| Description | ' The Account was given by Mr Hook of the two Birds that were put, one into a glasse with common Air, closed with Clay, ; the other, into the Compressing Engin, with common Air Likewise, but closed with Cement. Viz that the Bird in the glasse, after it had been kept there 8 hours, remained alive and pretty well. But the other bird closed up with Cement, dyed within the same time. It was desired, that a way might be thought of, to remedy that smell, whihc seemed to be the Cause of the Bird's dying in the Condensing Engin.
The Experiment of compressing water in a Copper - bath was repeated , but succeeded not, the Vessel leaking again as formerly upon knocking ; Ordered, that the Operatot provide against next day a Leaden - bath, holding about 2 quarts and consisting of 2 Hemispheres, cast thick and well planished.
The Experiment of Stretching Glasse was made by Mr Hook, who was desired to give the way and successe thereof in writing.
The Experiment of making cold-common-water, put in a Bolt-head with a long small stem, subside with warm water, and rise with cold, was repeated ; and Mr Hook desired to bring the same in writing also.
A Letter of Coll. Longs to Sir Robert Moray was read acknowledging his Philosophical debts t6o the Sociedty ; and giving an Account of Elmes becoming great Trees from Chips, having some bark, upon them ; as also from Boughs chopt on each side , and put in a Nursery of good ground laying them along in Trenches, and covering them with goodf mould etc. This with the rest was ordered to be communicated to Mr Evelyn ; and Sir Robert Moray was desired to give Colonel Long the Thanks of the Society for these Communications ; which came accompanied with some rare stones with Screws in them ; as also with a stone taken out of an Oxe's gall, but broken ffirmed, in the Presenters Letter, to have been as big as a Sevil Orange of a midle size , and weighed an ounce and halfe, smelling like Musk.
Sir Robert Moray related from one Mr Robinson that at Legorne there were sold upon the Market place peices of a certain Rock whihc being broken were found to contain line and edible muselles in them. Dr Ball was desired to write to his Brother, now in that Towne for further information concerning this Story.
Sir Robert Moray mentioned from the same Robinson, a Substance of Rock-salt having a Buble in it , which , what was soever that Body be turned will be on the Top. He was desired to procure a sight of this peice for the Society from Mr Robinson.
Dr Charleton suggested that there were some knowing persons that would maintaine images to be erected in this Retina, and that notwithstanding the diversity of medicine in the Eye there was made but one single refraction. It being pressed by him, that those persons offered to prove their assertions by Experiments, he undertook to engage them to doe so.
The Experiments of breaking wood to be prosecuted next day and the Operator to provide some crooked Oaken Billet, and to cut 2 streight peices out of the midle thereof, wherein the grain will run arching ; in order to consider the grain of the wood. '
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