INDEX. 15 



Asbestos, used in micrometers, vii. 369 



Ascension (island of), barometrical measurement of the height of 



the mountain-house at, xv. 69 

 Ashantees, on the origin of, x. 73. The close resemblance (and 

 in many instances the identity) of their customs with those of 

 the Abyssinians, a proof that they are descended from the 

 civilized Ethiopians, described by Herodotus, 73-80. Coinci- 

 dence between their superstitions, manners, and arts, and those 

 of the ancient Egyptians, 81-84 : and Jews, 85-86 

 Asiatic Researches, notice of the twelfth volume of that work, ii.388 

 Association, theory of in matters of taste considered, iii. 135-145 

 Astringent poisons, on the classification and treatment of, iii. 50 

 Astronomical Collections, ix. 149-347. On comets, 149-167, 171. 

 Lunar distances of Venus, 168-170. x. 145-165, 412-426. 

 xi. 172-185,*353-380. xii. 137-151, 381-401. xiii. 201- 

 218, 353-395. xiv. 186-197, 402-415. xv. 128-135, 351- 

 366. xvi. 139-154, 348-366. xvii. 85-104, 295-334. xviii. 

 99-110, 339-378. xix. 109-131, 281-293. xx. 94-112, 

 308-328 



' Phenomena, tables of, for the first three months of 



the year 1S24, xvi. 286-297 

 for April, May, and June, 1824, xvii. 77- 



84. And for July, August, and September, 238-244 

 for October, November, December, 1824, 



xviii. 81-89 



Astronomy, progress of, in Germany, for 1818, viii. 84-95. Prize 

 question in, 345 



— (physical), observations on the modern theory of, 



xvi. 270-272 



Athenian mercury, bibliographical notice of, xiii- 41-42 



Athens, o])servations on certain columns at, x. 204-206 



account of a cinerary vase found at, xiii. 72-76 



Atkin's rock, position of, xii. 406 



Atlantic, observations on the currents of, iv. 110, 111. Meteoro- 

 logical observations, and journal on a voyage across, xiv.l 1 5-141 



Atmosphere, the causes of the constant proportion of azote and 

 oxygen in, accounted for, ii. 421-423 



