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exact scales and then toucht by a vigorous magnet doe thereby acquire any sensible in
crease of Weight. the Event was that it did not, the same proposed an Expt. to discouer
whether any substance could be made heauier then gold. orderd that tryall should be made be
fore the Society the next day. The same was orderd to take care that expt. about shining
wood and fish be made the next day both in the compressing in Rarifying engine. Operator
The Curator desird to bring in the Descriptions of his Cider Engine & clockwork. and micrometer
Also of circulating blood. Dr. Lower of tying Iugular.
Ian: 30. noe meeting. Feb: 6. 1667/8. Dr. Lower of Horses blindnesse Registred) Dr Crone wind vessell)
which was Examind and orderd to be Improued according to the suggestions made by mr Hook
and to be brought in thus improued the next meeting. Letter About clays from Worcestershire) committed
to the care of mr Hooke. enterd)( curator produced a Letter sent from Balsora Ian: 6. 1665/6.
written by mr Henry powell giuing account of a strange earthquake in those parts orderd to be
entred. (Norwood to be written to,) Oldenburg produced Stenos book calld mus culj Descriptio Geometrj
ca. deliuerd to Crone.) Printed account of transfusion on madman at Paris. E for ND. Gold heauier
by penetrating its pores. 2 timpanum of Doggs care to be cutt 3 compression on shin fish -
Feb: 13. The curator gaue some account of expt. of making a body heauier than gold by putting
to it to see if any would penetrate into the pores of gold. he Related that he tryd it & tht the
gold by weighing in water before & after the addition of had acquired somewt greater pon
derousnesse but that he did not Rely on that expt. but would try it againe more exactly.
moued that this Expt. might be extended further. vizt to try what metalline bodys penetrat
into one another thereby to make compound bodys heauier than the compounding parts
and weighed when asunder to trye it wth. Lead & merc: tin & copper. Expt. of cutting doggs
timpanum tryed but faild to be tryd againe) Dr Crones engine for wind produced againe. mr Hook
produced another such Vessell of another Contriuance orderd they should be both tryd &.
compared together and account of the effect to be giuen next Day (Dr. Crone gaue an
account of Stenos book of muscles.) Allen of one that had lost part of his braine and suruiued)
Dr. Clark that Sr Iarvis Scrope had also lost some of his braines & surviued: none surviued Losse of spinall
marrow. mr Hooke related that Sr. Wm Strand had assured him that he knew a man
that had a hole in his scull through wch. it was seen that his Braines did grow turgid
at the Full & flaccid at the new moon. he was desired to bring it in Writing from
the said Gentleman) mr Boyle paper of Hints seald Deliuerd by Oldenb: Account of Husbadry
Dr. Charlton produced Long fibrous gypson.) Ex: for N.D. wine gathering vessell. cutting timpanum
3 shining fish. 4 tying descending artery. 5 weighing minerall bodys single & compound in air & Water
6. description of cyder engines of new pend: of Astrono Barometer. -
Feb: 20. 1667/8. Dr. Clark to try transfusion on madwoman) Dr. Wren of a boy that had a consumption of bones
inquired after) Letter feb: 10. 68. from carcanis about correspondence) Smethwicks 4 foot telescope not sphericall
expt. of weighing tin & copper was made soe as 2 pieces of these 2 metalls were weighed both asunder
& mixed in the air & water, and it appeard tht the compound was heauier than the parts separa
ted the curator was ord: to giue it in writing as also Desc of Cider eng. astron: Ind of new pend &
expt. of fish (-
Feb: 27. Count De la garde present, also Falconierj & magalotti. mr Smethwick optick & burning glasses
of a figure not sphericall, 1 a tescope of 4 foot wth 3 eyeglasses not sphericall. Obiect glasses common. which com
pared wth another of 4 inches longer twas found that Smethwicks exceeded by bigger angle & more exactness
and bearing greater aperture wthout colours. 2 Reading glasse not sphericall better than sphericall -
3.2 burning concaues. of new figure. 1.6 inches diameter its focus 3 inches. the 2 of 6 inches & focus 10 inches
these warmd the faces by a candle. and burnd gloues at a yard distance from fire - Entred -
(Dr. Allen of Lost brain paper.) Dr. Brown. bone. Double eggs & spungy sack bottle). Gregorys book de quadra
tura Circulj & hyper: by Ld Brounker. pronounced Ingenious & conteining a new method of conuerging
series. also calculating Logarithms from number. &c vice versa.) Du Laurences book) Dr. Palmer Letter about
soluing all aequations by Regula falsj.) Colepresse letter from beyond sea.) Dr. Allen. of Sr. Th: Adams stone 25 3/4
weight it had a gutter through it) There was the expt. of compressing air vpon a shining fish which
did succeed according to Expectation the light of the fish appearing more viuid after compression than
before.) (The compression of the artery descending of a dog made by Dr Lower. differd from Steno) to be tryd
as Steno had done & Dr. Clark Dr Crone & mr Hooke to assist in the Expt.) mr Packer mouing for cyder engine.
mr Hook was desired to gett one made not exeeding 40sh. The curator produced an exacter contriuance
of scales for weighing bodys both in air & water. orderd that these expts. be prosecuted next Day.
vessells for contracting wind also.
march. 5. Stenos expt. by artery bound the dogg stood and went to be prosecuted) Sr G. Ent mr Graues hatching Egges
at Cairo. mr Hooke moued that some way might be considerd of to practise the hatching of chicken here in England
without any animall & hauing suggested the Lamp furnace and a certaine sweet substance keeping heat for
many dayes which he did not think fit to name now he was disired to make the expt the best way he could
and to giue the Society an account of its Sucesse (account of mr Smethwicks glasses being Read it was desired that

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