Memoirs of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester (Volume 4 (Series 2))

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1793 Excerpt: ...last fc 1792, taken and compared in the fame manne 1 ompared with the Medium for the prec da ring the lame Seasons. ' or THE LITERARY PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY MANCHESTER. VOL. IV. PART II. MANCHESTER, KINTSD FOR ClOllI, JUN. AND BAV1IS, IN THE STRAND, LONDON. UDCCXCVI. MEMBERS ADMITTED SINCE THE LAST PUBLICATION. Mr. Barker. Rev. Jolhua Brooks, A. M. Mr. John Dalton. Mr. John Charlton Dawson. Mr. Fosbrooke. Mr. Edward Green. Mr. Joseph Hanson. Mr. Thomas Hoghton. Edward Holme, M. D. Mr. John Jackson. Mr. William Mitchell. Mr. Thomas Mort. Mr. Richard Moulson. Mr. J. Moxon. Mr. Thomas Oilier. Mr. Robert Owen. Mr. Richard Rushforth. Rev. John Vause, A. B. TLose marked'tlau ere of the Committee of Papers. CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. George Bcw. M. D. Kcndal. Mr. Samuel Buxton, Buxton. Alexander Alexander Copland, Esq. Dumsriti. George Smith Gibbes, Esq. A. B. Fellow of Magd. Coll. Oxford. Matthew Guthrie, M. D. F.R.S. &c.&c. St. Peterjburgh. Mr. John Holt, Liverpool. Mr. Robert Uvedale, A. B. Trin. Coll. Cambridge. Major Wemys. Mr. James Williamson, Liverpool. HONORARY MEMBERS. Sir Richard Clayton, Bart. J. R. Deiman, M. D. Amsterdam. Francis Mascres, Esq. F. R. S. James Massey, Esq. CONTENTS. the Laws of Motion of a Cylinder, compelled by the repeated Strokes of a Falling Block to penetrate an Obstacle, the Resistance of which is an invari able Force. By Mr. John Gough.--Com-municated by Dr. Holme.-p. 273, Sketch of the History of Sugar, in the early Times and through the middle Ages. By William Falconer, M. D. F. R. S. &c. &c.--Com-municated by Dr. Percival. Read March 12, 1790.--p. 291. Copy of a Letter from Thomas Beddoes, M. D. Physician at Bristol Hot Wells, to Mr. Thomas Henry, F. R. S. &c.-p. 302. Some Observations on the Flints of Chalk-be...