ii CONTENTS. 



JUNE 1803. 



Engravings of the following Objects : 1. 2. Two Plates of Figures illuftrativeof 

 Dr. Herfchel's Memoir on the Structure of the Heavens j 3. The Chevalier 

 D'Edelcrantz's New Statical Lamp, in which the Oil is kept conftantly at any 

 required Height, without any Fountain Refervoir j 4. An ancient Magazine 

 Gun for quick firing, communicated by the Right Honourable the Earl of 

 Warwick. 



I. A Report of the State of His Majefty's Flock of Fine-wooled Spanifh Sheep 

 during the Years 1800 and J 801 j with ibme Account of the Progrels that has 

 been made towards the Introduction of that valuable Breed into thofe Pai >f 

 the United Kingdom where fine Clothing Wools are grown with Advantage. 

 By the Right Hon. Sir Jofeph Banks, Bart. P. R. S. &c. &c. - 65 



II. Defcription of a New Procefs of Refining. By Cit. Darcet, Nephew. 70 



III. Remarks on the Conlbuclion of the Heavens. By William Herfchel, 

 LL. D.F.R. S. From the Philof* Tranfa6tions, 1802. - - 75 



IV. Defcription of a New Statical Lamp., which of itielf raifes and keeps the Oil 

 at a conftant Height. By M. D'Edelcrantz, of Stockholm, Member of feveral 

 Academies and Literary Societies, Knight of the Order of the Polar Star, 

 &c. - 93 



V. On Oily Hidrogen. By ProfefTor Prouft. 97 



VI. Letter from Fortis to J. C. Delametherie, on a Shower of Mud which fell 

 at Ud na. 101 



VII. Letter from M. Van. Marum to M. Berthollet. Containing an Account 

 of ibme Experiments, mewing the Method of extinguiihing violent Fires with 

 very fmall Quantities of Water, by Means of Portable Pumps. - 103 



VIII. Report, prefented to the Clafs of Accurate Knowledge of the Academy of 

 Turin, in the fitting of the 2d Nivofe, (Dec. 23, 1802) in the Year II, on 

 the Action of Galvanifm, and on the Application of this Fluid, and that of 

 Electricity, in the Healing Art, by Antoine-Marie Vaffaii Eandi. 109 



IX. Account of Two Mufquets of peculiar C on fl.ru cl ion for the Purpofe of quick 

 firing.— W. N. 116 



X. Of Rain. By Richard Kirwan, LL. D. F. R. S. Prefident of the Royal 

 Irifh Academy, &c. - --120 



XI. Obfervations and Experiments undertaken with a View to determine the 

 Quantity of Sulphur contained in Sulphuric Acid ; and of this latter contained 

 in Sulphates in general. By Richard Chencvix, F. R. S. and M. R. I. A. 126 



Scientific News, 133. — Improvement on Lamps, ib.— Improvement on the Mode 

 of Watching Cities, ib. — Some Account of a pretended new Metal offered for 

 Sale and examined by Richard Chenevix, El'q. 13(5.— A new Method of Paint- 

 ing, propofed by M. Carbonell, a Spanifh Pbyfician, capable of being advan- 

 tageoufly fubftituted for Painting in Diftemper. - - - ■ 139 



Account of New Books, 142. — Report of the intended North London Canal 

 Navigation ; with general Eftunate, &c. &c. ib. — Defcription of an improved 

 Armillary Sphere exhibiting at one View the true Solar, or Newtonian Syltem, 

 agreeably to that Order, Harmony, Beauty, and Variety obfervabJe in the 

 Heavens j whereby the Science of Aftronomy will be familiarly exempli- 

 fied, 143.— A Theory of Winds and Waves, ib. — New Galvanic Experi- 

 ments 144 



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