........

Page

Proceedings of the Royal Society, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 15, 21, and Jan. 11 133

Linnæan Society, Dec. 5, 19, and Jan. 16..... 135

Geological Society, June 16, Nov. 3, and Dec. 15.. 136

Royal Institute of France....

Notices of Lectures.

Coal Gas..

Condensation of Water on Glass. By Dr. Wells....

Notice respecting the Royal Society......

On ensuring the Attention of Watchmen....

Influence of Galvanism. By Dr. J. R. Coxe..

On the usual Mode of fixing the common Hour-glass at Sea. By the

Improvement in the Plate Electrical Machine. By the Same ...

Use of Galvanism as a Telegraph. By the Same.....

Prizes of the Royal Institute of France..

Notices of Scientific Works in the Press

Meteorological Table and Observations, Dec. 23 to Jan. 20

140

158

..ibid.

159

...ibid.

160

.... 161

Same. ibid.

..... 162

...ibid.

163

166

167

NUMBER XXXIX.-MARCH.

Biographical Account of the late Professor Robison. By Mr. Playfair.. 169

On the Stability of Vessels. By Col. Beaufoy

Demonstration that the Ellipse, when viewed in a certain Position, appears

circular

On the Analysis of Soils. By Professor Schübler

184

205

207

Vindication of Mr. Dalton's Theory of the Absorption of Gases by

Water, against the Conclusions of Saussure ....

215

Defence of the Objections to Prevost's Theory of Radiant Heat. By Dr.

John Murray

223

Proceedings of the Royal Society, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, and 22.

On taking Specific Gravities, and the bursting of Leaden Pipes in Frost.

Meteorological Table and Observations, Jan. 21 to Feb. 9

Observations on the intense Cold, Feb. 9......

NUMBER XL-APRIL.

249

Biographical Account of Professor Robison, concluded

Account of an Accident at a Coal-Mine at Liege. By Dr. Thomson.... 260

On the Re-union of Parts accidentally separated from the living Body. By

the Same

263

Register of the Weather at Plymouth, July to Dec. 1815. By Mr. Fox.. 267

A Comparison of the Old and New Theories respecting the Nature of

Oxymuriatic Acid. By Dr. Berzelius

On a new Compound of Phosphorus and Potash. By the Chevalier

Sementini

.....

On the Ventilation of Coal-Mines. By Lieut. Menzies..

272

280

283

Account of a Journey to the Summit of Adam's Peak, Ceylon.......... 300

Answer to Dr. Murray's Objection to Prevost's Theory of Radiant Heat.

By Mr. Davenport ...

302

Proceedings of the Royal Society, Feb. 29, March 7, 14, 21, and 28 303

Linnæan Society, March 5 and 19................

....

307

....ibid.

Geological Society, Jan. 5 and 19

Royal Institute of France.....

Flexible Sand-stone......

Curious Growth of a Plane-Tree...

310

315

...ibid.

dentity of Galvanism and the Nervous Influence vindicated. By Dr.

W. Philip

323

Meteorological Table and Observations, Feb. 20 to March 19

327

NUMBER XLI.-MAY.

Biographical Sketch of Alexander Wilson

329

Observations on the Relation between the Specific Gravities of Bodies and

the Weight of their Atoms. By Dr. Thomson

343

Demonstration of the Binomial Theorem for Fractional and Negative

Experiments on Prussic Acid. By M. Gay-Lussac

346

350

Meteorological Table from the Register kept at Rose-Bank, Perth

Description of the Bird Fly. By M. W. Carolan...

a new Blow-pipe. By H. I. Brooke, Esq...

367

Account of a Trial of Dr. Reid Clanny's Lamp in some of the Newcastle

Coal-Mines. By Dr. Clanny ...

368

Analytical Account of Humboldt and Bonpland's Work on the Plants of

South America....

373

Proceedings of the Linnean Society, April 2..

386

Geological Society, Feb. 16 and March

.ibid.

Wernerian Natural History Society, Nov. 25, Dec.

16, Jan. 6, 20, Feb. 3, 17, March 2, and 16

387

Royal Institute of France.

391

Notices of Lectures....

396

Cure of Hydrophobia

.ibid.

Extraordinary Preservation of Animal Life without Food

French Academy of Science

On Fermentation by Gay-Lussac..

Method of obtaining pure Sulphate of Manganese

Native Carbonate of Strontian.

Weight of an Atom of Strontian

Number of Plants known..

On Verdigris

397

398

.ibid.

399

...ibid.

401

..ibid.

.ibid.

Meteorological Table and Observations, March 20 to April 18 .,..................

- 402

403

404

..ibid.

406

... 407

NUMBER XLII.-JUNE.

Page

Biographical Sketch of Alexander Wilson, concluded...

409

Chemical Analysis of some membranous Bodies of Animals. By Pro-

fessor I. F. John.

419

Chemical Action of Bodies on each other when triturated together. By

H. F. Link .....

426

...

Comparison of the Old and New Theories respecting the Nature of Oxy-

muriatic Acid. By Dr. Berzelius . . .

Trigonometrical Survey of the Wide-mouth Shoal, near Beachy Head. By

Col. M. Beaufoy

.....

429

441

On the upright Growth of Vegetables. By Mr. J. Campbell, of Carbrook 443

Camparison of Albumen with Gluten. By H. F. Link

Proceedings of the Royal Society, April 25, May 2, 9, and 16

- Geological Society, March 15 and April 5

Royal Institute of France...

Fulminating Platinum.

Demonstration that no Part of a Circle is a straight Line

455

...

458

461

On the Ore of Copper described and analyzed in a former Number..

470

On the Boiler of the Steam-Engine

472

On Mr. Donovan's Essays, and the Mode of procuring Silver..

Queries respecting Plano-Cylindric Lenses...

Demonstration of a curious Relation between the various Orders of

New Hygrometer: and on the Mode of cutting Glass. By Mr. R. Burrhard 479

New Patents....

Meteorological Table and Observations, April 19 to May 18

Index

480

481

483

PLATES IN VOL. VII.

Plates

XLII. Electricity of the Atmosphere in Thunder Storms...
XLIII. Sketch of Col. Macquarrie's Route in New South Wales
XLIII. [Duplicate.] Various Figures ....

XLIV. Col. Beaufoy's Instruments for trying the Stability of Vessels.. 184 XLV. Diagrams on the same Subject, &c.....

XLVI. Variations in the Barometer and Thermometer at Plymouth,

July to December, 1815 ....

XLVII. Plan of ventilating Coal-Mines

XLVIII. Letter-Press Meteorological Table

205

XLIX. Progress of Vegetation on Mountains in different Latitudes.... 385 On the upright Growth of Vegetables, and various Diagrams.. 449

L.