Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Volume 1

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Additional Observations tending to investigate the Symptoms of
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Experiments on the Chemical Production and Agency of Electricity
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The Bakerian Lecture On the Theory of Light and Colours
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On the Independence of the analytical and geometrical Methods
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Observations on the two lately discovered celestial Bodies By William
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Analysis of Corundum and of some of the Substances which accom
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A chemical Analysis of some Calamines By James Smithson
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Observations on the chemical Nature of the Humours of the Eye
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An Account of some Experiments and Observations on the constituent
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Inquiries concerning the Nature of a metallic Substance lately sold
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An Account of the Measurement of an Arc of the Meridian extending
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Continuation of an Account of a peculiar Arrangement in the Arteries
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Analysis of a triple Sulphuret of Lead Antimony and Copper from
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Experiments and Observations on the Motion of the Sap in Trees
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An Analysis of the magnetical Pyrites with Remarks on some of
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On two Metals found in the black Powder remaining after the Solu
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An Essay on the Cohesion of Fluids By Thomas Young M D
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An Investigation of all the Changes of the variable Star in Sobieskis
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Concerning the Differences in the magnetic Needle on Board the
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On the Reproduction of Buds By Thomas Andrew Knight Esq F R S
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Observations on the singular Figure of the Planet Saturn By William
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Experiments on a Mineral Substance formerly supposed to be Zeolite
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Mémoire sur les Quantités imaginaires Par M Buée
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The Application of a Method of Differences to the Species of Series
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Observations upon the Marine Barometer made during the Examina
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On the inverted Action of the alburnous Vessels of Trees By Thomas
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An Account of some Experiments performed with a View to ascertain
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An Account of a Method of dividing Astronomical and other Instru
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Account of the Dissection of a Human Foetus in which the Circulation
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On the Attractions of homogeneous Ellipsoids By James Ivory A M
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The Bakerian Lecture for 1809 On some new Electrochemical
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An Analysis of several Varieties of British and Foreign Salt Muriate
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Observations on the Effects of Magnesia in preventing an increased
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On the Gizzards of Grazing Birds By Everard Home Esq F R S
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On Cystic Oxide a new species of Urinary Calculus By William
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Observations and Experiments on Pus By George Pearson M D F R S
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On the Expansion of any Functions of Multinomials By Thomas
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On the Composition of Zeolite By James Smithson Esq F R S
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An Account of the great Derbyshire Denudation By Mr J FareySen
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Experiments to ascertain the State in which Spirit exists in fermented
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On the Attractions of an extensive Class of Spheroids By James
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A Narrative of the Eruption of a Volcano in the Sea off the Island
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Catalogue of 500 new Nebula nebulous Stars planetary Nebulæ
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An Account of some Experiments on different Combinations of Fluoric
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On a remarkable Application of Cotess Theorem By J F
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A Method of drawing extremely fine Wires By William Hyde Wol
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On the Light of the Cassegrainian Telescope compared with that
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On a new Principle of constructing His Majestys Ships of War
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Propositions containing some Properties of Tangents to Circles
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Observations respecting the natural Production of Saltpetre on the Walls
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An Account of some Experiments on Animal Heat By John Davy
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Page 35 - When a ray of light passes from one medium to another, it is refracted so that the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction is equal to the ratio of the velocities in the two media.
Page 250 - It is very natural to suppose, that the repellent and attractive energies are communicated from one particle to another particle of the same kind, so as to establish a conducting chain in the fluid ; and that the locomotion takes place in consequence ; and that this is really the case seems to be shown by many facts.
Page 388 - On some Physiological Researches respecting the Influence of the Brain on the action of the Heart, and on the Generation of Animal Heat," for which a Copley medal, " the highest honour the Society has to bestow,
Page xiii - Lecture ; an Account of some new analytical Researches on the Nature of certain Bodies, particularly the Alkalies, Phosphorus, Sulphur, Carbonaceous Matter, and the Acids hitherto undecompounded ; with some general Observations on Chemical Theory.
Page 279 - ... the opinion of their formation independently of the presence of this substance. The combustible bases of the fixed alkalies seem to be repelled as other combustible substances, by positively electrified...
Page 92 - wherever two portions of the same light arrive at the eye by different routes, either exactly or very nearly in the same direction, the light becomes most intense when the difference of the routes is any multiple of a certain length, and least intense in the intermediate state of the interfering portions; and this length is different for light of different colours.
Page 294 - ... to be passed through them becomes less. The burners, where the gas is consumed, are connected with the above mains, by short tubes, each of which is furnished with a cock to regulate the admission of the gas to each burner, and to shut it totally off when requisite.
Page 218 - IT can scarcely have escaped the notice of the most inattentive observer of vegetation, that in whatever position a seed is placed to germinate, its radicle invariably makes an effort to descend towards the centre of the earth, whilst the elongated germen takes a precisely opposite direction ; and it has been proved by Du HAMEL* that if a seed, during its germination, be frequently inverted, the points both of the radicle and germen will return to the first direction. Some naturalists have supposed...
Page 385 - The Bakerian Lecture, on some of the Combinations of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygen, and on the Chemical Relations of these Principles to inflammable Bodies.
Page 271 - Observations on the nature of the new celestial body discovered by Dr. Olbers ; and of the Comet which was expected to appear in July last, in its return from the Sun. By William Herschel, LL.D., FRS— Phil. Trans., abr. A Narrative of the proceedings on board His Majesty's ship

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