watson,
_F.R.S._ p. 62.
XIII. _An Account of some of the Antiquities discovered at_
Herculaneum, &c. _In a Letter to_ Thomas Birch, _D.D. Secret.
R.S. By_ John Nixon, _A.M. F.R.S._ p. 88.
XIV. _An Account of the Effects of a Storm of Thunder and Lightning,
in the Parishes of_ Looe _and_ Lanreath, _in the County
of_ Cornwall, _on the 27th Day of_ June _1756. Communicated
to the Rev._ Jeremiah Milles, _D.D. F.R.S. in two Letters, one
from the Rev. Mr._ Dyer, _Minister of_ Looe, _and the
other from the Rev. Mr._ Milles, _Vicar of_ Duloe, _in_
Cornwall. p. 104.
XV. _An Account of the Peat-pit near_ Newbury _in_
Berkshire; _in an Extract of a Letter from_ John Collet, _M.D.
to the Right Reverend_ Richard _Lord Bishop of_ Ossory,
_F.R.S._ p. 109.
XVI. _An Account of the Alterations making in the_ Pantheon
_at_ Rome: _In an Extract of a Letter from_ Rome _to_
Thomas Hollis, _Esq; Communicated by_ John Ward, _LL.D. R.S.
Vice-Præs._ p. 115.
XVII. _An Account of a new medicinal Well, lately discovered
near_ Moffat, _in_ Annandale, _in the County of_
Dumfries. _By Mr._ John Walker, _of_ Borgue-house
_near_ Kirkudbright _in_ Scotland. p. 115.
XVIII. _An Account of the State of the Thermometer at the_ Hague
_on the 9th of_ January _1757. Extracted from a Letter of
Mr._ Abraham Trembley, _F.R.S. to_ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secret.
R.S._ p. 148.
XIX. _Experimental Examination of_ Platina. _By_ William
Lewis, _M.B. F.R.S. Paper_ V. ibid.
XX. _Experimental Examination of_ Platina. _By_ William
Lewis, _M.B. F.R.S. Paper_ VI. p. 156.
XXI. _An Account of the Temple of_ Serapis _at_ Pozzuoli
_in the Kingdom of_ Naples: _In a Letter to_ John Ward,
_LL.D. and R.S. Vice-Præs. by the Rev._ John Nixon, _M.A.
F.R.S._ p. 166.
XXII. _Some Remarks on a_ Parthian _Coin with a_
Greek _and_ Parthian _Legend, never before published. In a
Letter from the Rev._ John Swinton, _M.A. of_ Christ-Church,
Oxon, _F.R.S. to the Rev._ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secret. R.S._
p. 175.
XXIII. _An Account of a Red Coral from the_ East-Indies, _of a
very singular Kind: In a Letter from Mr._ John Ellis, _F.R.S. to
Mr._ Peter Collinson, _F.R.S._ p. 189.
XXIV. _An Account of the Effects of a Storm at_ Wigton _in_
Cumberland. _Communicated by Mr._ Philip Miller, _F.R.S._ p. 194.
XXV. _An Account of the Effects of Lightning upon the Steeple and
Church of_ Lestwithiel, Cornwall; _in a Letter to the Right
Honourable the Earl of_ Macclesfield, _President of the R.S. By
Mr._ John Smeaton, _F.R.S._ p. 198.
XXVI. _An Account of the Case of the late Right Honourable_
Horace _Lord_ Walpole; _being a Sequel to his own Account
published in the_ Philosophical Transactions, _Vol._ xlvii.
_p._ 43 _and_ 472. p. 205.
_Postscript to Dr._ Whytt_’s Observations on Lord_
Walpole_’s Case_. p. 385.
XXVII. _An Account of the Virtues of Soap in dissolving the Stone,
in the Case of the Rev. Mr._ Matthew Simpson. _Communicated
by_ John Pringle, _M.D. F.R.S._ p. 221.
XXVIII. _An Account of the Impressions of Plants on the Slates of
Coals: In a Letter to the Right Honorable_ George _Earl of_
Macclesfield, _President of the R.S. from Mr._ Emanuel Mendes da
Costa, _F.R.S._ p. 228.
XXIX. _A Catalogue of the Fifty Plants from_ Chelsea Garden,
_presented to the_ Royal Society _by the worshipful Company of
Apothecaries, for the Year_ 1756, _pursuant to the Direction of
Sir_ Hans Sloane, _Baronet, Med. Reg. & Soc. nuper Præses, by_
John Wilmer, _M.D. clariss. Societatis Pharmaceut. Lond. Socius,
Hort._ Chels. _Præfect. & Prælector Botan._ p. 236.
XXX. _Remarks on the Opinion of_ Henry Eeles, _Esq; concerning the
Ascent of Vapour, published in the_ Philosoph. Transact. _Vol._ xlix.
_Part_ i. _p._ 124. _By_ Erasmus Darwin, _M.D. Communicated by Mr._
William Watson, _F.R.S._ p. 240.
XXXI. _An Account of a new-discovered Species of the Snipe or
Tringa: In a Letter to the Rev._ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secret.
R.S. from Mr._ Geo. Edwards, _Librarian of the College of
Physicians_. p. 255.
XXXII. _Observationes de Corallinis, iisque insidentibus Polypis,
aliisque Animalculis Marinis: Quas Regiæ Societati Londinensi
offert_ Job Baster, _Med. Doct. Acad. Cæsar. Reg. Societ. Lond. &
Scient. Holland. Socius._ p. 258.
XXXIII. _Remarks on Dr._ Job Baster’s Observationes de
Corallinis, &c. _In a Letter to the Right Hon._ George _Earl
of_ Macclesfield, _President of the R.S. from Mr._ John Ellis,
_F.R.S._ p. 280.
XXXIV. _An Account of an extraordinary Operation performed in the
Dock-Yard at_ Portsmouth: _Drawn up by Mr._ John Robertson,
_F.R.S._ p. 288.
XXXV. _Observations on an Evening, or rather Nocturnal, Solar_
Iris. _By Mr._ George Edwards, _Librarian of the College of
Physicians_. p. 293.
XXXVI. _The Effects of the_ Opuntia, _or Prickly Pear, and of
the_ Indigo _Plant, in colouring the Juices of living Animals.
Communicated by_ H. Baker, _F.R.S._ p. 296.
XXXVII. _An Account of an extrordinary Shower of black Dust, that
fell in the Island of_ Zetland _20th_ October 1755. _In a
Letter from Sir_ Andrew Mitchell, _of_ Westshore, _Bart.
to_ John Pringle, _M.D. F.R.S._ p. 297.
XXXVIII. _A Description of some Thermometers for particular Uses. By
the Right Honourable the Lord_ Charles Cavendish, _V.P.R.S._ p. 300.
XXXIX. _Observationes Anatomico-Medicæ de Monstro bicorporeo
Virgineo A. 1701. die 26_ Oct. _in_ Pannonia, _infra_
Comaromium, _in Possessione_ Szony, _quondam Quiritum_
Bregetione, _in lucem edito, atque A. 1723. die 23_ Febr. Posonii
_in Cœnobio Monialium_ S. Ursulæ _morte functo ibidemque
sepulto. Authore_ Justo Johanne Torkos, _M.D. Soc. Regalis
Socio._ p. 311.
XL. _Observations on the Origin and Use of the Lymphatic Vessels of
Animals: Being an Extract from the_ Gulstonian _Lectures, read
in the Theatre of the College of Physicians of_ London, _in_
June 1755. _By_ Mark Akenside, _M.D. Fellow of the College of
Physicians, and of the Royal Society_. p. 322.
XLI. _A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of_ Macclesfield,
_President, the_ Council, _and_ Fellows, _of the_ Royal
Society, _concerning the Variation of the Magnetic Needle; with a
Sett of Tables annexed, which exhibit the Result of upwards of Fifty
Thousand Observations, in Six periodic Reviews, from the Year 1700 to
the Year 1756, both inclusive; and are adapted to every Five Degrees
of Latitude and Longitude in the more frequented Oceans. By_
William Mountaine _and_ James Dodson, _Fellows of the Royal
Society_. p. 329.
XLII. _An account of some extraordinary Tumors upon the Head of a
labouring Man, now in_ St. Bartholomew’s _Hospital. By_ James
Parsons, _M.D. F.R.S._ p. 350.
XLIII. _An Extract of the Register of the Parish of_ Great
Shefford, _near_ Lamborne, _in_ Berkshire, _for Ten Years:
With Observations on the same: In a Letter to_ Tho. Birch, _D.D.
Secret. R.S. from the Rev. Mr._ Richard Foster, _Rector of_
Great Shefford. p. 356.
XLIV. _A remarkable Case of an Aneurism, or Disease of the principal
Artery of the Thigh, occasioned by a Fall. To which is prefixed a
short Account of the Uncertainty of the distinguishing Symptoms of
this Disease. By_ Jos. Warner, _F.R.S. and Surgeon to_ Guy’s
Hospital. p. 363.
XLV. _Farther Experiments for increasing the Quantity of Steam in a
Fire-Engine. By_ Keane Fitz-Gerald, _Esq; F.R.S._ p. 370.
XLVI. _Observatio Eclipsis Lunæ Die 27_ Martii, _Ann. 1755.
habita Ulissipone in Domo Patrum Congregationis Oratorii à_ Joanne
Chevalier _ejusdem Congregationis Presbytero, Regiæ_ Londinensis
_Societatis Socio, Regiæque_ Parisiensis _Scientiarum Academiæ
correspondente_. p. 374.
XLVII. _Eclipsis Lunæ Die_ 4 Februarii, _Ann._ 1757.
_habita Ulissipone à_ Joanne Chevalier _Presbytero
Congregationis Oratorii, Regiæ_ Londinensis _Societatis Socio,
Regiæque Scientiarum_ Parisiensis _Acadaemiæ correspondente, et
a_ Theodoro de Almeida _ejusdem Congregationis Presbytero, ac
Physicæ publico Professore_ p. 376.
_Observationes Eclipsium Satellitum Jovis Ulissipone habitæ a_
Joanne Chevalier, _&c._ p. 377.
XLVIII. _Observationes Eclipsium Satellitum Jovis Ulissipone habitæ
à_ Joanne Chevalier, _Presbytere Congregationis Oratorii,
Regiæque_ Londinensis _Societatis Socio, Anno_ 1757. p. 378.
XLIX. _A remarkable Case of the Efficacy of the Bark in a
Mortification: In a Letter to_ William Watson, _M.D. F.R.S. from Mr._
Richard Grindall, _Surgeon to the_ London _Hospital_. p. 379.
L. _A Letter to the Rev._ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secret. R.S. from_ John
Pringle, _M.D. F.R.S. inclosing Two Papers communicated to him by_
Robert Whytt, _M.D. F.R.S._ p. 383.
1. _Some Observations on the lithontriptic Virtue of the_ Carlsbad
_Waters, Lime-water, and Soap: In Letter to Dr._ John Pringle,
_F.R.S. from Dr._ Robert Whytt, _F.R.S. and Professor of Medicine
in the University of_ Edinburgh. p. 386.
2. _An Instance of the Electrical Virtue in the Cure of a Palsy. By
Mr._ Patrick Brydone. p. 392.
LI. _An Account of some fossil Fruits, and other Bodies, found in the
Island of_ Shepey. _By_ James Parsons, _M.D. F.R.S._ p. 396.
LII. _Observations on the Comet, that appeared in the Months of_
September _and_ October 1757, _made at the Royal Observatory by_ Ja.
Bradley, _D.D. Astronomer Royal, F.R.S. and Member of the Royal Academy
of Sciences at_ Paris. p. 408.
LIII. _The Resolution of a General Proposition for determining
the_ horary _Alteration of the Position of the Terrestrial
Equator, from the Attraction of Sun and Moon: With some Remarks on
the Solutions given by other Authors to that difficult and important
Problem. By Mr._ Tho. Simpson, _F.R.S._ p. 416.
LIV. _Remarks upon the Heat of the Air in_ July 1757, _in an Extract
of a Letter from_ John Huxham, _M.D. F.R.S. to_ William Watson, _M.D.
F.R.S. dated at_ Plymouth _19th of the same Month. With additional
Remarks by Dr._ Watson. p. 428.
LV. _Remarks upon the Letter of Mr._ John Ellis, _F.R.S. to_ Philip
Carteret Webb, _Esq; F.R.S. printed in the_ Philosophical Transactions,
_Vol._ xlix. _Part_ ii. _p._ 806. _By Mr._ Philip Miller, _F.R.S._
p. 430.
LVI. _An Answer to the preceding Remarks. By Mr._ John Ellis, _F.R.S._
p. 441.
LVII. _A Letter to the Rev._ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secr. R.S. concerning
the Number of the People of_ England; _by the Rev. Mr._ Richard
Forster, _Rector of_ Great Shefford _in_ Berkshire. p. 457.
LVIII. _A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of_ Macclesfield,
_President of the_ Royal Society, _from the Rev._ William Brakenridge,
_D.D. F.R.S. containing an Answer to the Account of the Numbers and
Increase of the People of_ England, _by the Rev. Mr._ Forster.
p. 465.