I. A Tribute to the Memory of the late Mr. HENRY, Presi-

dent of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Man-

chester. By WILLIAM HENRY, M.D. F.R.S.&c. &c...

II. Investigation of the Corrections of the Places of the

Stars for Aberration and Nutation.

1

21

III. Journal of the Proceedings of Mr. BURCKHARDT, in

Egypt and Nubia. . ..

28

IV. Observations on the Medico-Chemical Treatment of

Calculous Disorders. By W. T. BRANDE, Sec. R.S.,

&c. Sect. 2. On the Production of Calculi in the Kidneys;

their Nature and Treatment..

V. Some Observations relating to the Agency of Galvanism

in the Animal Economy. By A. P. WILSON PHILIP,

M.D. F.R.S.E., &c.

66

72

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VI. View of the Progress of Astronomy in Germany, for

1818...

84

VII. On the Mammoth, or Fossil Elephant, found in the

Ice at the mouth of the River Lena, in Siberia, with an

Engraving of the Skeleton

95

VIII. On the Figure of the Earth. By M. de LAPLACE.. 108

IX. On the Preparation of Oxygenated Water. By M.

THENARD....

114

X. Description of Messrs. TAYLORS and MARTINEAU'S

Patent Apparatus for the Production of Gas from Oil.

With two Engravings.

120

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PAGE.

XI. Some Account of the Character and Merits of the late

Professor PLAYFAIR.

124

XII. Biographical Memoir of the late Mr. JAMES.

WATT.

136

XIII. A descriptive Account of the several Processes which

are usually pursued in the Manufacture of the Article

known in Commerce by the name of Tin Plate. By

SAMUEL PARKES, F.L.S., &c........

XIV. MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.

1. MECHANICAL SCIENCE.

§ Astronomy, Navigation, Agriculture, &c.

1. New Comets. 2. Steam Boats in America. 3. Fly in

Turnips. 4. On Ingrafting Trees. 5. Mildew in Wheat

prevented..

II. CHEMICAL SCIENCE.

§ 1. Chemistry.

141

.151 to 154

1. On Oxygenated Water, by M. Thenard. 2. Delphine, a

new Vegetable Alkali. 3. On the Action of Nitric Acid,

Chlorine, and Iodine, on Uric Acid, by M. Vauquelin. 4.

Persian Metallurgical Processes-Persian Method of

Purifying Silver; Manufacture of Steel in Persia. 5.

Process for obtaining pure Nickel. 6. Analyses of Coal.

7. Analysis of the Water of the Dead Sea, by M. Gay

Lussac. 8. Chesnut Wood substituted for Oak Bark.

9. Maple Sugar. 10. Preservation of Water at Sea.

11. Analysis of Sea Water. 12. Titanium in Iron Ores.

13. Chemical Prize Subjects. 14. Strength of Ætna

Wines. 15. On the Oxidation of Silver and Copper, 154 to 170

§ 2. Mineralogy, Geology, &c.

1. Native Carbonate of Magnesia. 2. Analysis of the

Euclase, by M. Berzelius. 3. Skeleton of a Whale, 171 to 173

III. NATURAL HISTORY.

§ 1. Botany, Zoology, &c.

1. Latitude of Trees in Sweden. 2. Simultaneous existence

of Salt and Fresh Water Mollusca, in the Gulf of Li-

ART.

PAGE.

vonia. 3. Singular Anecdote of the Spider, with Obser-

vations on the Utility of Ants in destroying venomous

Insects. By Captain Bagnold

1. Meteorolite.

§ 2. Meteorology, Electricity, &c.

173 to 175

2. Prize Question in Meteorology. 3.

Earthquake. 4. New Voltaic Pile of two Elements, &c.,

by M. Zamboni. 5. Human Electricity....

§3. Medicine, Anatomy, &c.

.176 to 180

1. Medical Benevolent Society. 2. Effects of Cinchona.

3. The African Plague. 4. Relation of a Phenomenon,

by D. A. D'Hombres Firmas. 5. Prize Questions, 180 to 187

IV. GENERAL LITERATURE.

1. Comparative Table of the Extent, Population, Riches,

Debts, Revenues and Taxes of Great Britain and France,

for the year 1819. 2. Scientific Expedition. 3. Ger-

man Universities. 4. Swedish Universities. 5. Suicides

in Paris. 6. Search of the Tiber and Pompeia. 7. New

Scientific Establishment at Bath.

New Work, to be entitled Hieroglyphics, collected by the

8. Prospectus of a

Egyptian Society. 9. Prize Questions. 10. Prizes pro-

posed by the Royal Academy of Copenhagen. 11. Sci-

entific Questions. 12. Death of M. Benedict Prevost. 13.

Death of M. Faujas de Saint Fond

187 to 196

XV. Meteorological Diary for the Months of June, July,

and August, 1819, kept at Earl Spencer's seat at Althorp,

in Northamptonshire...

Quarterly List of New Publications.....

197

199

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

It is hoped that the present Number contains satifactory

answers to the numerous questions that have been put to us,

specting Oxygenated Water.

re-

If J. Ts will favour us with his address, the Paper shall
be printed; otherwise we cannot answer for its accuracy.

Z. on Electricity must return a positive answer to the Ques-
tions of A., before we can admit his conclusions.