OCR PDF Compression. A publication from the mid 1700's, The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society provides an interesting read. It was one of the premier and most influential scientific journals of early industrial era. This is one page from that document, taken from volume 50, published in 1757. It is a useful publication for the purposes of reasearching some of the beginnings of modern science. Office Automation
OCR PDF Compression. A publication from the mid 1700's, The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society provides an interesting read. It was one of the premier and most influential scientific journals of early industrial era. This is one page from that document, taken from volume 50, published in 1757. It is a useful publication for the purposes of reasearching some of the beginnings of modern science. Office Automation
OCR PDF Compression. A publication from the mid 1700's, The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society provides an interesting read. It was one of the premier and most influential scientific journals of early industrial era. This is one page from that document, taken from volume 50, published in 1757. It is a useful publication for the purposes of reasearching some of the beginnings of modern science. Office Automation
extant was fan: the Bev of Scilly caftward La far ax Lifkerd, and towards the north as far as Came-- ford ; thro' which diltriel I hall trace it, accordin to the bell informations I could procure. In the ifland of St. Mary, Scilly, the (hock was violent. On the fhores of Cornwall, oppo6te to Scilly (in the prarith of Senan, ncar the Land's-a:4) the noik was heard like that of fpinningmhavel on a chamber-floor. Below ftsieselsre wrs cry, that the hook was.flsking ; tfile beak p.m mul pew- ter rattled one againft another in fawn1 honks in the fame parifh. In the adjoining parilh of St. Juft. two young men being then Minuning, felt a hong and very aural aptation of the few In the town of Pen- ranee, in one hook the chamber-bell rag; in an- other thc pawns...plates, placed edgewayi on a (half,. (hilted, ad flid to one CDS3 of the (hell: and it war every-where perceived mow or leis, accordingas pco-: pica attention was engaged... - At Trevailer, the feat of William Veale, about two miles from Penzance, the noife was heard.; and thought at &II to be thunder thc windows Lhook, and the walk of the parlour, wham Mr. Vole fat, sifibly moved. The jarring of the win.- dows confinued near half a :Amok ; but the motion . of the walls not quite fo long : and funk makes, being at workon a contiguous new building, the up- right poles of the fcaffolds thook fo violently, that, kr fear of falling, thcy laid hold on the walls, which, to their (lilt grcater furprize, thcy found agi- tated in the fame manner. And a perfon preknt, who was at London at the tima of the two Chocks in the 4