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hun, 1837, 246; of Ireland, 1840, 358; 



1852, 291. 

 Beams, Prof. E. Hodgkinson on impact 



upon, 1835, 93. 

 Bears of North America, Sir J. Richardson 



on the, 1836, 142. 

 Bees-wax, analysis of, 1831-32, 512. 

 Begharmi language, 1847, 182. 

 Belemnites, British, notice relative to, by 



Prof. Phillips, 1842, 213. 

 Bengal river-boats, A. Henderson on, 1858, 



272. 

 Bengali, on the relation of the, to the Arian 



and aboriginal languages of India, by 



Dr. Max Miiller, 1847, 319. 

 Benzamide, Prof. Johnston on, 1831-32, 503. 

 , Gt. C. Foster and Dr. Odling on, 



1859, 5, 7. 

 Benzoic acid and benzule. Prof. Johnston 



on, 1831-32, 502. 

 Bsrbor languages, on the, 1847, 210. 

 Bergoo or Mobba language, 1847, 183. 

 Berthon's collapsing boat, A. Henderson 



on, 1857, 325. 

 Berycidic of the China and Japan Seas, 



Sir J. Richardson on the, 1845, 222. 

 Beta-resin, Dr. E. Schunck on, 1848, 57, 68. 

 Blela's comet, 1831-32, 163, 188. 

 Bichlorine ether, 1831-32, 519. 

 Bile, Prof. Johnston on, 1831-32, 523. 



, on the formation of, 1842, 50. 



Birds, Rev. L. Jenyns on the state of know- 

 ledge respecting, 1834, 167. 



of Dukhun, Col. Sykes on the, 1837, 248. 



• of North America, Sir J. Richardson 



on the, 1836, 164. 

 of Ireland, W. Thompson on the, 



1840, 364, 401; 1852, 291. 

 , Prof. Strickland's report on the pro- 

 gress of Ornithology, 1844, 170. 

 , on the registration of the periodical 



phenomena of, 1845, 330; list for, 334; 



1850, 341. 

 , anatomy and physiology of, Prof.H.E. 



Strickland on the, 1844, 204. 

 , Prof. Owen on the cranium of, 1846, 



189, et seq. 

 , list of, for local museums, by Dr. P. 



L. Sclater, 1855, iii. 



■ , vide Ornithology. 



Births and baptisms in large towns of Scot- 

 land, 1842, 146. 

 Bisharye language, 1847, 204. 

 Bismuth, expansion of, on becoming solid, 



1831-32, 478. 



, oxide of, 1831-32, 478. 



Blast furnaces at the Ystalyfera iron-works, 



J. P. Budd on the advantageous use made 

 ""of the gaseous escape from the, 1848, 75. 

 Blenniidic of the China and Japan Seas, Sir 



J. Richardson on the, 1845, 265. 

 , of the London Clay, Prof. Agassiz on, 



1844, 291, 308. 

 Blind, report by Rev. W. Taylor on the 



modes of printing for the use of the, 



1837, 87. 



Blood, analysis of, globuline, hematosine, 

 colour of, manganese in, volatile princi- 

 ple in, 1831-32, 522. 



, Prof. W. Clark on the, 1834, 116; 



the corpuscles, 117; structure, 118; the 

 lymph, fibrin, serum, 120 ; gas, 123 ; the 

 powers which circulate it, 129. 



, on the physiological action of various 



substances introduced into the, by J. 

 Blake, 1843, 115 ; 1845, 82 ; 1846, 27. 



Boat, collapsing, Berthon's, 1857, 325. 



Boats, life-, Major- General Chesney on the 

 construction and general use of efficient, 

 1854, 327. 



, life and fishing, A. Henderson's re- 

 port on the statistics of, on the coasts of 

 the United Kingdom, 1857, 308. 



— of Bengal, A. Henderson on the, 1858, 

 272. 



Boiler-engineering, W. Fairbairn on the re- 

 sistance of tubes to collapse, 1857, 215; 

 on the collapse of glass globes and cylin- 

 ders, 1858, 174. 



Boiler plate, W. Fairbairn on the tensile 

 strength of, at various temperatures, 1856, 



4°5- 

 Boiler, stationary, improved, W. Fairbairn 



on, 1844, 115. 

 Boilers and furnaces, W. Fairbairn on the 

 forms of, for the consumption of fuel and 

 the prevention of smoke, 1844, 103. 



, locomotive, W. Fairbairn on the. 



strength of, and the causes which lead to 

 explosion, 1853, 53. 

 Bones, cranial. Prof. Owen on the, 1846, 169. 

 Boracic acid in thermal springs, Dr. Dau- 



beny on, 1836, 27. 

 Boi'lasiie, Dr. T. Williams on the, 1851, 



171, 177, 189, 243. 

 Bornu language, 1847, 184. 

 Bos primigenius, Prof. Owen on, 1843, 232 ; 



B. longifrons, 235. 

 Botanical Grarden of the Royal Agricultural 

 College, Cirencester, experiments on the 

 growth of plants in, by Prof. Buckman, 

 1857, 200 ; 1859, 22 ; 1860, 34. 

 Botany, report on the philosophy of, by 

 Dr. Lindley, 1833, 27-57:— 

 Elementary organs, 27. 

 Circulation, 32. 

 Structure of the axis, 33. 

 Arrangement of leaves, 40. 

 Structure of leaves, 41. 

 Anther, &c., 43. 

 Origin of the pollen, 44. 

 Fertilization, 45. 

 Origin of organs, 49. 

 Morphology, 50. 

 Gradual development, 53. 

 Irritability, 54. 

 Action of coloured light, 54. 

 Colours, 55. 

 Excretions, 56. 

 of Dukhun, Col. Sykes on the, 1837, 



239- 

 , vide Plants. 



