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we then shall be able to tell where the needle must Dip -
Dec: 21. A motion being made that the Register and Letter book of the Society, might be reuiewd in order to see
what may be fit to be published. it was orderd that Dr Whistler. Dr Crone. Mr Hill. Mr Oldenburg & Mr Hooke or any
3 of them be a Comitte for that purpose. & tht they acquaint the president with the Particulars they shall haue thus
selected. [grew Read lect of marine salt of Vegetables &c. -
[In margin]173.   Ian: 4. 1677. Baldwines Phosphoros. - & tryd.
[In margin]174.   Ian. 11. tryed againe with sucesse. [beales letter abt. thermometers & Baroscopes.
[In margin]175.   Ian. 18. Grew read of Dissoluing salts in Water [muraltus's Letter about Generation of Chrystall
[In margin]176   Ian 25. Hevelius s letter about the next starr in collo cetj. Orderd that &c.-&c -- And further that what
mr Hook had published against him was done without any approbation or countenance from this Soci
ety. (this is a lye of Oldenburgs forging there was noe such order). It was moued that the making of the Inclina
tory needle formerly spoken of should be hastned by Mr Hooke in the exactest manner that could be - [grews
shewd Expt. of Dissoluing salt in water. a sham about worms in quicksiluer. -
[In margin]177.   Feb. 1. Lewenhooks Letter englisht out of Dutch read. abt. animalcules found in Water. [Kirchmayer paper
about a noctiluca.
[In margin]178.   Feb. 8 Mr Iohn Flamsted Elected S. Ionas Moor & Mr D. Colwall affiriming that he had been formerly proposed though
it appear not vpon the Iournall that he had been soe. [Grew Read Lectr. of comparatiue anatomy of animalls
[In margin]179   Feb. 15. tryalls of mixing Salt wth water. Sequel of Lewenhocks Letter. [win an Inclinatory needle imperfect
Wallis's letter abt. fiery meteor
[In margin]180   Feb. 22. a double goos egge. 3d part of Leuwenhocks letter read
Mar. 1. another Inclin: needle tryd. imperfect [Mr Henshaw shewd Magneticall Expt. with a barr of Iron
[In margin]181   Mar. 8. Mr Crisp from Afrycan comp. presented a wreathed Elephants tooth. [Grews discourse of fixt salt of plants
[In margin]183   Mar. 15. Win produced two good Inclinatory needles. a letter about mr Bonds hypothesis - Sr R Southwell a monstrous
leg bones. mr Hill a cone of the cedar of Lebanon.
[In margin]184   Marc. 22. Earl marshalls account of Diamant mine. Wallis leter abt. a new musicall Obseruation.
Mar. 29. Povey module of Sepulcre church at Ierusalem. [Mr Henshaws Expt. Entred [of disseases &c. -
Apr. 5. mr. Boyle proposed magnetick expts. - [another Letter of Lewenhoek read & Grew order to see if he could
Discouer Lewenhooks animalls
Ap. 12. 19. & 26. noe meetings
[In margin]188   May. 3. Grew read about Colour of plants (all cant) May. 10. Mostyn's account of Damps
[In margin]190   May. 17. 3 letters about the comet. also flamsteds. Lewenhookes paper about fibres of Muscles. Leibnitz s about a phosphoros
Wallis s about the fiery meteor.
[In margin]191   May. 24. a french book of the Duplucatio of the cube, trisectio angul &c of Comiers. the president affirmed he had performed
another of Hevelius of the late Comet. Cassinjs new theory of the moon. flamsted to examine it. machina Meteoropoetica not satis-
factory.
may 31.
Iune 7. Vz. Blew bottle beaten with its involucrum & infused 24 hours in snowwater, comunicates soe great a virtue
to this water, that where distill in sand with a moderate heat of sand, it not only removes all the infla
mation of Eyes. but also cleers & fortifyes & preserues the sight especially of aged Persons whence
the french call it Casse Lunette. Put only some drops of it in the eye.
of the History of the Greek fire quere maimburys history of the Croizade

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