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accklent or defign, (let it be from its being mined

with iron, or any other ovum< whatever) brafs muR
be a very improper metal for compafi-boxes, es it
may occafion many fad and fatal accidents.
Norwich, Odoti. sod, ijt.

It iS well known, that brafs has been fometirnes

found to affeR and difturb the magnetic needle; but,
to give magnetifin and polarity to brafi, has not, that
I have yct beard, been before attempted. I there-
fore have taken the liberty to lay the above account
before this Royal Society, and have alfo brought the
pieces of brafs mentioned therein, which have Men
thus made magnetical.
London, H. Baker.
S. .759.

CVII. o4 Account If :be Sea Polypus, by

Mr. Henry Baker, F. R. S.
tbe Right Ilortoarable the Emu. of Mucccas-
FIELD, Prefident of the Royal Society.

My Lotd,
sewn the marine animal your
Lordthip did me the honour to re-
se. Inow
commend to my examination which I find to be a
fpecies of one kind of the Sea Polypi, mentioned by
naturalills; bot I think not very accurately defcribed.
The 'kinds of Sea Polypi are underftood to be,
Vo 1. 50. SG Firft,

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