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Apr. 3. -79. more of R. Bacon.
Rusden of Bees
Bacon's experts, blowing up Ships-
Red hot bullets shot. -
Heating Iron by hamering.
Petrolium, Camphire &c burning.
Firing Varnish.
Ol Terel. & an acid burns violently
Sturmius's Books presented.
Salts, Sulphrs &c from Teneriff
Grews Salts from London waters &c
-His Anatomical dissections.
Hookes Rain Instrumt.
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Apr. 10. Inuention of Guns, & Gunpowder
springs [elastical]
Caesalpinus abt Circul. of Blood.
Sleyers Phosphorus.
& Ol Terel: heat & flame.
Allen extracts from Waters.
Horse-dung sends salt thro 14" Walls.
Hygroscope wth Strings.
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Apr 17. Plots engines.
Inuention of Guns: Picture
R. Bacon by Dr Dee.
Rusden of Bees, its acct.
Hygroscope wth Elm.
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May 1. Resens mapps of Denmk, &c.
Grews Repository.
Hooks Elm Hygrometer
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May 8. Slayers Phosphorus
River water useless where Crocodiles
crocodiles in Gambay, &c.
Rattle Snakes, Unicorn.
Besniers way of Flying.
Other ways.
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may 15. Romer admitted to be p'st.
Slayers Phosphorus not by .
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may 22. Hour Glasses.
Papin introduced, & shewed his
softening Horn &c.
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may 29. Papins expts on Iuory
Calves feet, Barley &c.
Droitwych Salt.
Flying chariot.
Grain Gold.
Hooks weather Clock.
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Iun 5. Halley at Hevelsky's.
Papins dissolving Engine
Colouring Ivory. Ink.
Peru Gold.
Welsh mines as rich in Siluer as any.
Padri Lana's way of flying foolish.

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