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Some Observations and Experiments made on the Torpedo of the Cape of Good Hope in the Year 1812. By John T. Todd page 36
Direct and expeditious Methods of calculating the Excentric from the Mean Anomaly of a Planet. By the Rev. Abram Robertson, D.D. F.R.S. 37
Demonstrations of the late Dr. Maskelyne's Formulas for finding the Longitude and Latitude of a celestial Object from its Right Ascension and Declination; and for finding its Right Ascension and Declination from its Longitude and Latitude, the obliquity of the Ecliptic being given in both cases. By the Rev. Abram Robertson, D.D. F.R.S. 38
Some Account of the Feet of those Animals whose progressive Motion can be carried on in opposition to Gravity. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. 38
On the Communication of the Structure of doubly-refracting Crystals to Glass, Muriate of Soda, Fluor Spar, and other Substances, by mechanical Compression and Dilatation. By David Brewster, LL.D. F.R.S. Lond. and Edin. 39
An Essay towards the Calculus of Functions. Part II. By C. Babbage, Esq. 41
Experiments and Observations to prove that the beneficial Effects of many Medicines are produced through the Medium of the circulating Blood, more particularly that of the Colchicum autumnale upon the Gout. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. 41
An Appendix to a Paper on the Effects of the Colchicum autumnale on Gout. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. 42
On the Cutting Diamond. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S. 43
An Account of the Discovery of a mass of native Iron in Brasil. By A. F. Mornay, Esq. 43
Observations and Experiments on the Mass of native Iron found in Brasil. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. Sec. R.S. 45
On Ice found in the bottoms of Rivers. By Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. F.R.S. 46
On the Action of detached Leaves of Plants. By Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. F.R.S. 47
On the Manufacture of the Sulphate of Magnesia at Monte della Guardia, near Genoa. By H. Holland, M.D. F.R.S. 48
On the Formation of Fat in the Intestine of the Tadpole, and on the Use of the Yolk in the Formation of the Embryo in the Egg. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. 49
On the Structure of the Crystalline Lens in Fishes and Quadrupeds, as ascertained by its Action on Polarized Light. By David Brewster, LL.D. F.R.S. Lond. and Edin. 50
Some farther Account of the Fossil Remains of an Animal, of which a Description was given to the Society in 1814. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. 51
Farther Observations on the Feet of Animals whose progressive Motion can be carried on against Gravity. By Sir Everard Home, Bart. V.P.R.S. 51
A new Demonstration of the Binomial Theorem. By Thomas Knight, Esq. 52