INDEX. 



ACADEMY of Sciences in Paris, proceed- 

 ings of, 558. 

 Acid, account of pyrophosphoric, 167. 



hydrocyanic, produced under un- 

 common circumstances, 169. 



malic, preparation and composition 



of, 178. 



" para-tartaric, 395. 



nitric, distillation of, 402. 



Aconitum ferox, account of the poison 



obtained from the, 365, 366. 



Acoustic rainbow, 375. 



Action of chlorine on carburetted hy- 

 drogen, 169. 



- of the galvanic pile upon living 

 animal substances, 186. 



of mixed nitrate and muriate of 



ammonia on glass, 385. 



of oil of turpentine on the ner- 

 vous system, 565. 



Acupuncturation of the arteries, 565. 



Adriaansz's claim to the invention of 

 telescopes, 320. 



Aeorolite, account of one that fell in 

 Georgia, in 1829,415. 



Affections of the vocal organs, 565. 



Agricultural labours of the ancients re- 

 gulated by the rising of remarkable 

 stars, 459. 



Ahrweiler, account of the mode of vault- 

 ing used at the church at, 225. 



Aiiiger, Mr., on the darkness between 

 the primary and secondary rainbows, 

 281 remarks upon the theory of M. 

 Biot, 282 geometrical illustrations, 

 ibid. the phenomena more clearly 

 explained, 291. 



. on machinery employed in pencil 



making, 555. 



Ainsworth's, Mr., observations on Mr. 

 Rennie's paper relating to the clean- 

 liness of animals, 261. 



remarks on the ages of 



rocks, 547. 



Air, changes effected in the atmospheric, 

 by leaves, 93. 



" change of, in eggs, during incuba- 

 tion, 435. 



Aire, quantity of gaseous bodies in the 

 waters of the, 45. 



Almond, Mr., 

 VOL. I, 



the supply of water between rivulets 

 and canals, 307. 



Alloys of lead and tin, action of mer- 

 cury upon, 1. 



peculiar property 



of, 404. 

 Alumine, remarks upon its power of 



purifying water, 41. 

 Amalgamation, mode of reducing metals 



by, 145. 

 Amici, M., on the growth of vegetables, 



422. 



experiments on the leaves of 



celadine, 560. 



Ammonia in native oxide of iron, 174. 



compounds of, with anhydrous 



salts, 620. 



Amusat's, M., cases in which the twist- 

 ing of arteries had been performed 

 with success, 564. 



Analysis of books, 142, 337, 571. 



of chloride of gold, and potas- 



sium, 409. 



410. 



and sodium, 



of a plant, 87. 



Anatomical investigation of the struc- 

 ture of the eyes in insects, 152. 



Andrieux's, Dr., improved galvanic ap- 

 paratus, 564. 



Animal poisons, cure of, by the applica- 

 tion of common salt, 189. 



substances, action of the galva- 



nic battery upon living, 186. 

 Animals, on the tract of, in the forest 



marble, 538. 



Animalculae, existence of, in snow, 193. 

 Ants, care of, to secure warmth, 517. 

 Apatite, electric experiments upon, 79. 

 Ape, remarks upon the Barbary, 500. 

 Apophillite, analysis of, 443. 

 Apparent hydrostatic anomaly with laurel 



oil, 161. 



Apples, russet in, 638. 

 Arago's, M., observations on the aurora 



borealis, 558. 



Ararat, Parrot's expedition to, 419. 

 Aratus, remarks upon, relating to the 



rising of the Dog-star, 471. 

 Argonautic expedition, observations 



upon the. 62, 

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