The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, from Their Commencement, in 1665, to the Year 1800; Abridged, with Notes and Biographic Illustrations, by Charles Hutton ... George Shaw ... Richard Pearson ...: 1724-1734

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Tho Fairchild on the Sap in Plants
41
Arithmetic Political Arithmetic Aged Persons Annuities Logarithms
46
ibid
61
Longitude of Lisbon J Bradley
77
Dr Nettleton Height of Barometer c
86
55
88
On Ipecacuanha Dr Douglas
102
On Impossible Roots C Maclaurin
107
Muschenbroek on Magnetical Powers
110
John Strachey the Strata in CoalMines
118
Rob Payne a Fork put up the Anus
133
Ja Bradley Longitude of Lisbon c
141
PHYSIOLOGY
144
Preternat Struct of Pudenda J Bonnet 42
150
125
155
Geo Warren Dissection of an Ostrich
157
J Ranby two New Arteries to the Ovaria
163
On Pendulum Rods Geo Graham
166
John Eames on Moving Forces
169
NATURAL HISTORY
171
Dr Beard on a Stone voided by Urine
175
On the same by John Ranby
179
B Robins Demonstr of a Prop in Newton
181
J Jas Scheuchzer on some Rare Crystals
187
De Lisle J N 335
192
Dr Halley against Souciets Dissertations ibid
194
An Epilepsy and Cataract W Curieus
199
On Motive Forces John Eames
203
Dr Desaguliers Foul Air in Mines
212
Eclipses of Jup Satellites at Pekin 500 Dr Derham on Nebulous Stars
214
Dissection of a Rattle Snake by ditto
217
Dr Sam Clarke Force of Bodies in Motion
219
Isaac Greenwood History of Meteors ibid
226
Instrument used on the Eyes ditto
237
J Dobyns on Stones in the Kidneys
238
Solar Eclipse c Observed near Lisbon
247
Biographical Notice of Mr Phillip Miller ibid
253
Geo Campbell Impossible Roots of Equat
264
Eclipses of Jup Satellites Manfredi
265
J G Scheuchzer Barom Meas of Hills ibid
271
Catesbys Nat Hist of Carolina Mortimer 432
273
Catalogue of 50 Plants Isaac Rand
336
App Motion in the Stars Ja Bradley
338
Physiology of Plants
340
The Vegetable Lamb Dr Breyne
346
On the Balance Dr Desaguliers
347
J Hadley Account of Bianchinis Hesperi
359
Sig Poleni the same observed at Padua ibid
365
Two Cases in Surgery Dr Huxham
385
The same by ditto
418
ibid
419
97 Anastomoses of the Sperm Ves Mortimer
420
J F Weidler Solar Eclipse at Wittemberg
427
Biographical Notice of Mr Mark Catesby ibid
435
On the same at Plymouth Dr Huxham
438
Dr Chr Ja Trew the Cereus Peruvianus
441
H Beighton LondonBridge WaterWorks ibid
447
Klingenstiern Quadrat of Hyp Curves
462
On the same by John Hadley
464
Painting and on Weaving Tapestry
477
Intermitting Springs J Atwell
482
Dr Nicholls on a Polypus coughed up ibid
486
On the same by Geo Lynn
501
Dr Houston on the Contrayerva Root
506
191
512
The same for 4 years Wm Rastrick
530
Dr N Cyrillus Eruption of Vesuvius
555
The Arcuccio in Italy Ol St John
556
393
565
Stephen Gray Experiments on Electricity ibid
571
500
577
Constar tinople first Printed Book
583
Ja Hodgson Eclipses of Jup Satellites
588
On a WaterSpout Jos Harris
604
Medicine
611
On Martyns Hist of Plants ditto
629
History of Meteors Isa Greenwood
637
A Body preserved in a Mine Leyal
651
VOL VII
657
ibid
662
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TitleThe Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, from Their Commencement, in 1665, to the Year 1800; Abridged, with Notes and Biographic Illustrations, by Charles Hutton ... George Shaw ... Richard Pearson ...: 1724-1734
Volume 7 of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: From Their Commencement, in 1665, to the Year 1800, Royal Society (Great Britain)
Volume 7 of The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, from Their Commencement, in 1665, to the Year 1800: Abridged, with Notes and Biographical Illustrations, Richard Pearson
AuthorsRoyal Society (Great Britain), Charles Hutton, Richard Pearson
Editionabridged
PublisherC. and R. Baldwin, 1809
Original fromthe New York Public Library
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