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INDEX, 



Lightning, on the direction of, xvi. 185 



' effects of, on the human body, xviii. 190 



■ report on the construction of conductors for, xix. 143. 



Course of, underground, 339 

 ■ length of the electric flash producing, xx. 172. Its 



effects on the animal system, 404 

 Ligneous matter, on the conversion of into gum, sugar, a particular 



acid, and ulmin, viii. 386 

 Lignite, or fossil- wood, account of a stratum of, viii. 352 

 ' beds of, discovered in Russia, xiv. 235 



' remarks and observations on, xx. 205 



Lime (native caustic) of Tuscany, account of, i. 260. Analysis 



of, with remarks thereon, 261 



fasible with the blowpipe, ii. 108 



facts on the artificial production of the crystallized carbonate 



of, vi. 35. Experiments with carbonate of, on nitric acid, 250 

 on the separation of from magnesia, 313. vii. 392. 



ix. 177 



— lampate of, vi. 322 



— notice of experiments on the oxymuriate of, vii. 182 

 a remedy for the fly in turnips, viii. 155 



— ■ how converted into hydraulic lime, x. 408. On slaking, 

 409. Hydrates of, ib. Effects of, on hydraulic mortars, 410. 

 Hydraulic nature of, 411 



— on the solution of, xi. 202. Analysis of the ferro-prussiato 

 of, 209. Carbonate of, deposited in wood, 405 



— on the composition and manufacture of the chloride of, 

 xiii. 1 



— action of animal charcoal on, xv. 384 



— composition of the murjates of, xvi. 384. Effects of the 



chloride of, as a disenfector, 395 



— geological notice of the carbonate of, xix. 82 



— action of on alcohol, xx. ISO. Phosphate of, process for 



detecting, 175 

 Limestone, scintillating, notice of, viii. 33G 

 ' quality of, how to be ascertained, x. 407 



