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SECTIONS.— INDEX OF AUTHORS. 



Anderson (Dr. T.) on the constitution of 

 meconine and papaverine, and their re- 

 lations to the other constituents of opium, 



1854, 64. 



on the alkaloids produced during the 



destructive distillation of animal sub- 

 stances, 1854, 64. 



on the composition of paraffine from 



different sources, 1856, 49. 



Anderson (Eev. Dr.) on the fossil fishes and 

 yellow sandstone of Dura Den, Fifeshire, 

 1850, 70; 1858, 74; 1859,97. 



on human remains in superficial drift, 



1859, 95. 



Andrews (T.) on some caves in Eathlin 

 and adjoining coast of Antrim, 1834, 

 660. 



^Andrews (Dr. T.) on the action of nitric 

 acid on certain metals, 1837, 57. 



on the influence of voltaic combination 



on chemical action, 1838, 69. 



on the heat of combination, 1843, 



on the Irish species of Bobertsonian 



Saxifrages, 1845, 74. 

 on an apparatus for determining the 



quanti^ of hygrometric moisture in the 



air, 1851, 29. 

 on the discovery of minute quantities 



of soda by the action of polarized light, 



1852, 33. 

 on the atomic weights of platinum and 



barium, 1852, 33. 

 on the microscopic structure of certain 



basaltic and metamorpliic rocks, and the 



occurrence of metallic iron in them, 1852, 



34- „ . . 

 on a new variety of magnetic iron ore, 



with remarks upon the application of 

 bicarbonate of baryta to quantitative ana- 

 lysis, 1852, 41. 



on a simple instrument for graduating 



glass tubes, 1853, 37. 



on the polar decomposition of water 



by common and atmospheric electricity, 



1855, 46. 



on the aUotropic modifications of 



chlorine and bromiae analogous to the 

 ozone from oxygen, 1855, 48. 



* on the heat of combination of acids 



and bases, 1857, 44. 



* on ozone, 1857, 44; 1860, 66. 



Andrews (W.) on the sea-fisheries of Ire- 

 land, with reference to their investiga- 

 tion practically and scientifically, 1857, 



lOI. 



Ansted (Prof.) on mining records, and their 

 preservation, 1844, 42. 



on working and ventilating the coal- 

 mines of the north of England, with re- 

 ference to the accidents that occur in such 

 mines from the explosion of firedamp, 

 1845, 53. 



on the coal of India, 1846, 63. 



ApJOHn (Dr. J.) on a formula by which a 

 proper correction for vapour may be ap- 



plied to the specific gravities obtained by 

 experiments on gases saturated with mois- 

 ture, 1831-32, 575. 



Apjohn (Dr. J.) on the dew-point, 1835, 27. 



on the specific heats of elastic fiuids, 



1835, 30. 



on the specific heats of gases, 1836, 33. 



on a new chemical compound, 1837, 48. 



on a new variety of alum, 1837, 49. 



on the correction to be applied for 



moisture to the barometric formula, 1843, 

 20. 



on a new method of testing the hygro- 

 metric formula usually applied to obser- 

 vations made with a wet and dry thermo- 

 meter, 1843, 36. 



* on the chemistry of the arsenites, 



1843, 37. 



on the composition and optical pro- 

 perties of a variety of hyalite from Mexico, 

 1847, 31. 



* , analysis of a substance resembling 



the pigolite of Prof. Johnston, 1852, 35. 



* , Is the mechanical power capable of 



being obtained by a given amount of 

 caloric employed in the production of 

 vapour independent of the nature of the 

 liquids?, 1852, 35. 



* on some compounds of cyanogen, 



1857, 44- 



* on the amount of nitrogen in the 



Alg£e, 1857, 44. 



Appold (J. G.) on a centrifugal pump, 



1849, no. 



on a register hygrometer for regulating 



the atmospheric moisture of houses, 1850, 

 170. 



Archer (Prof. T. C), notice of diagrams 

 of plants for educational purposes, 1854, 



on some peculiarities discovered in 



liquid caoutchouc, 1854, 96. 



on some materials for making paper, 



1854, 97. 



^Archer (Eev. T. C.) on some peculiar cir- 

 cumstances connected with one of the 

 coins used on the west coast of Africa, 



1855, 140. 



Argyll (Duke of) on a fossiliferous deposit 

 underlying basalt in the island of Mull, 



1850, 70. 



* on the occurrence of copper veins in 



Argyleshire, and on Scotch marble, 1840, 

 99. 



Armitage (W. J.) on a few facts connected 

 with the manufacture of pig iron in the 

 neighbourhood of Leeds, 1858, 204. 



Armstrong (Sir W. G.) on the electricity of 

 high-pressure steam, and on a hydro- 

 electric machine, 1843, 39. 



on a colossal hydro-electric machine, 



with a notice of some phenomena attend- 

 ing theproductionof electricity by steam, 

 1845, qo. 



Arnott (Dr. N.) on safety lights for mines, 

 1837, 54- 



