INDEX to VOL. XXVIII 



ACIDS : — ellagic, 41 ; margaric, 68 ; 

 chloro-acetic, 154 ; phosphoglyceric, 

 158; resino-bezoardic, 192; valerianic, 

 234 ; hyponitric, 432 ; cinnamic, 442 ; 

 carbazotic, 443 ; cbloroazotic, 555 ; 

 bippuric, 567. 



Airy (G. B.) on the equations applying to 

 light under the influence of magnetism, 

 469 ; on Dr. Faraday's paper on ray-vi- 

 brations, 532. 



Albumen, observations on, 369. 



Alexander (Prof.) on the spots of the sun, 

 230. 



Algebraic equations of the fifth degree, 

 on the resolution of, 63. 



Alger (F.) on new localities of rare mine- 

 rals, and reasons for uniting several 

 supposed distinct species, 557. 



Alloxan, on the preparation of, 550. 



Alumina, analysis of phosphate of, 68. 



Ammonia, on the decomposition and ana- 

 lysis of the compounds of, 222. 



Animal concretions, new species of, 36, 

 192. 



Atomic volume and specific gravity, ob- 

 servations on, 527. 



Aurora borealis, account of an, 70. 



Automalite, on the identity of, with dys- 

 luite, 561. 



Barometer, on the causes of the semi- 

 diurnal fluctuations of the, 166, 416 ; 

 on the oscillations of the, 241. 



Baudrimont (M.) on the preparation and 

 composition of chloroazotic acid, 555. 



Beaumontite, observations on, 562. 



Beck (Mr.) on the nerves of the uterus, 

 408. 



Beluga stones, examination of the, 38. 



Bessel (Prof.), notice of the late, 343. 



Bezoar, oriental, examination of the, 41 . 



Biela's comet, notice of, 238. 



Birt (W. R.) on the storm-paths of the 

 eastern portion of the North American 

 continent, 379. 



Black, remarks on certain statements in 

 Lord Brougham's life of, 106, 478. 



Blood, on the cause of the circulation of 

 the, 178. 



Bodies, solid, on the temperature and 

 conducting power of, 161. 



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Boracic aither, on the preparation and 

 properties of, 337. 



Bronwin (Rev. B.) ou the determination 

 of the motion of a disturbed planet, 

 20 ; on certain definite multiple inte- 

 grals, 373. 



Brougham's (Lord) Lives of Black, Watt 

 and Cavendish, remarks on certain 

 statements in, 106, 478. 



Brown (W.) on the oscillations of the 

 barometer, 241. 



Calculi, chemical examination of some 

 new species of, 36, 192. 



Cane-sugar, conversion of, into a sub- 

 stance isomeric with cellulose and inu- 

 line, 12. 



Capillarity, observations on, 341. 



Cassini (J. D.), notice of the late, 412. 



Cavendish, remarks on certain statements 

 in Lord Brougham's life of, 106, 478. 



Cayley's (C. B.) inquiries in the elements 

 of phonetics, 47. 



Ceradia furcata resin, analysis of, 422. 



Chabasite, observations on, 557. 



Challis (Rev. J.) on the aberration of 

 light, 90, 176, 393 ; on Biela's comet, 

 238. 



Chanuerops, on the wax of the, 350. 



Cheese, on the volatile acids of, 234. 



Chemistry: — influence of magnetism on 

 crystallization, 1 , 94 ; conversion of 

 cane-sugar into a substance isomor- 

 phous with cellulose, 1 2 ; solubility of 

 oxide of lead in pure water, 1 7 ; new 

 species of animal concretions, 36, 192; 

 action of nitric acid on wax, 66 ; dry 

 distillation of wax, 67 ; phosphate of 

 alumina, 68 ; preparation of chloro- 

 acetic acid, 154 ; composition of phos- 

 phate of ammonia and magnesia and of 

 the phosphate of soda, 155 ; on some 

 double oxalates, 156 ; test for sulphu 

 rous acid, 157 ; analysis of the yolk of 

 eggs, 158 ; on the ferrocyanide of po- 

 tassium, 211 ; on the decomposition 

 and analysis of compounds of ammonia 

 and cyanogen, 222 ; method of obtain- 

 ing pure oxide of uranium, 232 ; new 

 double haloid salts, ib. ; volatile acids 

 of cheese, 234 ; amount of water in the 



