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NATURAL HISTORY.

A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands. By Dr. Turton with 100 specimens. 9s. plain-14s. coloured.

British Ornithology; containing Portraits of all the British Birds, including those of foreign origin, which have become domesticated; drawn, engraved, and coloured, by John Hunt. Parts I. to IX. 9s. each Part.

Svo.

TOPOGRAPHY.

The History, Civil and Commercial, of the British West Indies. By Bryan Edwards, Esq., F. R. S., S. A. With a continuation to the present time. Fifth edition, with Maps and Plates. In 5 vols. Svo, and 1 vol. 4to. 3. 12s. Vols. 4 and 5 separately, to complete former editions, 17. 10s.

History of the University of Dublin, illustrated by thirty coloured Plates, by eminent artists, from Drawings by W. B. Taylor. Part I. 10s. 6d.

A Topographical and Historical Account of the City and County of Norwich, its Antiquities, Modern Improvements, &c. By J. Stacey Svo. 7s.

Excursions through Ireland, No. I. By T. Cromwell. Illustrated by 600 engravings. 12mo. 2s. 6d. Svo. 4s.

Excursions through the County of Surrey, comprising Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and every other most interesting object of curiosity. Edited by T. Cromwell. 18mo. No. I. 2s. 6d.

A Series of Views of the Lakes of Cumberland and Westmoreland, and of the neighbouring Mountain Scenery. Drawn and engraved by R. Westall, A. R. A. No. I. fol. 17.

Cape of Good Hope Calendar and Guide; giving an account of all the public offices, military forces, and other establishments there; together with a brief account of its soil, climate, and agriculture. 12mo. 4s. 6d.

An Account of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope; with a view to the information of emigrants. Svo. 6s. 6d.

Hints on Emigration to the Cape of Good Hope. By W. J. Burchell. 2s. 6d.

The Emigrant's Guide to the Cape of Good Hope. By John Wils n.

8vo.

The Emigrant's Directory to the Western States of North America, including a Voyage out from Liverpool. By William Amphlett. 8vo. 6s. boards.

The Emigrant's Guide to the British Settlements in Upper Canada and United States of America; including Smith's Geographical View of Upper Canada, with Extracts from Original Letters of a Lancashire Farmer, and other residents; and Remarks on the superior advantages of the above places to the Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, &c. 8vo. 3s.

A Statistical, Historical, and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales, and its dependent Settlements on Van Dieman's Land; with a particular Enumeration of the Advantages which these Coloniesoffer for Emigration, and their superiority, in many respects, over those possessed by the United States of America. By W. C. Wentworth, Esq., a native of the Colony. Svp. price 128.

A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland, including the Isle of Man; comprising an Account of their Geological Structure, with Remarks on their Agriculture, Economy, Scenery, and Antiquities. By J. Macculloch, M.D., F.L.S. with a 4to. vol, of plates. 31. 3s.

VOYAGES AND TRAVELS.

Svo. 2 vols.

By Captain

Voyage of Discovery to Corea and Loo Choo. Basil Hall, R. N. A New Edition, containing the Narrative Part only, with a map and plates. 8vo. 7s.

Account of the Kingdom of Nepal, and of the Territories annexed to this Dominion by the House of Gorkha. By Francis Hamilton (formerly Buchanan), M.D., F.R.S. L.E. and Fellow of of the Societies of Antiquaries, and of the Linnæan and Asiatic Societies. 1 vol. 4to. with engravings. 21. 2s.

Letters from Palestine, descriptive of a Tour through Galilee and Judea; with some Account of the Red Sea, and of the present State of Jerusalem. By T. R. Jolliffe, A. M.

SCIENTIFIC WORKS RECENTLY IMPORTED.

Mémoires de l'Académie Royale des Sciences de l'Institut de France, Année 1817. tom. 2. 4to. 17. 16s.

Lacroix, Traité de Calcul differentie, et de Calcul integral. tom. 3. Nouvelle edition. 4to. 21. 2s.

Borgnis, Traité complet de Mécanique appliquée aux arts. 5 ème partie, Machines d'Agriculture. 4to. 1. 14s.

Vidal La Holographie, Alphabet Universel des Sons. Méthode nouvelle d'écrire aussi vite que la parole dans toutes les langues. 4to. fig. 10s.

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, tom. 31, 32, 33, 8vo. 21. 8s.

Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, tom. 13, 14, 15. 8vo. 17. 10s.

Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, Planches Cahiers 12 et 13. 16s.

Laennec, de l'Auscultation Medicale, ou Traité du diagnostic des maladies des poumons et du cœur, fondé principalement sur ce nouveau moyen d'exploration. 2 tom. 8vo. fig. 17. 18.

Bilhon, Principes d'Administration et d'Economie Politique des Anciens Peuples, appliqués aux Peuples Modernes, 8vo. 10s. 6d. D'Aubuisson de Voisins, Traité de Géognosie, ou Exposé des Connaissances actuelles sur la Constitution Physique et Minérale du Globe Terrestre, 2 tom. 8vo. 17. 6s.

Encyclopédie Méthodique, LXXXVIII. Livraison (Botanique seconde partie du tom. 2. des Illustrations des Genres ; Physique, première partie du tom. 3; Médicine, première partie du tom. 9.) Trois parties, 4to. avec 50 planches, 31. 12s.

Cuvier, Recueil des Eloges Historiques lus dans les Séances Publiques de l'Institut Royal de France, 2 tom. 8vo. 14.

Fischer, Physique Mécanique. des notes, &c. par M. Biot, 3ème

10s.

Traduite de l'Allemand, avec édit. revue et augmentée, 8vo.

Monge, Géométrie Déscriptive, 4ème édit. augmentée d'une Théorie des Ombres et de la Perspective, extraite des Papiers de l'Auteur; par Brisson. 4to. 11.

Broussais, Leçons sur les Phlegmasies Gastriques, dites Fièvres Continues essentielles des auteurs, et sur les Phlegmasies Cutanées aiguës; par Caignon et Quemont, 8vo. 7s.

Saint-Martin, Mémoires Historiques et Géographiques sur l'Arménie, suivis du texte Arménien de l'Histoire des Princes Orpélians, par E. Orpélian, archevêque de Siounie, et de celui des Géographies attribuées à Moïse de Khoren et du Docteur Vartan, avec plusieurs autres pièces relatives à l'Histoire de l'Arménie; le tout accompagné d'une Traduction Française et de Notes Explicatives. 2 tom. 8vo. 21. 2s.

INDEX.

Aberration of stars, investigation of the corrections of, 21-27.
Acetate of lead, new ore, 379-380.

Acids of arsenic, composition of, 378.

Etna Wines, strength of, 168.

Africa, account of the plague in, 183-185.

Agency of galvanism, observations on, 72-87.

Air, on the floatage of small heavy bodies in, and on certain at-
mospheric phenomena dependant thereon, 245-258.

Alkali, new vegetable, account of, 156, 157, 378.

Alta Gràcia, (a Capuchin mission in Spanish Guayana,) plan of,
280. Its present state, ibid, 281, 282.

America, scientific expedition into the interior of, 188-Descrip-
tion of Indian antiquities there, 224-232.

Angostura, journal of an excursion from, to the Capuchin mis-
sions of the Caroni, 260-287.

Ants, utility of, in destroying venomous insects, 174, 175.
Arsenic, composition of the acids of, 378.

Astronomy, progress of, in Germany for 1818, 84-95-Prize
Question in, 345.

Atmosphere, description of a new hygrometer, for measuring the
force and weight of aqueous vapour, and the corresponding
evaporation in, 298-318-Detail of experiments with, 319-
322.

Aurora Borealis, remarkable, notice of, 357, 358.

B:

Bath, notice of a proposed scientific institution at, 190, 191.
Battery, new electrical, notice of, 384.

Berzelius, (M.) on the analysis of euclase, 171, 172.

Bismuth, beneficial effects of the white oxide of, in a severe dis-
order of the stomach, 295-298.

Bladder, on the production of calculi in, 205-Nature of them,
205-210-Treatment of them, 211-218.

Bleaching, notice of discoveries in the art of, 14.
Boracic acid, found in a volcano, 350.

Braconnot (M.) on the conversion of ligneous matter into gum,
sugar, a particular acid, and ulmin, 386-393.

Brande (T. W. Esq.) on the medico-chirurgical treatment of cal-
culous disorders, 66-72, 205-218-Outline of his lectures on
chemistry, 198-Description of a portable gas-lamp, 233, 234
-On a substance produced during the distillation of coal-tar,
287-290.

Britain (Great) and France, comparative table of the extent, po-
pulation, riches, debts, revenue, and taxes for the year 1819,
187, 188.
Burchardt, (Mr.) biographical notice of, 28-Embarks for the
East, in the service of the African Association, 29-Assumes
the Mohammedan costume, and the title of Sheikh Ibrahim,
30-Account of his interview with Mr. Legh, in Upper Egypt,
31-34, 38, 39-Sketch of his proceedings in Egypt and Nu-
bia, 40-44-Account of his pilgrimage to Mecca, 45-46-No-
tice of Mecca, 47—And of the commerce carried on there, 48-
50-Account of his dangerous interview with the Pasha of
Egypt at Taif, 51-54-Account of the ceremonies performed
by the pilgrims to Mecca, 55-58-Is swindled by a pilgrim,
60-His return to Egypt, 64, 65—His death, 66.

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Calculi, on the production of, in the kidneys, 66-Different kinds
of, 67-Their treatment, 68-72-Nature of calculi of the blad-
der, 205-210-Treatment of them, 211-218-On the animal
substances which generally accompany uric acid in calculi,
370-373.

Cambrian Society, premium of, 395.

Camphor, on the rotation of pieces of, 383.

Capuchin Missions of the Caroni, journal of an excursion to, from
St. Thome de Angostura, in Spanish Guayana, 260-Notice
of the village of Panapana, 261-Arrival at the farm-house of
San Felipe, 263-Hospitable reception there, 264-Arrival at
the missionary station of Carnache, ibid-Description of it, 265.
And of the missionary station of San Antonio, 266, 267—Arri-
val at Upata, the capital of these missions, 268-Description
of it, 269, 270-State of the plantations in its vicinity, 271-
Industry of a planter at Tarife, 272-Plan of the mission of
Cupapuy, and of the Indian houses there, 274-Description of
it, 275-Origin and progress of the Capuchin missions, 276-
Their present state generally, 277-Manufactures of Landa,
278-Plan of Alta Gràcià, 280-Present state of this mission,
280-282-And of the mission of Santa Maria, 283-Excur-
sion in the vicinity, 286-Spanish mode of clearing land, 287.
Carbonate of magnesia, native, discovered, 171.

Carnache, (Capuchin mission of,) described, 265.

Carnot's theory of defence by vertical fire, strictures on, 290-295.
Cassius, purple of, to prepare, 385.

Ceres, (the planet) elements of, 87.

Chemical science, miscellaneous communications in, 154-170,
362-393.

Chemistry, prize questions in, 168.

Chesnut-wood, a substitute for oak-bark, 165, 166.

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