140 INDEX. 



Mud-volcanoes in bogs, notice of, xii. 427 



Mummy (Egyptian), account of, xix. 261 



— observations on the art of embalming among 



the ancient Egyptians, xx. 337 

 Murdoch (Mr.), experiments of, on the application of coal-gas to 



the purpose of illumination, i. 72 

 Muriate of baryta, case of poison from, iv. 3S2 



of iron, action of chlorine on, xv. 37S 



— of platinum, experiments on, iv. 76 



of potash in salt, x. 181 



■ of potash and soda in a mixture of, to determine the pro- 

 portions of each, xx. 394. 



of strontia, baryta, and lime, composition of, xvi. 384 



■ • of strychnine, vii. 376 



Muriatic acid, action of, on alloys of tin and antimony, iii. 214 



' refractive powers of, ix. 1 S I 



— on the constitution of, at "different densities, xii. 287 



— — existence of free, in the stomach, xvii. 181 



Murray (Dr.), on the analysis of sea- water, i. 292 



his system of chemistry, character of, ii. 253 



' suggestion for increasing the safety of Mr. Brooke's 



new blow-pipe, iii. 375 

 — ■ > experiments and observations on muriatic-acid 



gas, V. 171. On the relation of the laws of definite proportions 

 in chemical combination, 174 



(Mr. Hugh), hypothesis of, on the probable cause and 



termination of the Niger, i. 267. On the ancient geography of 

 Central and Eastern Asia, 292 

 Murucuri (Capuchin mission of), notice of, ix. 30 

 Muscular motion, laws of, considered, ii. 223. Nature of, defined, 

 224. Theories of Haller, Whytt, and Bichat, examined, 225* 

 Proofs that nervous influence produces change in, 227. Bru- 

 nonian theory examined and exploded, 228. No radical differ- 

 ence between voluntary and involuntary motion, 233. The 

 existence of certain contractions no proof to the contrary, 237. 



