A Course of Mechanical, Magnetical, Optical, Hydrostatical and Pneumatical Experiments / perform'd by Francis Hauksbee, and the Explanatory Lectures read by William Whiston, M.A.

by William Whiston; Francis Hauksbee

A Compound Engine.

4th—An Experiment of Lifting a Weight by a Chain of Inflated Bladders, with its Application to Muscular Motion.

Galilæo's Demonstration concerning the Strength of the Bones, Timber, &c. reduced to Experiment.

The Method of computing the Force of the Air on the Sails of Windmills, and of Ships; and of Water on Water-Wheels, and on the Rudder of a Ship.

Experiments to shew the proportional Advantages of large and small Wheels, in all Sorts of Carriages, as Couches, Waggons, Carts, &c.

5th—An Experiment to shew, that the lateral Motion compounded with the perpendicular Projection, does not alter the Line of Ascent or Descent in the projected Body.

The most considerable Objections against the Motion of the Earth, answered from this Experiment.

That the Line described by a Projectile is a Parabola.

The Experiments upon which the Art of Gunnery does depend, most exactly perform'd.

6th—Experiments concerning Pendulums.