INDEX. 93 



Gunpowder, action of, on lead, xvi. 163, Inflammation of, by 

 slaking lime, ib. 



GuRi (Capuchin), mission of, noticed, ix. 19 



GuRNEY (Goldsworthy), lectures of, on chemical science, reviewed, 

 xvi. 301. Extravagant eulogies of them in some newspapers, 

 ib. Specimens of the author's originality in treating of the 

 higher departments of chemistry, 301 ; and of his blunders in 

 the practical parts of that science, 305 



GuYTON DE MoRVEAU (Baron), memoir of the life and writings of, 

 iii. 249, Birth and early education, 250. Notice of his poem,- 

 entitled the Kat Jconoclaste^ with specimens, 251. Appointed 

 advocate-general of the parliament of Dijon, 254. Analysis 

 of his memoir on public instruction, 255. Commencement of 

 his chemical studies, 257. Account of his early experiments, 

 260-264. His connexion with Buffon and Malesherbes, 265. 

 Discovers the mode of disinfecting air by means of acid gases, 

 266. Delivers a course of lectures on chemistry at Dijon, 267. 

 Notice of his Elemens de Chimie, 269. Forms a mineralogical 

 cabinet, and discovers valuable mines of lead and coal, 272, 

 Undertakes the chemical department of the Encyclopedie 

 Methodique, 273. Account of this work, 284. Effects an 

 important change in chemical nomenclature, 276. Translates 

 the Opuscida Chemica of Bergman into French, 278. Esta- 

 blishes a manufactory of soda, 279. Ascends in a balloon 

 with M. Virly, 280. Verses on that occasion, 281. Sensations 

 of Morveau during the ascent, 282. His important discoveries 

 on steel, 283. Rejects the Stahlian doctrine of phlogiston, 

 286. Embarks in the public service, 289. His efforts in 

 behalf of science, 290. Follows the armies of the republic, 

 and contributes to the victory of Fleurus, 290. Elected a 

 member of the Royal Society of London, 287; and of the 

 National Institute of Paris, 291. Resigns his public employ- 

 ments, and applies himself wholly to scientific pursuits, 292. 

 Appointed a member and officer of the Legion of Honour, ib. ; 

 and created a baron of the empire, 294. Retreats from public 

 duties, ib. Review of his public and private character, ib. 



