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Author: Lister, Martin, 1638?-1712.
Title: Letters and divers other mixt discourses in natural philosophy many of which were formerly published in the Philosophical transactions of Mr. Oldenburg, and part in the Philosophical collections of Mr. Hooke and else where : all which are now revised, augmented, and to them are added very many other matters of the same nature, not before published : also an intire treatis of the nature and use of colours in oyl. painting / written by M. Lister, F. of the R.S.
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Print source: Letters and divers other mixt discourses in natural philosophy many of which were formerly published in the Philosophical transactions of Mr. Oldenburg, and part in the Philosophical collections of Mr. Hooke and else where : all which are now revised, augmented, and to them are added very many other matters of the same nature, not before published : also an intire treatis of the nature and use of colours in oyl. painting / written by M. Lister, F. of the R.S.
Lister, Martin, 1638?-1712.
York: Printed by J. White for the author, 1683.
Subject terms:
Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works.
Science -- Early works to 1800.
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Some Observations Concerning the odd Turn of some Shell-snailes, and the darting of Spiders, communicated to Mr. J. W. and Published in the Philosophicall Transactions N. 50. 1669.
Extract of a Letter, written to Mr. Oldenbourgh, and pub∣lished in the Philosoph: Transactions, N. 68. 1670. about an Insect, which besides Pismiers, may probably yield an Acid juice. Also about the winter Bleeding of the Sycamore Tree.
An Extract of another Letter written Febr. 8th. 1670. Containing some Experiments about the Bleeding of the Sy∣camore, and other Trees; as also, a considerable Note of Pliny about the Mulberry-Tree. Ibidem.
Extracts of divers Letters, Touching some Inquiries and Ex∣periments of the Motion of Sap in Trees, and relating to the Question of the Circulation of the same. Phi. Traus. N. 70.
1. January. 28. 1670. York.
2. Febr. 8. 1670. York.
3. Febr. 15. 1670. York.
4. March 17. 1670. York.
Extract of a Letter, written from York, April 8. 1671. both in relation to the futher Discovery of the Mo∣tion of Juyces in Vegetables, and removing some differ∣ence noted the in next fore-going Letter.
Some Observations, touching Colours, in order to the Increase of Dyes, and the Fixation of Colours 15. 1670.
An Observation concerning certain Insect husks of the Kermes-kind May 22. 1671. Philosophical Transacti∣ons. N. 71.
York. Jan. 10. 1670. a Viviparous Fly. Inquiries and a Table about Spiders. Philosophical Transactions. N. 72.
Some general Enquiries concerning Spiders
Araneorum Angliae Tabula.
May 30. 1671; concerning an Insect feeding upon Henbain, together with the colour yeilded by the Eggs of the same, &c.
Two Letters Of June 14. 1671 and July 5, 1671. concerning the kind of Insect, hatched of the English Kemes.
Concerning Vegetable Excrescencies, July 17. 1671. from York. N. 75. P. T.
York August 25 1671. confirming the Observation in N. 74. P. L. about Musk sented Insects; adding some Notes upon D. Swammedam's book of Insects, and on that of M. Steno concerning Petrisy'd Shells.
Another Letter, from York Sept. 13 1671. enlarging his former Communications in Numb. 75. about Veget∣able Excrescencies, and Ichneumon-Wormes.
Some Additions about Vegetable Excrescencies, and Ichneumons Wasps; together with an Inquiry concern∣ing Tarantula's, and a Discovery of another Musk-sented Insect: from York in two Letters, of Octob. 16. and 28. 1671.
The Extract of one of these Letters
The Extract of the other Letter:
A Letter. York, Januar. 10. 1671. containing an ac∣count of Veins observ'd in Plants, analogoue to Hu∣main Veins.
An Account of a Stone cut out from under the tongue of a Man; sent in a Letter to his Grace the Lord Arch-Bishop of York.
An Extract of a Letter from York April 12. 1672. concerning animated Horse-haires; rectifying a Vul∣gar Errour.
An Extract of a Letter enlarging and correcting the former Notes about Kermes; and withal insinuating a conjecture of Cochincil's being a sort of Kermes.
A Description of an odd kind of Mushr Milky Juice, much hotter upon the tongue than Pepper, &c. Novemb, 15. 1672.
A futher Account concerning the Existence of Veins in all kind of Plants; together with a Discovery of the Mem∣branous substance of those Veins, and of some Acts in Plants resembling those of Sense; as also of the Agree∣ment of the Venal Juice in Vegetables with the Blood of Animals, &c. Communicated in a Letter of Januar. 8. 1673. and exhibited to the R. Society.
A Letter dated May 21. 1673. in York, concerning the unalterable Character of the Whiteness of the Chyle within the Lacteal Veins; together with divers parti∣culars observed in the Guts, especially several sorts of Worms found in them.
Some Papers written about the same time to Mr. Olden∣burgh, in whose hands they remained unpublished.
1. Paper.
A Second Letter writ about the same time; 1673. to the same Person.
3 Paper. Some probable thoughts of the whitenesse of Chyle; and what it is after it is conveyed within the Arteries: Com∣municated much about the same time with the former. N. B. I am not altogether of the same Opinion Now; yet, they were my thoughts than.
An Account of two uncommon Mineral Substances, viz. of Bitumen, and a White Liquor. January 7. 1674.
A Description of certain Stones, figured like Plants, York Novemb. 4th. 1673.
The Explication of the Figures. See Tab. I.
A Letter concerning Snails, with Tables about that sort of Insects. York. March. 12. 1673.
Some general Quaere's concerning Land and Fresh-water Snails.
Some Observations and Experiments made, and in a Letter communicated to the Publisher, For the R. Society. Philosophical Transactions, N. 10.
I. Of the Efforescence of certain Mineral Glebes.
II. Of an odd figured IRIS.
III. Glossopetra tricuspis non-serrata.
IV. Of certain Dactili Idaei, or the true Lapides Ju∣daici, for kind found with us.
V. Of the Electrical power of Stones in relation to a Vegetable Rosin.
VI. Of the Flowers and Seed of Mushroms.
VII. Of the speedy Vitrifying of the whole body of Anti∣mony by Cawk.
Of the Astroites, or Star-stones Jan. 19 1673.
Of the Vomiting of strange Worms, Philosophical Tran∣sactions. Numb. 117.
A Letter containing an account of Antiquities, &c. Philosophical Collections. Numb. 4.
An account of a Monstrous Animal cast out of the Stomach by Vomit; Phi: Coll. Num. 6.
An Account of a Roman Monument found in the Bi∣shoprick of Durham, and of some Roman Antiqui∣ties at York, Phil. Tran. N. 145.
2. A Relation of a Man biten with a mad Dog, and dying of the disease called Hydrophobia: Philosophical Trausactions. N. 147.
An account of part of a Wall, built in the Ro∣mans Time.
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