. Philosophical transactions. THE Prefident and Council of the Royal Society adjudged,for the Year 1784, the Medal on Sir Godfrey Copleys Donation, to Edward Waring, M. D. Lucafian Profeflbrof the Mathematics at Cambridge, for his MathematicalCommunications to the Society,. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. L Aft Account of an artificial Spring of Water, By Bfafmus. Darwin, M. D. F. R. S. Read November 4, 1784. c To the Prefident and Fellows of the Royal Society. iNTLEMEN, Derby, July 16, 1784. ONFIDENT that every atom which may contribute toincreafethe treafury of ufeful knowledge, which you arefo
. Philosophical transactions. THE Prefident and Council of the Royal Society adjudged,for the Year 1784, the Medal on Sir Godfrey Copleys Donation, to Edward Waring, M. D. Lucafian Profeflbrof the Mathematics at Cambridge, for his MathematicalCommunications to the Society,. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. L Aft Account of an artificial Spring of Water, By Bfafmus. Darwin, M. D. F. R. S. Read November 4, 1784. c To the Prefident and Fellows of the Royal Society. iNTLEMEN, Derby, July 16, 1784. ONFIDENT that every atom which may contribute toincreafethe treafury of ufeful knowledge, which you arefo fuccefsfuUy endeavouring to accumulate, will be agreeableand interefting to the Society, I fend you an account of anartificial fpring of water, which I produced laft fummer nearth-e fide of the river Darwent in Derby, i-^,^ 3^-^ ],a-t . B Near i £)r\ T)ARWrN*S^^CCCU/lt of Near my hftufe was an old welj, about one hundred yardsfrom the river, and about- four yards deep, which had beenmany years difufed on account of the badnefs of the water,which I found to contain much vjitriohc acid, with, at thefame time, a fliglit fulphureous fmell and tafte ; but did notcarefully analyle it. The mouth of tliis well was about fourfeet above the furface of the river ; a
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