CONTENTS. IVr 



and Pressure at Clunie Manse, Perthshire, from 

 the Year 1833 to 1836, inclusive. By the Rev. 

 WILLIAM MACRITCHIE, and Mr GEORGE M AC- 

 RJTCHIE, . . . 367 



XVIII. Kinfauns Meteorological Table for 1836, . 370 

 XIX. Abstract of a Meteorological Journal for the Year 

 1836, kept at the Elgin Institution. By Mr 

 ALLAN, Master, . . . 371 



XX. State of the Barometer, Thermometer, &c. in 



Whitehaven for the Year 1836, . . 372 



XXI. Description of several New or Rare Plants which 

 have lately Flowered in the Neighbourhood of 

 Edinburgh, chiefly in the Royal Botanic Gar- 

 den, By Dr GRAHAM, Prof, of Botany, 373 



XXII. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 375- 

 1. On the Arrangement of the Planets and Satellites, ac- 

 cording to their Distances and Masses. By JOHN 

 PATERSON, Esq. 2. Notice regarding the composi- 

 tion and properties of certain Concrete Juices re- 

 sembling Gamboge. By Professor CHRISTISON. 

 3. Further Account of Indication of Changes in the 

 relative Levels of the Sea and Land. By JAMES 

 SMITH, Esq. of Jordanhill. 4. Observations on Ter- 

 restrial Magnetism made in different parts of Eu- 

 rope, especially with a reference to the Influence 

 of Heights. By Professor FORBES. 5. Notice re- 

 specting a New Reflecting Microscope. By Mr 

 GUTHRIE. 6. On Tea Oil. By ROBERT D. THOM- 

 SON, M. D. 7. On Aplanatic Telescopes. By A. 

 BLAIR, Esq. 8. On the Condition of the Earth, as 

 it is first described in the Mosaic Account of the 

 Creation. By MUNGO PONTON, Esq. 9. On the 

 result of Experiments on the Weight, Height, and 

 Strength of above 800 individuals. By Professor 

 FORBES. 10. Description of a single Achromatic 

 Eye-glass. By EDWARD SANG, Esq. 



XXIII. SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE, . * . 382 



METEOROLOGY. 



1 . Solar Radiation, .... 382 



2. Lunar Halo, ..... 382 



3. Connection between Meteorology and Vegetation, 383 



4. Climate of Scandinavia, ... 384 



5. On the Temperature of Greenland, . . 385 



