A Journal of a Voyage fromEnglandtoConstantinople, made in the Year, 1668. byT. Smith, D. D. and F. R. S.1Historical Observations relating toConstantinople. By the Reverend and LearnedTho. Smith, D. D. Fellow ofMagd. Coll. Oxon.and of theRoyal Society.32An account of the City ofPrusainBythynia, and a continuation of the Historical Observations relating toConstantinople, by the Reverend and learnedThomas SmithD. D. Fellow ofMagd. Coll. Oxon.and of theRoyal Society.49A Relation of a Voyage fromAleppotoPalmyrainSyria; sent by the Reverend Mr.William Hallifaxto Dr.Edward Bernard(late)SavilianProfessor of Astronomy inOxford, and by him communicated to Dr.Thomas Smith,Reg. Soc. S.84An Extract of the Journals of two several Voyages of theEnglish Merchantsof the Factory ofAleppo, toTadmor, anciently call'dPalmyra.120Some Account of the Ancient State of the City ofPalmyra, with short Remarks upon the Inscriptions found there. ByE. Halley.160A Voyage of the Emperour ofChinainto the EasternTartary, Anno. 1682.179The Distances of the Places thro' which we passed in theEasternTartary.195A Voyage of the Emperor ofChina, into the WesternTartaryin the Year, 1683.196An Explanation, necessary to justify theGeographysupposed in these Letters.210Some Observations and Conjectures concerning theChineseCharacters. Made byR. H.R. S. S.212A Letter fromF. A.Esq; R. S. S. to the Publisher, with a Paper of Mr.S. Flowers, containing the Exact Draughts of several unknown Characters, taken from the Ruins atPersepolis.233A Letter from MonsieurN. Witsento Dr.Martin Lister, with two Draughts of the FamousPersepolis.236A Description of the Diamond-mines, as it was presented by the Right Honourable the Earl Marshal ofEngland, to theR. Society.238A Letter from theEast Indies, of Mr.John Marshalto Dr.Coga, giving an Account of the Religion, Rites, Notions, Customs, Manners of the Heathen Priests commonly calledBramines. Communicated by the Reverend Mr.Abraham de la Pryme.256Part of two Letters to the Publisher from Mr.James Cunningham, F. R. S. and Physician to theEnglishatChusaninChina, giving an account of his Voyage thither, of the Island ofChusan, of the several sorts of Tea, of the Fishing, Agriculture of theChinese,&c.with several Observations not hitherto taken notice of.269A Letter from Mr.John ClaytonRector ofCroftonatWakefieldinYorkshire, to the Royal Society,May 12 1688.giving an account of several Observables inVirginia, and in his Voyage thither, more particularly concerning the Air.281Mr.Clayton's second Letter, containing his farther Observations onVirginia.293A Continuation of Mr.John Clayton's Account ofVirginia.301Mr.John Clayton, Rector ofCroftonatWakefield, his Letter to theRoyal Society, giving a farther Account of the Soil, and other Observables ofVirginia.312A Continuation of Mr.Clayton's Account ofVirginia.337Part of Two Letters from Mr.J. Hillier, datedCape Corse,Jan. 3. 1687/8.andApr. 25. 1688.Wrote to the Reverend Dr.Bathurst, President ofTrinity Colledge, Oxon; giving an Account of the Customs of the Inhabitants, the Air,&c.of that Place, together with an Account of the Weather there fromNov. 24. 1686.to the same Day 1687.356An Account of theMoorishWay of Dressing their Meat (with other Remarks) inWest-Barbary, from CapeSpartelto Capede Geer. By Mr.Jezreel Jones.381A Letter from Mr.John Monroto the Publisher, concerning the Catacombs ofRomeandNaples.394An accurate Description of theLake of Geneva, not long since made by a Person that had visited it divers times in the pleasantest season of the Year; and communicated to the Publisherby one of his Parisian Correspondents: English'd as followeth.404Part of a Journal kept fromScotlandtoNew CaledoniainDarien, with a short Account of that Country. Communicated by Dr.Wallace, F. R. S.413A Discourse tending to prove at what Time and PlaceJulius Cæsarmade his first Descent uponBritain: Read before theRoyal SocietybyE. Halley.422
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