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Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part I. For the year 1757.: Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world. — John Shaqi

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Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part I. For the year 1757.: Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.

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                             PHILOSOPHICAL
                             TRANSACTIONS,
                              GIVING SOME
                                ACCOUNT
                                OF THE
             Present Undertakings, Studies, _and_ Labours,
                                OF THE
                              INGENIOUS,
                                IN MANY
                   Considerable Parts of the WORLD.


                 VOL. L. +PART I.+ For the Year 1757.


                               _LONDON._

               Printed for +L. DAVIS+ and +C. REYMERS+,
                   Printers to the +ROYAL SOCIETY+,
               against _Gray’s-Inn Gate_, in _Holbourn_.

                             M.DCC.LVIII.




                                  THE
                               CONTENTS
                                  TO
                           PART I. VOLUME L.


  I. _AN Account of the Earthquake felt in_ New England, _and
  the neighbouring Parts of_ America, _on the 18th of_ November
  _1755. In a Letter to_ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secret. R.S. by Mr.
  Professor_ Winthrop, _of_ Cambridge _in_ New England.        Page 1.

  II. _The strange Effects of some effervescent Mixtures; in a Letter
  from Dr._ James Mounsey, _Physician of the_ Russian _Army,
  and F.R.S. to Mr._ Henry Baker, _F.R.S. Communicated by Mr._ Baker.
                                                                p. 19.

  III. _Extract of a Letter of_ J. Wall, _M.D. to the Rev.
  Dr._ Lyttelton, _Dean of_ Exeter, _and F.R.S. concerning the
  good Effects of_ Malverne _Waters in_ Worcestershire.         p. 23.

  IV. _An Account of the_ Carlsbad _Mineral Waters in_
  Bohemia: _In a Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of_
  Macclesfield, _President of the R.S. by the Rev._ Jeremiah
  Milles, _D.D. F.R.S._                                         p. 25.

  V. _An Essay towards ascertaining the specific Gravity of living
  Men. By_ Mr. John Robertson, _F.R.S._                         p. 30.

  VI. _An Instance of the Gut_ Ileum, _cut thro’ by a Knife,
  successfully treated by Mr._ Peter Travers, _Surgeon, at_
  Lisbon. _Communicated by_ John Huxham, _M.D. F.R.S._          p. 35.

  VII. _An Account of a Visitation of the leprous Persons in the
  Isle of_ Guadaloupe: _In a Letter to Mons._ Damonville,
  _Counsellor and Assistant-Judge at_ Martinico, _and in the
  Office of King’s Physician at_ Guadaloupe. _By_ John Andrew
  Peyssonel, _M.D. F.R.S. Translated from the_ French.          p. 38.

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