I N D E X. 



Richardson, Dr. W. on the alteratio ns 

 that have taken place in the structure 

 Of rocks, on the surface of the 

 basaltic country, in the counties of 

 Derry and Antrim, 161, 245 



Richer, his experiments with tie pen- 

 dulum, 135 



Royal Society, proceeding. in, 2^8 



Robison, professor, his hydraulic ex- 

 periments, 104 



Ru.ssel, J. E*q. 79 



S. 



Saint, W. Esq. on ascertaining square 

 numbers and biquadrates by inspec- 

 tion, 291 

 Salisbury, R. A. Esq. his account of 

 nectarines and peaches naturally pro- 

 duced on the same branch, 284— On 

 the different species of dahlia, and 

 the best method of cultivating them 

 in Great Britain, 224 — Letter to, on 

 the variegation of plants, 370 

 Salt works, improved evaporating house 

 ■ for, 151 



Sap of trees, circulation of, 27 

 Satellites of Jupiter, their eclipses, 153 

 Saturn, its irregular figure, 100 

 Saunders, Dr on mineral waters, 140 

 Saussure, M. De, his hypothesis of the 

 circulation of sap in trees, 28— On 

 the Cretins in Switzerland, 295 

 Schrieber, M. on the mineralogy of 



Chalanches, 124 

 Scientific news, 76, 156, 2:37, 318,384 

 Scott, Mr. J. on the superiority of pla- 

 tina for making the pendulum spring 

 of watches, 148 

 •Sea snake of the Northern Ocean, de- 

 scription of, 77, 237 

 Sea unicorn, 78 

 Seeds, structure of, 354 

 Series useful in finding a fluent, 213 

 Sheep, most profitable sort of, 327 

 Shells, British, a collection presented 

 to the Wemerian Natural History 

 Society, 238 

 Sims, Dr. 232 



Singer, Mr. G. 79 



Skrimshire, Mr. W. his account of a 

 British vegetable product, that may 

 be substituted for coffee, 70 

 Smirk, Mr. 241 



Smith, Dr. J. E. his inquiry into the 



structure of seeds, and especially into 



the true nature of that part called by 



Gxrtner the Fitel/w, 354 



S. N.'s questions in ornithology,, 233— 



Answered, 259 

 Soda water, method of preparing,' 142 

 Solvent medicines, 47 

 Somerville, Lord, investigation of his 

 claim to a premium for breeding the 

 most profitable sort of sheep, 327— 

 On the advantages of the use of oxen 

 and neat cattle in husbandry, 330 

 Springs for watches, 148 

 Square numbers, rules For ascertaining, 



291 

 Staunton, Sir G. 296 

 Stewart, C. Esq. 79 



Sun, its light does not emanate from 

 its body, 207 



T. 



T. on the use of galvanism in deafness, 

 260 



Tables in numeration, addition, and 

 multiplication, on a new plan, 262 



Testaceaof Scotland, 318 



'< The Tradesman, or Commercial Ma- 

 gazine," 158 



Theatre, plan for an improved one, 241 



Thenard, see Gay-Lussac 



Thompson, Dr. 79 



Thouin, M. on the culture of the 

 dahlia, 225 



Thunberg, Professor, 228 



Thunder pick, see Bclemnite 



Thury, H. De, his mineralogies! de- 

 scription of the mountain and silver 

 -mine of Chalanehes, 124— On the 

 gold mines in the department of the 

 here, 234, 279 



Timber, instruments for measuringj 

 324 



Time-pieces 



