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his repetition, ih. ; on his account of the separation of simple 

 bodies and their compounds, 303 ; on his doctrine of combus- 

 tion, 305 ; of electricity, 308 ; of ponderable bodies, particu- 

 larly chlorine, 309 ; of the doctrine of definite proportions, 

 310 ; concluding strictures, 317 

 Thompson (Dr.), new inflammable gas discovered by, vi, 153 



mode of obtaining, pure nickel, viii. 161. Analysis of 



coal, 163 

 analysis of his system of chemistry, xi. 119 ; his claims 



to precedence over other British compilers stated, 121 ; stric- 

 tures on the plan of his work, 126 ; exposure of his errors on 

 the subject of caloric, 129; electritricity, 135; ponderable 

 bodies, 140; simple incombustibles, 143; simple combustibles, 

 150; compound bodies, 152; acids, 153; mineralogy, 166; 

 analysis of minerals, ib. ; physiology, 169 

 his reply to the review of it in this Journal, xiii. 333 ; 



specimens of the doctor's inaccurate language, 334; opinions 

 of foreign chemists on his system, 335 ; specimens of his repe- 

 titions, 337; of his inconsistencies, ib. ; exposure of his errors, 

 346 ; table of atomic weights by, xvii. 383 



attempt of, to establish the first principles of chemistry, 



by experiment ; analysis of his work, xx. 113 ; remarks on his 

 historical introduction, 1 17 ; on the specific gravities of oxy- 

 gen and hydrogen gases, and his mode of experimenting, 121 ; 

 remarks on his experiments on the atomic weights and specific 

 gravities of chlorine and iodine, 130 ; his tables of nitric acid, 

 ib.\ experiments on the atomic weights of the acidifiable com- 

 bustibles, 133 ; of the alkalies and alkaline earths, 135 ; on the 

 atomic weight of the vegetable acids, 139; remarks on the 

 style of his writing, 139 

 Thompson's (Captain) tables, examination of, xix. 281 

 Thompson (Mr.), account of the wells sunk hy^ at Cheltenham, iii. 

 56,380. His laboratory for preparing Cheltenham salts, 58^ 

 Various saline preparations made by him, 67 



(Mr. G.), description of a grotto in the interior of the 



Cape of Good Hope, xvi. 272 



