Chrome, oxide of, its preparation as a pigment, 235 Cobwebs, (Artificial) for micrometers, notice of, 81 Cold, effects of, 242 Collard, (M.) on the deleterious effects of carbonic acid gas, 238 Copper, (white) composition of, 483 Cultivation and improvement of edible fruits, remarks on, 265 Daniell, (Mr. F.) on the gas obtained by the decomposition of Decomposition of certain gaseous compounds of carbon and hy- Defranc, (M.) his remarks on dense fogs, 241 Dense fogs, notice of, 241 Density of vapours and gases, table of, 233 Despretz, (M.) his claim to the discovery of chloride of boron, 243 Diamond, uses of, in the arts, 464 Dichroite, new optical property of, 468 Dies for medals and coinage, remarks on the manufacture of, 116 Disinfecting chlorides, their modes of action, 237 Dumas, (M.) on earthy depositions from water influenced by the his table of the density of vapours and gases, 233– on chloride of boron, 234 Elastic mould for castings, notice of, 225 Electric discharges, transference of ponderable matter in, 472 Elementary principles of the structure of language, illustrations of, Europe, an account of the arcs perpendicular to the meridian, Exercises, on the effect of, on the form, and their influence in pre- Falling stars, results of observations on, 222 Faraday's (M.) general account of the magnetic phenomena de- Fatty bodies, distillation of, 489 Fay, (Mr.) remarks on his mode of excising teeth, 244 Fischer, (F. W.,) on the application of a ligature to fruit trees Fluate of lime, notice of the phosphorence of, 232 Fox, (Mr. D.) account of his elastic mould for casting, 225 Fresnel, (Mr.) elementary view of the undulatory theory of light, Fruits, on the cultivation and improvement of, 265 Fyfe, (Dr. A.) his manual of chemistry, remarks on, 70 Gaertner, (M.) on the fecundation of vegetables, 497 Gaetano Savi, (Prof.) on an Italian cavern containing bones, 241 Gaultier de Claubry, (M.) on the mode of action of disinfecting Gelatin of bones, observations on the use of, as an article of Gimbernat, (M. Charles de) on the nutritious portion of bones, Giraffe, the, on its preference of milk as a food, 493 Glass, method of cutting, 227 Goring (C. R., M.D.) on artificial cobwebs for micrometers, 81— Granville, (Dr.) his remarks on chemical disinfectants, 371 Gray, (Mr.) on the production and preparation of pearls, 493 402 Gymnastic exercises, their effects on the form, &c., 319 Harwood, (Dr. J.) his remarks on the structure and habits of the Heat evolved from air by compression, 228 Henbane and Belladonna, preparation of, 493 Henderson, (Mr.) on a corrected method of computing an observed Hieroglyphical fragments, notices of, 402 Hildreth, (Dr.) on the effects of cold, 242 Horticultural Society, proceedings of, 217, 317 Human voice, remarks on, 491 Humphrys, (Mr.) on a fluid for biting-in on plates of soft steel, 226 Inclination, change of, of the dipping-needle, 124 Increase, maturity, and decay of trees, signs of, 494 Indian method of varnishing, 227 Insufflation, or passing of air into the lungs, death by, 491 Iodine cyanide of, 480-oxide of, and iodous acid, remarks on, 477 Italian cavern, containing bones, notice of, 241 Ivory, method of etching on, 226 Ivory, (Mr.) on the heat evolved from air by compression, 228 Jenner, (Dr. Edward) life of, 141 Jenour, (M.) on a peculiar structure of shot cartridges, 224 Kaleidophone, a new philosophical toy, observations on, 344 Labour, remarks on the principle of the division of, as applied to Lamp, night, without a wick, notice of, 210 ornamental, notice of, ib. Language, illustrations of the elementary principles of the struc- Legumine, new vegetable principle, 485 Leslie's apparatus for ascertaining the specific gravity of powder, 226 Liebeg, (Prof.) on the existence and nature of bromine, 233 Life of Dr. Edward Jenner, 141 Ligature, application of, to fruit-trees and vines, 499 Lightning, instance of a returning stroke by, 230-rods and com- Lindley, (John, Esq.) remarks by, upon the orchideous plants of Liskovius, (Dr.) his remarks on the human voice, 491 Literature and Science, remarks on the principle of the division of Locks, principle of security in the various kinds of, 212 Logwood, black dye and ink prepared from, 488 Mac Culloch's (Dr. J.) remarks on malaria, 294 Madder, on the colouring matter of, remarks on, 239 Mangnetic needle, influence of the Aurora Borealis on, 229 Magnetism produced by metals in motion, general account of, 209 -of watch-works corrected, 223 Majendie, (M.) on two new kinds of urinary gravel, 246 Malaria, remarks on, 294 Manganese, separation of iron from, in analysis, 235-and soda, "Manual of Chemistry," remarks on, 70 Mayo, (Herbert, Esq.) remarks on his "Outlines of Humany Phy- "Meleagris Ocellata," (Cuvier) notice of a specimen of, 214 Mercury, depression of in the tube of a barometer, &c., table of, Metallic Disc in motion, its action on a portion of a voltaic con- ductor, 228 Metals, electro-conducting power of, 470 Meteorological table, 248-503 Metropolis, remarks on the supply of water to the western parts of Micrometers, artificial cobwebs for, 81 Micrometrical measurement of Saturn and of Jupiter and its satel- Microscope, diamond, notice of, 221 Milk, observations on the use of as food, 493 Nakous, subterraneous noises heard at, 240 Nasse (M.) on the preparation of oxide of chrome as a pigment, 235 Nature, numerical divisions in, 362 Naval architecture and nautical economy, essays and gleanings on, 18 Navier, (M.) experiments on the resistance of various bodies to New York, remarks on the subject of the weights and measures of, 101 Nobili, (M.) on electro-chemical appearances, 229 Oils, essential substances contained in, 486 Ornithological system of Cuvier and Dumeril, revised arrangement Ottley's Dictionary of Chemistry, remarks on, 54 Oval, beautiful forms derived from, 457 Oxalates, action of potassium on, 236 Oxide of chrome, preparation of as a pigment, 235-of iodine and Ozmazone, notice of, 490 Parkes, (Samuel, Esq.) sketch of the life of, I Payen, (M.) his process for the preparation of medicinal chloride Pearls, production and preparation of, 493 Peretti, (M.) on ozmazone, 490 Peru, and Mexico, conquest of by the Mongols in the 13th century, Phillips, (Mr. R.) on the analysis of the triple prussiate of potash, 236 Physiology, human, outlines of by Mr. Herbert Mayo, 91 Plants, orchideous of Chile, remarks upon, 43-dried, from Massa- Ponderable matter, transference of in electric discharges, 472 Potassium, action of, on oxalates, 236 Powders, apparatus for taking the specific gravities of, 226 Quadrupeds, note on the motions and actions of, 243. Quesnevile, (M.) on the separation of iron from manganese, 235 Rattlesnakes, poison of, 246 Record, (M. le Dr.) his mode of preventing mischief resulting from Reinagle, (Mr.) on the beautiful forms derived from the oval, 457 Reptiles, venomous, method of preventing mischief from the bites Resistance of various bodies to rupture caused by longitudinal ten- Returning stroke by lightning, instance of, 230 Roads, Macadamized, report on, 470 Robiquet and Colin, (MM.) on the colouring matter of madder, 239 Rousseau, (M. E.) on the poison of rattlesnakes, 246 Royal Institution of Great Britain, proceedings of, 209, 456- Sabine (Capt.) extract of his letter respecting the subject of the Salt, on the introduction of as an agricultural agent, 337 Sea, fresh water found at, 502 Sea-gull, measurement and weight of, 244 Seal, on the structure and habits of the, 71 Shot cartridges, peculiar construction of, 224 Silver, crystallized chromate of, 484 Sketch of the Life of the late Samuel Parkes, Esq., 1 Soft steel, menstruum for biting-in on plates of, 226 Struve, (M.) on micrometrical measurements, 220 |