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ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. IV (ff. 285).

(1) 'Defectus solis observatus e specula Bononiensis scientiarum instituti ... referente Eustachio Manfredio', 15 Aug. 1738. Printed. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 94. ff. 1-2b.

(2) Account of electrical experiments by Jean Théophile Desaguliers; 1738, 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, pp. 200, 209. ff. 3-13b, 104-112.

(3) 'An Examination of Sea water frozen and melted again ... made in Hudson's Streights by Capt. Christopher Middleton, F.R.S.' Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 806. f. 15.

(4) 'A Description of Needles made for operations on the Eyes, by Archibald Cleland, Surgeon to Genl. Wade's Regt. of Horse'; Feb. 1738/9. With drawings. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 847. ff. 16-19.

(5) John Copping, Dean of Clogher, to Sir H. Sloane; Dublin, 27 Jan. 1738/9. ff. 20-22b.

(6) 'An Account of an ancient Date in Arabian figures upon the North Front of the Parish Church of Rumsey in Hampshire' by Rev. William Barlow; 1741. Cf. Phil Trans., xli. p. 652. ff. 25-27b.

(7) Account of Experiments with Pendulums by J. T. Desaguliers; 1739. ff. 28-31b.

(8) Account, by Dr. Thomas Stack, of J. F. Weidler's tracts 'Commentatio de Parheliis mense Januario anni 1736' and 'De rubore coeli igneo mense Decembri anni 1737'; 1738. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 459. ff. 34-37b.

(9) An abstract of Dr. Antonio Cocchi's speech 'De usu Artis Anatomicae'; 1 Mar. 1738/9. ff. 38-39b.

(10) Catalogue of the fifty plants from Chelsea Garden presented to the Royal Society for the year 1738. f. 44.

(11) 'An observation of the Lights seen in the Air, an Aurora Australis on March 18, 1738/9 at London', by Dr. C. Mortimer. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 839. ff. 45-46b.

(12) Description of two caves in the Carpathian mountains by Màtyàs Bél; 1739. Latin. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 41. ff. 47-50b.

(13) Description of a catheter for removing stone, by Archibald Cleland, surgeon; 5 Apr. 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 844. ff. 51-53.

(14) 'Of the true place of the planets' by John Cope; 1739. ff. 55-56b.

(15) 'A Natural History of the Parish of Killasher [Co. Fermanagh], by the Revd. Mr. Wm. Henry, Rector'; 1 Sept. 1732. ff. 58-74b.

(16) 'Ad Eclipses Terrae representandas Machina' of Johann Andreas Segner, Professor of Mathematics at Göttingen; 20 July 1738. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 781. ff. 75-84b.

(17) 'Of the cure of arteriotomy and aneurism occasioned by Bloodletting', by Dr. Claude Amyand; 1739. ff. 85-87, 89-91b.

(18) Description and sketch of a Roman pavement discovered at Weldon, co. Northt.; 1739. ff. 88, 92, 95-96b.

(19) 'The Variation of the Magnetic Needle, as Observed in three Voyages from London to Maryland, [1732-1734] by Walter Hoxton'; 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 171. ff. 113-114b.

(20) Observations and experiments with madder on animals, by Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, in a letter to Sir H. Sloane; Paris, 10 May 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 390. French, with English translation. ff. 116-135b.

(21) 'An Astronomical Dissertation on the Moon's Atmosphere', by Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, in a letter to Dr. C. Mortimer; 31 May 1739. Latin, with English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 261. ff. 138-157b.

(22) Claude François Nicole, engraver, to the Secretary offering to complete the die for Sir Isaac Newton's medal; Nancy, 1739. French, with English translation. ff. 162-165b.

(23) An examination of the Cheltenham mineral waters, by Conrad Hieronymus Senckenberg; 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 830. ff. 166- 168b.

(24) Marten Triewald, F.R.S., to Dr. C. Mortimer on artificial heat for hotbeds; Stockholm, 5 Nov. 1739. ff. 169-175b.

(25) 'An Observation of the immoderate and fatal Use of Lapilli Cancrorum', by Johannes Philippus Breynius; 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 557. ff. 176-180.

(26) 'Some Thoughts and Conjectures concerning the Cause of Elasticity', by J. T. Desaguliers; 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 175. ff. 181-189b.

(27) Francis Drake to Sir Hans Sloane on a fall in the barometer; York, 24 Nov. 1739. f. 190.

(28) Johann Matthaeus Barth to Dr. C. Mortimer; Regensburg, 15 Oct. 1739. English translation. ff. 191-193b.

(29) Johann Georg Steigertahl to the President enclosing observations by J. F. Weidler on a solar eclipse and an occultation of Palilicium or Aldebaran; Hanover, 16/27 Nov. 1739. English translation. ff. 194-196b, 201-202b.

(30) William Watson to Dr. Thomas Stack on the cure of a woman bitten by a viper; 14 Dec. 1739. f. 200.

(31) Account of the effect of frost on eggs, by Dr. Alexander Stuart; 1740. ff. 203-206b.

(32) François de Brémond to the President on his suggested translation of the 'Philosophical Transactions'; Paris, 7 Dec. 1739. English translation. ff. 207-210b.

(33) 'The Case of Mary Howell who had a needle run into her Arm and came out at her breast in 1733'; 2 June 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 767. ff. 211-212b.

(34) George Mackenzie to the Society on 'A Method for Preparing Plank and other Ship-Timbers, as of makeing a Pitch'; 3 Aug. 1739. ff. 213-215b.

(35) 'An Account of an Improvement on the Terrestrial Globe', by Joseph Harris; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 321. ff. 217- 218b.

(36) 'Concerning the planet Venus according to [Francesco] Bianchini's Discoveries as it is represented by Clock-work in a Planetarium', by J. T. Desaguliers; 1740. ff. 219-224b.

(37) 'Dissertation concerning the Measure of the Force of Bodies in Motion,' etc., by J. T. Desaguliers; Feb. 1739/40. ff. 226-236b, 280- 282b.

(38) The Rev. Ebenezer Latham, M.D., to Dr. C. Mortimer concerning star clusters in the ancient sphere; 21 Feb. 17439/40. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 730. ff. 237-246.

(39) 'The Dimensions of the little French Girl, that was shewed Publickly at Charing Cross', taken 28 Feb. 1739/40, by James Douglas, M.D. ff. 247-249b.

(40) 'An Account of Coal-Balls', made at Liége, by William Hanbury, F.R.S.; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 672. ff. 252-254.

(41) 'Some curious Experiments and Observations on a Beetle that lived three years without food', in a letter from Henry Baker to Alexander Stuart, M.D.; Strand, 2 Jan. 1739/40. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 441. ff. 255-260b.

(42) John Copping, Dean of Clogher, to Sir H. Sloane on the natural history of Ireland, etc.; 1740. ff. 266-273b.

(43) John Martyn, Professor of Botany at Cambridge, to John Machin, concerning an Aurora Australis seen at Chelsea; 18 Mar. 1738/9. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 840. ff. 284-285b.

Navigation: Papers rel. to methods of finding longitude: 17th cent - 1765.: Engl and Fr.

Natural Science: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Natural History: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1663-1765.

Medicine and Surgery: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1721-1765.

Mathematics: Papers on, communicated to the Royal Society: 1674-1765.

Thomas Birch, d 1766 DD, FRS: Correspondence of: 1726-1766, n.d.

Astronomy: Accounts of astronomical phenomena communicated to the Royal Society: 1715-1765.

includes:

• ff. 1-2b Eustachio Manfredi, FRS; Italian astronomer: Account of a solar eclipse: 1738.: Lat., with Engl transl.: Partly printed.
• ff. 3-13b, 28-31b, 104-112 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Accounts of electrical and other experiments by: 1738-1741.
• f. 13 B. Hothersall, of Barbados: Letter to P. Miller: 1737.
• f. 15 Captain Christopher Middleton, FRS; Arctic explorer: Examination of frozen sea water by: 1738.
• ff. 16-19 Archibald Cleland, army surgeon: Description of needles for operations on the eyes: 1739.
• ff. 20, 266-273b John Copping, DD; Dean of Clogher: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1738-1740.
• ff. 25-27b Romsey, Hampshire: Account of a date in Arabic numerals on the church: 1741.
• ff. 25-27b William Barlow, Rector of Sutcombe and Stoke Damerel: Account of an ancient date on Romsey Church: 1741.
• f. 32 Henry Hare, 3rd Baron Coleraine; of Bruce Castle, Tottenham: Account of a woman voiding a stone: 1739.
• ff. 34-37b Thomas Stack, MD, FRS: Accounts and translation of scientific works: 1737, 1738.
• ff. 34-37b, 194b-196b, 201-202b Johann Friedrich Weidler, German mathematician and astronomer: Astronomical observations: 1738.: Lat. and Engl.
• ff. 38-39b Antonius Celestino Cocchi, Italian physician: Abstract of his 'De usu Artis Anatomicae oratio' (1736): 1739.
• ff. 40-41 City of St Petersburg: Account of extremes of cold at: 1709-1738.
• ff. 40-41 Meteorology: Tables of cold at St. Petersburg, 1709-1738, and remarks on temperatures in Siberia: 1738.
• f. 44 London; Secular Institutions. City Companies. Society of Apothecaries: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually by, to the Royal Society: 1726, 1737-1739, 1757.
• f. 44 Chelsea, Middlesex: Catalogues of the plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company from their garden at: 1726-1757.
• f. 44 Isaac Rand, Botanist: Catalogues of the 50 plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries' Company: 1725, 1737-1739.
• f. 44 Botany: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company: 1726-1757.
• f. 45 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Account of the Aurora Australis seen in London: 1739.
• f. 45 London, England: Astronomical observations in: 1735, 1739.
• ff. 47-50b Mátyás Bél, FRS; Hungarian theologian and historian: Description of two caves in the Carpathians: 1739.: Lat.
• ff.51-53 Archibald Cleland, army surgeon: Description of a catheter: 1739.
• ff. 55-56b John Cope: 'Of the true place of the planets': 1739.
• f. 57 Antiquities: Note on Camden's identification of 'Julia Strata': 1739.
• ff. 58-74b William Henry, DD; FRS: 'A Natural History of the Parish of Killasher': 1732.
• ff. 58-74b Killasher, Fermanagh: Natural history of the parish: 1732.
• f. 75 Johann Andreas Segner, FRS; Professor of Mathematics at Göttingen: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1738.: Engl. transl.
• ff. 77-84b Johann Andreas Segner, FRS; Professor of Mathematics at Göttingen: Description of an astronomical machine: 1738.: Lat.
• ff. 85-87, 89-91b Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Tract on the cure of arteriotomy, etc., caused by blood letting: 1739.
• ff. 88, 92, 95-96b Antiquities: Description and sketch of a Roman pavement discovered at Weldon, co. Northt.: 1739.
• ff. 88, 92, 95-96b Great Weldon, Northamptonshire: Description and sketch of a Roman pavement at: 1739.
• ff.94, 283 John Martyn, FRS; botanist: Letters to J. Machin: 1739.
• ff. 98-99, 274-277 Howel Knethell: Description of a machine for turning a ship, with diagrams: 1740.
• f. 100 Francis Drake, F R S; historian of York, son of Francis Drake: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1739.
• ff. 100, 102-103 William Bromfield, surgeon: Accounts of post mortem examinations: 1738, 1739.
• ff. 107, 110 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Letters to C. Mortimer: 1739, 1740.
• ff. 113-114b Captain Walter Hoxton: Observations of the variation of the magnetic needle made during voyages from London to Maryland: 1739.
• f. 115 Moreton Gilkes, FRS; surgeon: Letter to J. Martyn: 1739.: Extr.
• f. 116 Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, FRS; French botanist: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1739.: Engl. transl.
• ff. 116-135b Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau, FRS; French botanist: Account of experiments for tingeing bones with madder: 1739.: Fr. with Engl. transl.
• f. 136 Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Medical case: 1739.
• f. 138 Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1739, 1741.: Fr. and Engl. transl.
• ff. 139-157b Jean Paul Grandjean de Fouchy, French scientist: Dissertation on the moon's atmosphere: 1739.: Lat., with Engl. transl.
• ff. 162, 164 Claude François Nicole, engraver, of Nancy: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1739.: Fr. with Engl. transl.
• ff. 166-168b Conrad Hieronymus Senkenberg: Examination of the Cheltenham mineral waters: 1739.
• ff. 166-168b Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Account of the mineral waters: 1739.
• f. 167 Cromwell Mortimer, MD, FRS; Secretary to the Royal Society: Note on the examination of the Cheltenham mineral waters: 1739.
• ff. 169-175b Marten Triewald, FRS; Director of Mechanics to the King of Sweden: Letter, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1739.
• f. 176 Joannes Philippus Breynius, filius Jacobi: Description of a post mortem on Sir R. Hacket: 1739.: Engl. transl.
• f. 178 Joannes Philippus Breynius, filius Jacobi: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1739.: Eng. transl.
• ff. 181-189b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Notes on elasticity: 1739.
• f. 191 Johann Matthaeus Barth, German naturalist: Letters to C. Mortimer: 1739, 1740.: Engl. transl.
• ff. 194 -196b, 201-202b Johann Georg Steigertahl, Chief Court Physician to George I: Letter, etc., to Sir H. Sloane: 1739.: Engl. transl.
• ff. 197-199b Edward Milward, M.D, MD: Letter, etc., to Sir Hans Sloane.
• f. 200 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Letter to T. Stack: 1739.
• f. 203 Alexander Stuart, MD, FRS: Account of the effects of frost on eggs: 1740.
• f. 207 François de Brémond, French translator of the 'Philosophical Transactions': Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1739, 1740.: Engl. transl.
• ff. 211-212b Mary Howell, of Oswestry: Sworn statement of an injury to, in 1733: 1739.: Copy.
• f. 213 George Mackenzie: Letter to the Royal Society: 1739.
• f. 216 Petworth, Sussex: Account of an ass frozen to death at: 1739.
• ff. 217-218b Joseph Harris, assay master of the Mint 1748: Account of his improvement in the terrestrial globe: 1740.
• ff. 219-224b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Account of Bianchini's discoveries concerning the planet Venus: 1740.
• ff. 219-224b Francesco Bianchini, d 1729 Italian astronomer and antiquary: Account of his discoveries respecting the planet Venus: 1740.
• f. 225 Captain Edward Wright: Letter to P. Collinson: 1740.
• ff. 226-236b, 280-282b John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Treatises on velocity of bodies: 1740.
• ff. 237-246 Reverend Ebenezer Latham, MD: Letters, etc., to C. Mortimer: 1738, 1740.
• ff.247-249b James Douglas, MD, FRS: Dimensions of a French dwarf: 1740.
• f. 250 James Short, FRS; optician: Astronomical observations: 1738-1750.
• ff. 252-254 William Hanbury, FRS; of Kelmarsh: Account of coal-balls made at Liége: 1740.
• ff. 252-254 Liege, Belgium: Account of coal-balls made there: 1739.
• f. 255 Henry Baker, FRS; naturalist and poet: Letters, etc., to Dr. Stuart: 1740.
• f. 261 Darlington, Durham: Note of the temperatures at, in the winter of 1739-1740.: 1739-1740.
• ff. 261, 263 [? H.] Forth, of Darlington: Letters to F. Hauksbee: 1740.
• f. 265 John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Letter to the Royal Society: 1740.
• f. 265 Joseph Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer: Letter to J. Bevis: 1740.: Engl. transl.
• f. 278 John Cope: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1740.