^i CONTENTS. 



Page 

 Analytical A<5count of the Philosophical Transactions, for 1823, Pari I. 



{concluded) 307 



Medical and Scientific Instruction at Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals.. 309 



Change in the Freezing Point of Thermofineters 309 



On the Teniperatiire of Mines 310 



On the Fusion ofdiarcoal. Graphite, Anthracite, and the Diamond 311 



Calculus of Cystic Oxide from a Dog 3l6 



Inflammation of Gunpowder by the Heal of slacking Lime 316 



Cleavage of Metallic Titanium 317 



Formation of a Meteorobgical Society 317 



New Scientific Books 31? 



New Patents 81? 



Mr. Howard's Meteorological Journal 319 



NUMBER v.— NOVEMBER. 



On some Atwmalous Appearances occurring in the Thermoelectric Series. 



By the Rev. J. Gumming, MA. FRS 321 



On the Identity of certain general Laws which regulate the natural Distri- 

 bution of Insects and Fungi. By W. S. Macleay, Esq. MA. FLS. ... 324 

 On the Composition and Equivalent Numbers of certain crystallized Mu- 

 riates. By R.Phillips, FRS. L. andE.... 339 



On the Deluge. By Prof. Henslow ,. 344 



On the Generation of the Opossum. By Prof. Barton 349 



Astronomical Obsctuations. By Col. Beaufoy, FRS 354 



Appendix to the Abstract of M. Ramond's Instructions for Barometrical 



Measurements. By Baden Powell, MA. , 855 



On Titanium. By M. Rose 869 



On the Crystalline Forms of Artificial Salts. By H. J. Brooke, Esq. FRS. 



(^continued) 374 



On the Combination of Elastic Fluids. By MM. Dulong and Thenard. 376* 

 On some newly discovered Islands in the Arctic Sea. By Capt. Duncan. 379 

 Analytical Account of the Linnean Transactions, Vol. XIV. Part 1. {con- 

 cluded) 381 



Proceedings of the Meteorological Society of London 393 



Medico-Botanical Society of Loudon 394 



Return of the North-west Expedition ; 394 



Solar Light and Heat 394 



On Cleavelandite ^ . » 394 



iharge of Musket Balls in Shrapuell Shells 395 



Action of Gunpowder on Lead 39G 



Purple Tint of Plate Glass affected by Light 39G 



Test of Platinum 397 



Westbury Altitude and Azimuth Instrument 897 



Correctness of Greenwich Observations 397 



