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[about fitnesse of water for Brewing. Dr. Charlton of freezing & snow]
[freezing swallows] childreys weather obseru: for 1648. a steatoma]
Ian. 20. 1663/4. [sea fan petryfyd wood]. preserued snake. to preserue a man in spt. of wine)
(a preseruing liquor of SV. & terpent) Seruiers engine of touch) frozen eggs found.)
of eggs.)
Ian. 27. 1663/4. Pell intimates an Eccl: . Ian: 18. 1664.) to be seen by him) Dissection of muscles
3 papers from Island: from Dr Brown) horses eating Deal shauings.)
mr. Hook was orderd to repeat the expt. of making a Little glasse bubble swim in
the air, by condensing the air circumambient & to bring in an account thereof
in writing Item to try the Expt. of putting some springs wth a weight both
in the Rarifying and condensing to see wt force the differing air hath
vpon them. Item to giue in writing the expt. of weighing air in the con
densing engine. (heated earthen pipe to blow flame.)
Feb: 3. 1663/4. (tamanisk fan) mr Hookes account both of the weight of the
air in a large Receiuer of 119 English wine pints, and of the proportion
of the weight of the air, to the weight of the water was read and the
Later was orderd to be repeated. (Bird in oyle of turpentine.) vossius his
bear child.) mr. Hooke was orderd to make the Expts. of compressing water
& Glasse as also that of the swimming glasse bubble against next meeting
The same mentiond that he had exposed springs to the free air But that
not wthstanding a considerable alteration of the air he had not found
any alteration in the springs. . . . mr. Hooke was orderd to try springs wth
appendant weight both in the Rarifying & compressing engines. to see
what effects the Rarefaction & condensation of air produceth in springs
The same Related that he had taken a fair peice of Ice and hauing
shaped it into a Lens, had found that though it did cast the figure
of the sun vpon his hand, yet yeald noe heat that was sensible.
He was desired to try wth it when occasion formeth in frosty weather
a Lenticular glasse whether It will yeald any heat in such a season
[Boyle of weather glasses. ___ inserted in the margin]
Feb: 10. 1663/4. The Expt. of weighing the air was Repeated whereof mr
Hooke is to giue an account in writing at the next meeting. [about Ice Island]
(Dr. Iohn de Castro) Dr. Godderd of eggs.) spleen dog dead) Street of ecclipse) in in oct. 25 1664
. . . mention being made of conjunction with the the 25 of October next
It was orderd that Dr Godderd. Dr whistler. mr Ball & mr. Hooke should prepare for
the Obseruation. as also that some of the curious in the English plantations of Ameri
ca, as mr. Winthrop in new England. mr. norwood in the Bermoodas Capn. Taylor
in Virginia & Dr. Stubbs in Iamaica should be desired to make the said Obser
uations in those parts. [ rising its to be obserud at deptford &) mr. Henshaw
of Lignum fossile) (the thornes of an american pumpion) a warrant for a body.)
mr. Hooke was orderd to make the following Expt. at next meeting. 1 to immerge
a ball in water & to conuey into it a continuall stream of air. 2 to try the strength
of seuerall kinds of wood as to bending toughnesse &c. and to break them seuerall
ways. both longwise & croswise. 3ly. to try springs both in the Rarifying & com
pressing Engine. [Diuing to be considerd]. the President mouing it to the Company
that the business of Diuing might be taken into consideration as a thing that
would be at this time especially, very acceptable if it could be reduced to practise
It was orderd that his Lds: himself Sr. R moray Sr. W Petty Dr. wilkins Dr. Godderd mr
oldenburg & mr. Hooke should be a comitee for that purpose & meet at the Ld
Brounkers house on Saturday next about 10 of the clock & make a Report on
wensday next.
[In margin]p.42.   Feb: 17. 1663/4. The expt. of supplying a bell or hogshead wth air vnder water by

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