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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.Various

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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.

Name: 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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VIII. _An Account of the late Discoveries of Antiquities at_
  Herculaneum; _in an Extract of a Letter from_ Camillo Paderni,
  _Keeper of the_ Herculanean Museum, _and F.R.S. to_ Thomas
  Hollis, _Esq; dated_ Naples, Dec. 16, 1756.                   p. 49.

  IX. _An Account of some Trees discovered underground on the Shore
  at_ Mount’s-Bay _in_ Cornwall: _In a Letter from the Rev.
  Mr._ William Borlase, _F.R.S. to the Rev. Dr._ Lyttelton,
  _Dean of_ Exeter.                                             p. 51.

  X. _Experiments on applying the Rev. Dr._ Hales’_s Method of
  distilling Salt-water to the Steam-Engine. By_ Keane Fitzgerald,
  _Esq; F.R.S._                                                 p. 53.

  XI. _Extract of a Letter of Mr._ Abraham Trembley, _F.R.S.
  to_ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secret. R.S. Translated from the_
  French.                                                       p. 58.

  XII. _A brief Botanical and Medical History of the_ Solanum
  Lethale, Bella-donna, _or_ Deadly Nightshade, _by Mr._
  Richard Pulteney. _Communicated by Mr._ William Watson,
  _F.R.S._                                                      p. 62.

  XIII. _An Account of some of the Antiquities discovered at_
  Herculaneum, &c. _In a Letter to_ Thomas Birch, _D.D. Secret.
  R.S. By_ John Nixon, _A.M. F.R.S._                            p. 88.

  XIV. _An Account of the Effects of a Storm of Thunder and Lightning,
  in the Parishes of_ Looe _and_ Lanreath, _in the County
  of_ Cornwall, _on the 27th Day of_ June _1756. Communicated
  to the Rev._ Jeremiah Milles, _D.D. F.R.S. in two Letters, one
  from the Rev. Mr._ Dyer, _Minister of_ Looe, _and the
  other from the Rev. Mr._ Milles, _Vicar of_ Duloe, _in_
  Cornwall.                                                    p. 104.

  XV. _An Account of the Peat-pit near_ Newbury _in_
  Berkshire; _in an Extract of a Letter from_ John Collet, _M.D.
  to the Right Reverend_ Richard _Lord Bishop of_ Ossory,
  _F.R.S._                                                     p. 109.

  XVI. _An Account of the Alterations making in the_ Pantheon
  _at_ Rome: _In an Extract of a Letter from_ Rome _to_
  Thomas Hollis, _Esq; Communicated by_ John Ward, _LL.D. R.S.
  Vice-Præs._                                                  p. 115.

  XVII. _An Account of a new medicinal Well, lately discovered
  near_ Moffat, _in_ Annandale, _in the County of_
  Dumfries. _By Mr._ John Walker, _of_ Borgue-house
  _near_ Kirkudbright _in_ Scotland.                           p. 115.

  XVIII. _An Account of the State of the Thermometer at the_ Hague
  _on the 9th of_ January _1757. Extracted from a Letter of
  Mr._ Abraham Trembley, _F.R.S. to_ Tho. Birch, _D.D. Secret.
  R.S._                                                        p. 148.

  XIX. _Experimental Examination of_ Platina. _By_ William
  Lewis, _M.B. F.R.S. Paper_ V. ibid.

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