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1829.
The Bakerian Lecture. On a Method of rendering Platina malleable. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. F.R.S. &c. page 352
A Description of a Microscopic Doublet. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. F.R.S. &c. 353
An Account of some Experiments on the Torpedo. By Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. F.R.S. 354
On a Method of comparing the Light of the Sun with that of the Fixed Stars. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. F.R.S. 355
On the Water of the Mediterranean. By William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. F.R.S. 355
An Account of the preliminary Experiments and ultimate Construction of a Refracting Telescope of 7·8 inches aperture, with a fluid concave Lens. By Peter Barlow, Esq. F.R.S. &c. 356
On the Dip of the Magnetic Needle in London, in August, 1828. By Captain Edward Sabine, Sec. R.S. 357
Remarks on the tendency to Calculous Diseases; with Observations on the Nature of urinary Concretions, and an Analysis of a large Part of the Collection belonging to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital. By John Yelloly, M.D. F.R.S. &c. 359
Experiments to determine the Difference in the Number of Vibrations made by an Invariable Pendulum in the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, and in the House in London in which Captain Kater's Experiments were made. By Captain Edward Sabine, Sec. R.S. 360
On a definite Arrangement, and Order of the Appearance and Progress, of the Aurora Borealis; and on its Height above the Surface of the Earth. By the Rev. James Farquharson 360
Observations on the Functions of the Intestinal Canal and Liver of the human Foetus. By Robert Lee, M.D. 361
Experiments on the Modulus of Torsion. By Benjamin Bevan, Esq. 362
On a Differential Barometer. By the late William Hyde Wollaston, M.D. F.R.S. 363
Some Observations relating to the Function of Digestion. By A. P. W. Philip, M.D. F.R.S. L. & E. 364
Experiments on the Friction and Abrasion of the Surfaces of Solids. By George Rennie, Esq. F.R.S. 364
An Attempt to rectify the Inaccuracy of some Logarithmic Formulae. By John Thomas Graves, Esq. 365
On the Reflection and Decomposition of Light at the separating Surfaces of Media of the same and of different refractive Powers. By David Brewster, LL.D. F.R.S. L. & E. 366
On the Reduction to a Vacuum of the Vibrations of an Invariable Pendulum. By Captain Edward Sabine, Sec. R.S. 368
Consideration of the Objections raised against the geometrical Representation of the Square Roots of Negative Quantities. By the Rev. John Warren, M.A. 371
Anatomical Description of the Foot of a Chinese Female. By Bransby Blake Cooper, Esq. 373