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RBC - Register Book of the Royal Society: copies

1 - Volume 1, 1660-1662 - Register Book Copy containing copies of notable scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society

2 - Volume 2, 1662-1667 - Register Book Copy containing copies of notable scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society

1 - 'An Account of the Experiment wherein a Weight is raised by the blowing of a Bladder' by John Wallis

2 - 'Severall things to be further desired from Sir Robert Vernatti' by Henry Oldenburg

3 - 'Some enquiries to be annexed to those for the East Indies' by Henry Oldenburg

4 - 'Some of Experiments of Dr Croon'

5 - 'Queries proposed by Mr Hook concerning the Condensation of Air to be resolved by Experiments in the Compressing Engine'

6 - Proposed to be made in the compressing experiments by Robert Hooke

7 - 'An Account of a Tench tryed in the Exhausting Engine' brought in by Dr Croone

8 - 'An Account of what happened to a Carp inclused in a Vessell of Water out of which the Air was pretty well exhausted' by Robert Hooke

9 - 'Of Exhausting Air out of Water which returneth into the Water again' by Robert Hooke

10 - 'Of the Minerall of Liege yielding both Brimstone and Vitrioll and the way of extracting them out of it used at Liege procured from thence' by Robert Moray

11 - 'Concerning Smutt in Corne' in a letter from Colonel Long to William Brouncker

12 - 'A way of Knowing exactly the Difference of the weight of Liquors by Monsieur Monconis a French Gentleman that was permitted to be present at severall meetings of the Society'

13 - 'An Account of the Ground of a Waterpitt Boared at Amsterdam presented to the Society' by Christian Huygens

14 - 'An Experiment try'd touching the Uniting and mixing of Air and water' by Robert Hooke

15 - 'An Account of an operation for the volatilizing of Tartar which did not succeed' by Monsieur le Fevre

16 - 'An Account of a new way of Hatching Pigeons' by John Wallis

17 - 'The measure of the parts of a Gyant Child borne in Scotland' by Robert Moray

18 - 'The Measure of a Herring caught upon the Coast of Scotland' by Robert Moray

19 - 'Of the way used upon the Coast of Coromandel of cooling of Drincks by exposing them to the Heat of the sun' by Robert Moray

20 - 'Sir Paul Neiles Discourse of Cyder'

21 - 'An Account englished out of French of an unusuall way of cutting the Stone of the bladder pratised by a French man in France Given in by Sir Robert Moray'

22 - 'An Account of Syder [Cider] by Captain Silas Taylor'

23 - 'A brief Description made by Mr Hook of the Water-raising Engine presented by his Highness Prince Rupert to the Society after the way of Carallerius his Hydrocantisterium Novum'

24 - 'An Account of the Multiplication and growth of a Carpes and Salmons' by Mr Grant

25 - 'An Account of the tides at St Helena sent by the Governor there...'

26 - 'A Description of an Instrument for Tryall of Powder' by Robert Hooke

27 - 'A Description of a New kind of Candlestick presented by Monsieur Hugens September 2 1663 in French and Englished by the Secretary'

28 - Anatomical observations of the dissected body of the Count of Balearres

29 - Letter from Edward Digges concerning the making of silk in Virginia

30 - 'The wayes which I prefer before severall other Contrivances which I thought of for sounding the Depth of the Sea and fetching up water from any depth are these' by Robert Hooke

31 - 'To Prevent the Rott in Sheep' by Robert Boyle

32 - 'Lord Kincardines The goeing of the Watches from Aprill 28th 1663 unto this present month as followeth'

33 - 'An Answer to some of the Inquiries formerly sent into the East Indies brought in by Mr Colwall October 21st 1663'

34 - Observations of Mr Clayton's Diamond by Robert Boyle

35 - Christopher Wren's weather clock

36 - 'An Account concerning Saffron Brought in by Charles Howard'

37 - 'An Account of the Tynn Mines working of Tinn in the county of Cornewall' by Christopher Merrett

38 - 'Mr Haaks Experiments of Frost seperating partes of Coloured Water'

39 - 'A method for the making a History of the weather' by Robert Hooke

40 - 'Of Eggs by Dr Goddard'

41 - 'Mr Hooks Account Of the Experiments concerning the weight of the Air; and the proportion of the weight of the Air to that of Water'

42 - 'A Brief Account Of the Art of Tanning Dogskins Catskins etc' by John Beale

43 - 'To make small shott of different sizes communicated by his Highness Prince Rupert and brought in by Sir Robert Moray'

44 - 'An Account of an Experiment of Spirit of wine in a Vessell exhausted of Air' by Jonathan Goddard

45 - 'Notes concerning Diving, and working under water from Mr Maule Brought in by Sir Robert Moray'

46 - 'An Account of an Experiment of the rising of water in a Bolt-head upon immersion in cold; and falling thereof upon the immersion of it in hot' by Robert Hooke

47 - 'An Experiment for the Condensation of Spirit of Wine. And another for the condensing of Water' by Robert Hook

48 - 'Some Practicall observations upon May-dew' by Mr Henshaw

49 - 'Some Additionall Experiments to be made with May-Dew by Mr Henshaw'

50 - 'An Account concerning the Tin-Mines in Devonshire' by Dr Cotton

51 - 'A Relation of a Fiery Appearance in the Impresse of Men's and Horses feet' by Dr Cotton

52 - 'An Experiment of weighing a Piece of Brasse above and underground made by Dr Cotton'

53 - 'The Art of making Parchment, Vellam, Glue etc' from John Beale

54 - 'An Account of a Piece of an Elme-tree outwardly petrified' by Mr Packer

55 - 'A Brief Relations of some Observations made, and of the best Information could be had concerning the Effects of a Clapp of Thunder and lightning

56 - 'Answers Returned by Sir Philiberto Vernatti Residing at Battavia in Java Major to certain Enquiries sent thither by order of the Society and Recommended by Sir Robert Moray'

57 - 'A Register of what is in the Wooden Case sent by Captain Risbey Commander of the coast-Fregat bound from Bantam [Banten, Java, Indonesia] to London'

58 - 'Experiment of Killing Rattlesnakes in Virginia' by Captain Taylor

59 - 'Observations upon the Experiments of severall liquors in a Tube of about 36 foot in Length erected by Dr Goddard'

60 - 'Enquiries for Guiny' by Mr Hill

61 - 'An Account of a Viper' by Robert Hooke

62 - 'An Account of a Dogg Dissected' by Robert Hooke

63 - 'An Account of the opening of a Viper' by Robert Hooke

64 - 'Some Accounts concerning the nature of Frogspawn' by Mr Thomas Henshaw

65 - 'Some Considerations about the most likely way of setling an Universall measure by the Help of Pendulums' by Robert Hooke

66 - 'Panificium or The severall manners of making Bread in France etc where (by generall consent) the best bread in the World is eaten' by John Evelyn

67 - 'Some Enquiries Concerning vegetables' by Mr Daniel Cox

68 - 'The Effects of Tobacco Oyle' by Daniel Cox

69 - 'Ippo The Celebean Poyson Brought in My Charles Howard'

70 - 'Of Gravity' by Robert Hooke

71 - 'Some Observations made by Mr Hook concerning the disposition of the Air and spots discovered in the Planet Mars'

72 - 'An Account of the Effects of Thunder and Lightning sent from Oxford by Dr Wallis'

73 - 'The History of Iron or An Account of the manner of its Preparation in the fforest of Dean Brought in by Mr Henry Powle'

74 - 'Of the Inflection of a direct Motion into a Curve by a supervening Attractive Principle' by Robert Hooke

75 - 'A Relation of the Death of Mr Brooks A Justice of Peace of Hampshire as it was written in a Letter by Mr Neale'

76 - 'An Account of a Stone in Sweden which yieldeth Sulphur, Vitriol, Allum, and Minium Brought in by Sir Gilbert Talbot'

77 - 'Generall heads For making the Naturall History of a Country' by Robert Boyle

78 - 'Dr Wallis his Discourse of the Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea; As it was first written to Mr Boyle from Oxford Aprill 25th 1666'

79 - 'A New Frigorifick Experiment shewing How a considerable Degree of Cold may be suddenly produced without the help of Snow, Ice, Haile Wind or Nitre; And that at any time of the year brought in by Mr Boyle'

80 - 'A Discourse concerning Ants or Emmets by Dr King'

81 - 'A Description of a method of Transfusing the blood of one Animal into another contriv'd and used by Dr Lower of Oxon as it was communicated in his letter to Mr Boyle'

82 - 'Of Alkermes' from Monsieur Verny an Apothecary of Montpellier

83 - 'An Account of Inclining Pendulums' by Robert Hooke

84 - 'An Account of an Expeirment of Transfusing of blood out of one Animal into another: First performed by Dr Lower at Oxon' brought in by Dr King

85 - 'Tryals proposed by Robert Boyle to Dr Lower to be made by him, for the Improvement of the Experiment of Transfusing blood out of one live Animal into another'

86 - 'Observations concerning the Uniting of the Barks of Trees cut, to the tree itself' brought in by Christopher Merrett

87 - 'An Experiment on Aloe Americana Serratifolia' by Christopher Merrett

88 - 'Mr Hooks Account Of the Eclipse of the Sun'

89 - 'An Observation of Saturne' by Robert Hooke made on 29 June 1666

90 - 'To make a Lamp that shall keep alwayes the surface of the Oyle at the same higth, till all be spent' by Robert Hooke

91 - 'A Description of an Instrument for making the Hand or Index of an accurate Clock, which moves equally swift at all times...' by Robert Hooke

92 - 'A new Levell Of Dr Christopher Wren's Invention'

93 - 'Some Experiments Of Transfusion made by Dr King at his own House'

94 - 'A Relation Of a Bone voided out of the Bladder of Sir William Throgmorton'

95 - 'The Account of an Experiment made by Dr King at his own House'

96 - 'Account Of an Experiment made by Mr Thomas Cox of Bleeding a Mangy into a Sound Dog'

97 - 'A Further Account of some Experiments of Transfusion made by Dr King at his own House'

98 - 'An Account of Mastick made by Ants Written by Sir William Curtius in a Letter to Mr Haak

99 - 'An Account of making a Dog draw his breath exactly like a Wind-broken horse As it was Experimented before the Royal Society October 17 1667 by Richard Lower

100 - 'An Account of the Experiment of Preserving Animals alive by blowing through their Lungs with Bellows Brought in by Mr Hooke'

101 - 'A Method Of Transfusing blood into Man; contrived by Dr King'

102 - 'An Account of some minerall Observations about the Mines of Devon and Cornewall Brought in by Mr Oldenburg as it was sent him from Mr Samuel Colepress out of Devonshire'

3 - Volume 3, - Register Book Copy containing copies of notable scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society

4 - Volume 4, - Register Book Copy containing copies of notable scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society

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