The Philosophical Transactions and Collections, to the End of the Year 1700: In 2 pts. The first containing all the anatomical, medical and chymical; and the second all the philological and miscellaneous papers, by J. Lowthorp

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Página 591 - Species? They have a Lark nothing differing from our common Lark; they have another Bird which they call a Lark that is much larger, as big as a Starling ; it has a soft Note, feeds on the Ground, and, as I remember, has the specifical Character of a long Heel ; it is more inclined to yellow, and has a large half Moon on its...
Página 308 - In the last century of his life he was a fisherman, and used to trade in the streams; his diet Was coarse and sour, but towards the latter end of his days he begged up and down. He hath sworn in Chancery, and other courts, to above 140 years...
Página 669 - Poland, and very nigh the Latitude of London. It is very far from the Sea, and as much a Mediterranean Place as can be desired, whence the Confluence of Strangers is but small, and the Manufacture of Linnen employs chiefly the poor People of the place, as well as of the Country round about...
Página 226 - ... the two running knots draw under the vein two threads as in the other: Then make an incision in the vein, and put into it two quills, one into the descendent part of the vein, to receive the blood from the other dog, and carry it to the heart : and the other quill put into the other part of the jugular vein (which comes from the head) out of which, the second dog's own blood must run in the dishes.
Página 227 - All things being thus prepared, fasten the dogs on their sides towards one another so conveniently, that the quills may go into each other. After that unstop the quill that goes down into the first dog's jugular vein, and the other quill coming out of the other dog's artery ; and by the help of two or three other quills, put into each other, according as there shall be occasion, insert them into one another. Then slip the running knots, and immediately the blood runs through the quills, as through...
Página 576 - Vales then that seem to be shelter'd from the Wind, and lie warm, where the Air is most stagnant and moist, are frozen the hardest, and seized the soonest; and there the Fruits are more subject to blast than where the Air has a free Motion. Snow falls sometimes in pretty Quantity, but rarely continues there above a Day or two: Their Spring is about a Month earlier than in England ; in April they have frequent Rain, sometimes several short and suddain Gusts.
Página 412 - Legions, viz.. the 7th and loth and all Foot, in about 80 Sail of Merchant Ships, - 18 Sail that were ordered to carry the Horfe not being able to get out at the fame time from another Port, where they lay Wind-bound. He fays that he arrived about the4thhouf of the Day, -viz..
Página 669 - For these Reasons the People of this City seem most proper for a Standard ; and the rather, for that the Births do, a small matter, exceed the Funerals. The only thing wanting is the Number of the whole People, which in some measure I have endeavoured to supply by...
Página 677 - Patience and unconcern to submit to that Dissolution which is the necessary Condition of our perishable Materials, and of our nice and frail Structure and Composition: And to account it as a Blessing that we have survived, perhaps by many Years, that Period of Life, whereat the one half of the whole Race of Mankind does not arrive.
Página 672 - V. On this depends the Valuation of Annuities upon Lives; for it is plain that the Purchaser ought to pay for only such a part of the value of the Annuity, as he has Chances that he is living; and this ought to be computed yearly, and the Sum of all those yearly Values being added together, will amount to the value of the Annuity for the Life of the Person proposed.

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