A new Demonstration of the Binomial Theorem, when the Exponent is a positive or negative Fraction. By the Rev. Abram Robertson, A.M. F.R.S.

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New Method of computing Logarithms. By Thomas Manning, Esq.. 239
Description of the Mineral Basin in the Counties of Monmouth, Gla-
morgan, Brecon, Carmarthen, and Pembroke. By Mr. Edward
Martin..

Observations on the Permanency of the Variation of the Compass at
Jamaica. In a Letter from Mr. James Robertson to the Right
Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, K.B. P.R.S.

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Observations on the Camel's Stomach respecting the Water it contains, and the Reservoirs, in which that Fluid is inclosed; with an Account of some Peculiarities in the Urine. By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S. 243 Observations on the Variation, and on the Dip of the magnetic Needle, made at the Apartments of the Royal Society, between the Years 1786 and 1805 inclusive. By Mr. George Gilpin

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On the Declinations of some of the principal fixed Stars; with a Description of an Astronomical Circle, and some Remarks on the Construction of Circular Instruments. By John Pond, Esq. . Observations and Remarks on the Figure, the Climate, and the Atmosphere of Saturn, and its Ring. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. 246

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The Bakerian Lecture, on some chemical Agencies of Electricity. By
Humphry Davy, Esq. F.R.S. M.R.I.A..

page 247

On the Precession of the Equinoxes. By the Rev. Abram Robertson,
M.A. F.R.S...

An Account of two Children born with Cataracts in their Eyes, to show
that their Sight was obscured in very different Degrees; with Ex-
periments to determine the proportional Knowledge of Objects ac-
quired by them immediately after the Cataracts were removed. By
Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S.

Observations on the Structure of the different Cavities which constitute the Stomach of the Whale, compared with those of ruminating Animals, with a View to ascertain the Situation of the digestive Organ. By Everard. Home, Esq. F.R.S.

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On the Formation of the Bark of Trees. In a Letter from Thomas
Andrew Knight, Esq. F.R.S. to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks,
Bart. K.B. P.R.S..

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An Investigation of the general Term of an important Series in the inverse Method of finite Differences. By the Rev. John Brinkley, D.D. F.R.S.

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On Fairy-rings. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S. Observations on the Structure of the Stomachs of different Animals, with a View to elucidate the Process of converting animal and vegetable Substances into Chyle. By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S. . . . 261 Experiments for investigating the Cause of the coloured concentric Rings, discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, between two Object-glasses laid upon one another. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S. . . . 264

On the Economy of Bees. In a Letter from Thomas Andrew Knight,
Esq. F.R.S. to the Right Honourable Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. K.B.
P.R.S.

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Observations and Measurements of the Planet Vesta. By John Jerome
Schroeter, F.R.S.

A new Eudiometer, accompanied with Experiments, elucidating its
Application. By William Hasledine Pepys, Esq.
Observations on the Nature of the new celestial Body discovered by
Dr. Olbers, and of the Comet which was expected to appear last
January in its return from the Sun. By William Herschel, LL.D.
F.R.S.

On the Quantity of Carbon in carbonic Acid, and on the Nature of the
Diamond. By William Allen, Esq. F.L.S. and William Hasledine
Pepys, Esq.

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An Account of the Relistian Tin Mine. By Mr. Joseph Carne ...... 275
An Analysis of the Waters of the Dead Sea and the River Jordan.
By Alexander Marcet, M.D.

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The Bakerian Lecture, on some new Phenomena of chemical Changes produced by Electricity, particularly the Decomposition of the fixed Alkalies, and the Exhibition of the new substances which constitute their bases; and on the general Nature of alkaline Bodies. By Humphry Davy, Esq. Sec. R.S. M.R.I.A. page 278 On the Structure and Uses of the Spleen. By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S. 283 On the Composition of the Compound Sulphuret from Huel Boys, and an Account of its Crystals. By James Smithson, Esq. F.R.S....... On Oxalic Acid. By Thomas Thomson, M.D. F.R.S. Ed. On Super-acid and Sub-acid Salts. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S.

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On the Inconvertibility of Bark into Alburnum. By Thomas Andrew
Knight, Esq. F.R.S.

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Some Account of Cretinism. By Henry Reeve, M.D. of Norwich ...
On a new Property of the Tangents of the three Angles of a Plane
Triangle. By Mr. William Garrard

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On a new Property of the Tangents of three Arches trisecting the Circumference of a Circle. By Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F.R.S. . . . An Account of the Application of the Gas from Coal to economical Purposes. By Mr. William Murdoch......... Further Experiments on the Spleen. By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S. 295 Observations of a Comet, made with a View to investigate its Magnitude and the Nature of its Illumination. To which is added, an Account of a new Irregularity lately perceived in the apparent Figure of the Planet Saturn. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S...................... 297 Hydraulic Investigations, subservient to an intended Croonian Lecture on the Motion of the Blood. By Thomas Young, M.D. For. Sec. R.S. 298 A Letter on the Alterations that have taken place in the Structure of Rocks, on the Surface of the basaltic Country in the Counties of Derry and Antrim. By William Richardson, D.D. ......

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A Letter on the Differences in the Structure of Calculi, which arise from their being formed in different Parts of the Urinary Passages; and on the Effects that are produced upon them, by the internal Use of solvent Medicines, from Mr. William Brande to Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S.......

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Some Observations on Mr. Brande's Paper on Calculi. By Everard
Home, Esq. F.R.S.

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On the Changes produced in Atmospheric Air, and Oxygen Gas, by
Respiration. By W. Allen, Esq. F.R.S. and W. H. Pepys, Esq. F.R.S. 305
Description of an Apparatus for the Analysis of the Compound In-
flammable Gases by slow Combustion; with Experiments on the
Gas from Coal, explaining its Application. By William Henry, M.D. 309
An Account of some Peculiarities in the anatomical Structure of the
Wombat, with Observations on the female Organs of Generation.
By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S.

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On the Origin and Office of the Alburnum of Trees. In a Letter from
Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. F.R.S. to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph
Banks, Bart. K.B. P.R.S.......

Eclipses of the Satellites of Jupiter, observed by John Goldingham,
Esq. F.R.S. and under his Superintendance, at Madras, in the East
Indies..

Electro-Chemical Researches on the Decomposition of the Earths;
with Observations on the Metals obtained from the alkaline Earths,
and on the Amalgam procured from Ammonia. By Humphry Davy,
Esq. Sec. R.S. M.R.Í.A.

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The Croonian Lecture. On the Functions of the Heart and Arteries.
By Thomas Young, M.D. For. Sec. R.S.

page 314

An Account of some Experiments, performed with a View to ascertain the most advantageous Method of constructing a Voltaic Apparatus, for the Purposes of Chemical Research. By John George Children, Esq. F.R.S.

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The Bakerian 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. By Humphry Davy, Esq. Sec. R.S. F.R.S. Ed. and M.R.I.A....... 318 An Account of a Method of dividing Astronomical and other Instruments, by ocular Inspection; in which the usual Tools for graduating are not employed; the whole Operation being so contrived, that no Error can occur but what is chargeable to Vision, when assisted by the best optical Means of viewing and measuring minute Quantities. By Mr. Edward Troughton....

A Letter on a Canal in the Medulla Spinalis of some Quadrupeds. In a Letter from Mr. William Sewell, to Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S. A numerical Table of elective Attractions; with Remarks on the Sequences of double Decompositions. By Thomas Young, M.D. For. Sec. R.S.

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Account of the Dissection of a Human Fœtus, in which the Circulation
of the Blood was carried on without a Heart. By Mr. B. C. Brodie. page 327
On the Origin and Formation of Roots. In a Letter from Thomas
Andrew Knight, Esq. F.R.S. to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks,
Bart. K.B. P.R.S..

On the Nature of the intervertebral Substance in Fish and Quadrupeds. By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S.

On Platina and native Palladium from Brazil. By William Hyde
Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S.

On a native Arseniate of Lead. By the Rev. William Gregor. . . .
An anatomical Account of the Squalus maximus (of Linnæus), which
in the Structure of its Stomach forms an intermediate Link in the
Gradation of Animals between the Whale Tribe and Cartilaginous
Fishes. By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S. .

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On an Improvement in the Manner of dividing astronomical Instruments. By Henry Cavendish, Esq. F.R.S.

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On a Method of examining the Divisions of astronomical Instruments.
By the Rev. William Lax, A.M. F.R.S..

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On the Identity of Columbium and Tantalum. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S. . . .

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Description of a reflective Goniometer. By William Hyde Wollaston,
M.D. Sec. R.S. . . .

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Continuation of Experiments for investigating the Cause of coloured concentric Rings, and other Appearances of a similar Nature. By William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S.

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An Account of a Calculus from the Human Bladder of uncommon
Magnitude. By Sir James Earle, F.R.S.

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On expectorated Matter. By George Pearson, M.D. F.R.S..
On the Attractions of homogeneous Ellipsoids. By James Ivory, A.M. 341
Observations on Albumen, and some other Animal Fluids; with Re-
marks on their Analysis by electro-chemical Decomposition. By
Mr. William Brande, F.R.S.

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Hints on the Subject of animal Secretions. By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S. 342 On the comparative Influence of Male and Female Parents on their Offspring. By Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. F.R.S.

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On the Effect of westerly Winds in raising the Level of the British
Channel. By James Rennell, Esq. F.R.S.

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On Respiration. By William Allen, Esq. F.R.S. and William Hasledine Pepys, Esq. F.R.S.

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Experiments on Ammonia, and an Account of a new Method of analysing it, by Combustion with Oxygen and other Gases; in a Letter to Humphry Davy, Esq. Sec. R.S. &c. from William Henry, M.D. F.R.S...

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Some Observations on the foregoing Paper of Dr. Henry. By Humphry Davy, Esq. . .

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New analytical Researches on the Nature of certain Bodies, being an
Appendix to the Bakerian Lecture for 1808. By Humphry Davy,
Esq. Sec. R.S..

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The Croonian Lecture. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S.
The Bakerian Lecture for 1809. On some new Electro-chemical Re-
searches, on various Objects, particularly the metallic Bodies, from
the Alkalies, and Earths, and on some Combinations of Hydrogen.
By Humphry Davy, Esq. Sec. R.S. F.R.S.E. M.R.I.A.
The Case of a Man, who died in consequence of the Bite of a Rattle-
snake; with an Account of the Effects produced by the Poison. By
Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S.

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An Analysis of several Varieties of British and Foreign Salt (Muriate
of Soda), with a view to explain their Fitness for different econo-
mical Purposes. By William Henry, M.D. F.R.S.
Description of an extraordinary Human Foetus. In a Letter from
Mr. Benjamin Gibson, Surgeon, to H. Leigh Thomas, Esq. F.R.S.
Observations on the Effects of Magnesia, in preventing an increased
Formation of Uric Acid; with some Remarks on the Composition
of the Urine.

Supplement to the First and Second Part of the Paper of Experiments
for investigating the Cause of coloured concentric Rings between
Object-glasses, and other Appearances of a similar Nature. By
William Herschel, LL.D. F.R.S.

On the Parts of Trees primarily impaired by Age. In a Letter from
Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. F.R.S. to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph
Banks, Bart. K.B. P.R.S.

On the Gizzards of Grazing Birds. By Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S.
Observations on Atmospherical Refraction as it affects astronomical
Observations; in a Letter from S. Groombridge, Esq. to the Rev.
Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F.R.S.

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Extract of a Letter from the Rev. John Brinkley, D.D. F.R.S. to the
Rev. Nevil Maskelyne, D.D. F.R.S. on the annual Parallax of a Lyræ 373
On the Mode of breeding of the Ovo-viviparous Shark, and on the
Aeration of the foetal Blood in different Classes of Animals. By
Everard Home, Esq. F.R.S. . .

On Cystic Oxide, a new species of Urinary Calculus. By William
Hyde Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S.

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Researches on the Oxymuriatic Acid, its Nature and Combinations; and on the Elements of the Muriatic Acid. With some Experiments on Sulphur and Phosphorus, made in the Laboratory of the Royal Institution. By H. Davy, Esq. Sec. R.S. Prof. Chem. R.I. F.R.S.E. 377 Observations upon Luminous Animals. By J. Macartney, Esq. . 379 Observations and Experiments on Pus. By George Pearson, M.D. F.R.S. 383

1811.

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The Bakerian Lecture. On some of the Combinations of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygen, and on the chemical Relations of these Principles, to inflammable Bodies. By Humphry Davy, Esq. LL.D. Sec. R.S. F.R.S.E. M.R.I.A. and M.R.I... page 385 The Croonian Lecture. On some Physiological Researches, respecting the Influence of the Brain on the Action of the Heart, and on the Generation of animal Heat. By Mr. B. C. Brodie, F.R.S. .. 388 On the Expansion of any Functions of Multinomials. By Thomas Knight, Esq. .

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