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ROYAL SOCIETY PAPERS. Vol. V. (ff. 246).

(1) 'Dissertation concerning the Measure of the Force of Bodies in Motion,' by J. T. Desaguliers; 29 Mar. 1739. ff. 1-10.

(2) 'A New Method of improving and perfecting Catadioptrical Telescopes', by Caleb Smith; 5 Apr. 1739. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 326. ff. 11-18b.

(3) Diary of the weather and height of the barometer from November 1736 to December 1739, by Henry Beighton. ff. 19-24b.

(4) Catalogue of the fifty plants from Chelsea Garden presented to the Royal Society for the year 1739. f. 25.

(5) Dr. Andrew Cantwell to Dr. Thomas Stack on a medical case; 26 Mar. 1740. ff. 27-30b.

(6) Claude Nicolas Le Cat, M.D., to Dr. Claude Amyand and paper on a surgical case with testimonials; Rouen, 10 Feb. 1740. French, with English translation. Partly printed. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 712. ff. 31-53b.

(7) 'Letter relating to the late Discoveries of the ancient Town of Herculaneum'; circa 1740. Copy in Birch's autograph. ff. 54-58.

(8) Notes on the reasoning powers of ants, parrots, etc. ff. 59-60b.

(9) 'A Description of Lough Erne' by William Henry, D.D.; circ. 1740. ff. 61-70b.

(10) 'Mémoire contenant la description d'un Nouveau quart de cercle', by — Passemant, 'ingenieur du Roi au Louvre à Paris'; 1740. ff. 71-74b.

(11) 'An account of Professor [Johann Heinrich] Winkler's experiments in electricity' by William Watson, F.R.S.; 1740. ff. 75-76b.

(12) Essay 'Sur la loi de Continuité'; circ. 1740. ff. 79-86.

(13) Dissertation on 'the curve and solid of least Resistance', by Guillaume de St. Jacques Silvabelle; circa 1745. French. ff. 93- 105.

(14) 'Dissertation sur les mesures Anciennes et le raport qu'elles ont avec celles d'à present' by Nicolaas Struÿck, F.R.S.; 1750. ff.106-lllb.

(15) 'Cogitationes de Velocitate Potentiarum Machinas equibus liquidum quodcunque cadit Versantium', by --Brun, M.D., of Montpellier; 1755. ff. 112-116.

(16) Dissertation on the forms of snowflakes, by Johann Nettis, M.D. of Middelburg; circ. 1740. Latin. Cf. Phil. Trans., xlix, p. 644. ff. 117-118b.

(17) 'Addition au Memoire sur la precession des Equinoxes' by Guillaume de St. Jacques Silvabelle; circ. 1753. ff. 119-120b.

(18) 'De Terrae Helveticae Bonitate et Qualitatibus variantibus' and 'De Aquarum Helveticarum praestantia et abundantia' by Johann Jacob Scheuchzer; circ. 1740. ff. 121-125b.

(19) 'Orders for Masters of Ships bound for the East Indies, and other farre Voyages' for scientific observations; n.d. ff. 128-133b.

(20) 'Description of an Electrometer as contrived by Mr. Dietrich [?Dieterich] at Basel'; circ. 1755. ff. 134-135b.

(21) Account by Daniel Bernoulli of the same author's 'Aiguilles d'inclinaison magnetique'; circ. 1755. f. 136.

(22) Account of the discovery of a Roman Hypocaustum at Lincoln in letters from T. Sympson to (a) Browne Willis, 16 Feb. 1739/40;-(b) James West, 7, 30 Apr. 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 855. ff. 138-139b, 140-141b,142-145.

(23) 'An Account of Dr. Francis Clifton's Book Intit'led Hippocrates upon Air, Water and Situation, upon Epidemical Diseases', etc., by Theophilus Lobb, M.D.; May, 1740. ff. 146-148b.

(24) 'Some Questions relating to numbers expressing the lengths of the 3 sides of a rightangled Triangle' by Archibald Hutcheson; 1 May 1740. ff. 149-150b.

(25) Messenger Monsey, physician, to Francis Wollaston, F.R.S., on some honeysuckle leaves; 4 Feb. 1739/40. ff. 151-152.

(26) Letters, etc., relating to the poisonous nature of laurel water; 1740, 1741. ff.155-167b.

(27) 'A Dissertation on the Worms which destroy the Piles on the coasts of Holland amd Zealand, by Job Baster, M.D.'; 1740. Latin, with English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 276. ff. 168-184b.

(28) 'A Description of a large Lake called Malholm [Malham] Tarn ... near Skipton in Craven' co. York, by John Fuller, Jun., F.R.S.; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 612. ff. 186-187b.

(29) Account by Mark Catesby of René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur's Memoires pour servir à l'histoire des Insectes, iv, Paris, 1738; 1740. ff. 188-193b.

(30) 'An account of Tumours which rendered the Bones soft', by Percival Pott, surgeon; 1740. ff. 194-197b.

(31) The Rev. John Copping to Sir Hans Sloane; 2 Feb. 1739/40. ff. 199-200.

(32) Camillo Paderni to Allan Ramsay on the discovery of a subterranean town near Naples; Rome, 20 Nov. 1739, 20 Feb. 1749/50. English translation. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 484. ff. 210-21lb.

(33) George Knapton to Charles Knapton on the same subject; Rome, 10 May 1738. Extract. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p.489. ff. 212-213.

(34) - Crispe to George Knapton on the same subject; Rome, 24 Apr. 1740. Extract. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 493. ff. 213b-214b.

(35) 'A Narrative of a new Invention of expanding Fluids,' etc., by John Payne; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 821. ff. 222-228b.

(36) 'Cornelius Le Bruyn's [Cornelis de Bruyn] Relation of petrified Oysters illustrated By Mr [Jacob Theodor] Klein of Dantzic'; 1740. Cf. Phil Trans., xli, p. 586. ff. 229-232b.

(37) 'An Observation on the planet Venus (with regard to her having a Satellite)', and other astronomical notes, by James Short, F.R.S.; 23 Oct. 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, pp. 632, 646, 647. ff. 233-234b, 236- 237b.

(38) 'An Account of the Influence which two Pendulum Clocks were observed to have upon each other', by John Ellicott, F.R.S.; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 126. ff. 238-239b.

(39) Henry Baker to Dr. Alexander Stuart with a notice of 'The Discovery of a perfect Plant in Semine'; 1740. Cf. Phil. Trans., xli, p. 448. ff. 240-246b.

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.

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

includes:

• ff. 1-10 John Theophilus Desaguliers, LLD, FRS (ob. 1744): Dissertation on the force of bodies in motion: 1739.
• ff.19-24b Henry Beighton, FRS; surveyor and engineer: Meteorological diary: 1736-1739.
• f. 25 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. 25 Isaac Rand, Botanist: Catalogues of the 50 plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries' Company: 1725, 1737-1739.
• f. 25 Chelsea, Middlesex: Catalogues of the plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company from their garden at: 1726-1757.
• f. 25 Botany: Catalogues of the fifty plants presented annually to the Royal Society by the Apothecaries Company: 1726-1757.
• f. 27 Andrew Cantwell, of Paris; physician: Letters to T. Stack: 1731-1740.
• f. 31 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Letter to C. Amyand: 1740.: Fr.: Partly printed.
• ff. 35-53b Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Account of a medical case: 1740.: Fr., with Engl. transl.
• ff.54-58 Herculaneum: Accounts of discoveries at: 1732, 1740.
• ff. 61-70b Erne, Lough, Ireland: Description of: circ. 1740.
• ff. 61-70b William Henry, DD; FRS: 'A Description of Lough Erne': circ. 1740.
• f. 70b Charlton on Otmoor, Oxfordshire: Note on a well at: circ. 1740.
• ff.71-74b Passemant, Ingénieur du Roi au Louvre: Description of a new method for quadrants: 1740.: Fr.
• ff. 75-76b William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Note on J. H. Winkler's electrical experiments: 1740.
• ff. 75-76b Johann Heinrich Winkler, FRS; Professor of Philosophy at Leipzig: Note on his electrical experiments: 1740.
• f. 77 Chevalier Joseph Louis Vincent de Mauléon de Causans: Letter to the Académie des Sciences: circ. 1740.: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 77b Chevalier Joseph Louis Vincent de Mauléon de Causans: Letter to the archbishops and bishops of France: circ. 1740.: Fr.: Copy.
• f. 87 Godfried Krieger, instrument maker: Letter to the Royal Society: circ. 1740.
• ff. 88-91 Claude Nicolas Le Cat, MD, FRS; French surgeon: Descriptions of surgical instruments: 1749.
• ff. 93-105 Guillaume de St Jacques Silvabelle, French mathematician: Dissertation upon a solid and curve of least resistance: circ. 1745.: Fr.
• ff. 106-1 1 1b Nicolaas Struÿck, FRS; of Amsterdam: Dissertation on ancient and modern measures: 1750.: Fr., with Engl. transl. (imperf.).
• ff. 106-111b Weights and Measures: Dissertation by N. Struÿck on ancient and modern measures: circ. 1750.: Fr., with Engl. transl. (imperf.).
• ff.112-116 Brun, MD; of Montpellier: Dissertation on the relationship between energy and velocity in moving liquids: circ 1740.: Lat.
• ff. 117-118b Johann Nettis, MD; of Middelburg: Treatise on forms of snowflakes: circ. 1740.: Lat.
• ff. 119-120b Guillaume de St Jacques Silvabelle, French mathematician: Additions to a memoir upon the precession of the equinoxes: 1752.: Fr.
• ff. 121-125b Johann Jacob Scheuchzer, FRS; Swiss naturalist: Treatises on the natural features of Switzerland: circ. 1700.: Lat.
• ff. 128-133b Navigation: Orders for observations to be made by masters of ships at sea: 18th cent.
• ff. 134-136 Dieterich, of Basle: Description of his electrometer, etc.: circ. 1755.: Fr. and Engl.
• f. 136 Daniel Bernoulli, FRS; Swiss mathematician and naturalist: Account of - Dieterich's work on magnetic needles: circ. 1755.: Fr.
• f. 137 William Watson, FRS; physician and naturalist; Knight 1786: Report of a case of hydatids: circ. 1740.
• ff. 138-145 T. Sympson, antiquary; of Lincoln: Letters to B. Willis and J. West: 1740.
• ff. 146-148b Francis Clifton, d 1736 M D; FRS: Account of 'Hippocrates' (1734) by: 1740.
• ff. 146-148b Theophilus Lobb, MD, FRS: Account of F. Clifton's 'Hippocrates', etc.: 1740.
• ff. 149-150b Archibald Hutcheson, MP, FRS: Problems rel. to right angled triangles: 1740.
• f. 151 Dr Messenger Monsey: Letter to F. Wollaston: 1740.
• ff.153, 213b Crispe: Extract from letter to G. Knapton: 1740.: Two copies.
• f. 155 John Wall, physician, of Worcester: Letter to R. Mead: 1740.
• f. 155 Thomas Cameron, physician, of Worcester: Letter to R. Mead: 1740.
• f. 155 James Mackenzie, physician, of Worcester: Letter to R. Mead: 1740.
• f. 155 Attwood, physician, of Worcester: Letter to R. Mead: 1740.
• f. 157 William Heberden, MD; FRS: Letter to the Royal Society: 1741.
• ff. 168-184b Job Baster, Dutch physician and botanist: Dissertation on worms that destroy the piles on the coast of Holland: 1740.: Lat., with Engl. transl.
• f. 185 John Huxham, MD; of Plymouth: Letter to C. Mortimer: 1740.
• ff. 186-187b John Fuller, the younger; FRS: Description of Malham Tarn near Skipton: 1740.
• ff. 186-187b Malham Tarn, West Riding of Yorkshire: Description of: 1740.
• ff. 188-193b Mark Catesby, FRS; naturalist: Accounts of Réaumur's 'Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes': 1737-1740.
• ff. 188-193b René Antoine Ferehault de Réaumur, FRS; French naturalist: Account of his 'Mémoires pour servir a l'Histoire des Insectes': 1736-1740.
• ff. 194-197b Percival Pott, surgeon: Account of tumours which softened the bones: 1740.
• f. 199 John Copping, DD; Dean of Clogher: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1738-1740.
• ff. 201-203 Claude Amyand, surgeon; FRS: Observations on an intestinal wound: 1740.
• ff.205,207 Samuel Cooke, miller, of Wincham, county Cheshire: Letters to the Royal Society: 1740, 1741.
• ff. 210, 210b Camillo Paderni, Keeper of the Herculaneum Museum: Letters to Allan Ramsey: 1739, 1740.: Engl. transl.
• f. 212 George Knapton, portrait painter: Extract from letter to C. Knapton: [?1738]: Two copies.
• f. 215 Edward Hody, MD, Physician to St. George's Hospital, London: Description of post mortem: 1740.
• ff. 217-218 J. Porter, schoolmaster at Broad Chalk: Letters to the Royal Society: 1740.
• f. 219 Claude Joseph Geoffroy, FRS; French chemist: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1736-1743.: Extracts and Engl. transl.
• f. 221 H. Burden, of Charleston, S Carolina: Letter to J. Ranby: 1739.: Extr.
• ff. 222-228b John Payne: Account of his invention for expanding fluids: 1740.
• ff. 229-232b Cornelis de Bruyn, Dutch artist and traveller; d. circa 1726: Discussion of his account of petrified oysters, by J. T. Klein: 1740.: Engl. transl.
• ff. 229-232b Jacob Theodor Klein, FRS; German naturalist: Letters, etc., to Sir H. Sloane: 1737, 1740.: Engl. transl.
• ff. 233-234b, 236-237b James Short, FRS; optician: Astronomical observations: 1738-1750.
• f. 235 George Graham, FRS; clock and instrument maker: Astronomical observations: 1738.
• f. 236 John Bevis, MD; astronomer: Astronomical observations: 1740.
• ff. 238-239b John Ellicott, FRS; clockmaker: Account of the mutual influence of clock pendulums: 1740.
• ff. 240-246b Henry Baker, FRS; naturalist and poet: Letters, etc., to Dr. Stuart: 1740.