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II. On certain Points of Nomenclature. By a Correfpondent, p. 1 67 



III. On the Ufe of Steam as a Vehicle for conveying Heat from one Place to 

 another. By Count Rumford. (Concluded from page 160.) p. 168 



IV. On the Identity of Galvanifm and Eleftricity. By a Correfpondent. p. 174 



v. Account of a new Eudiometer. By Mr. Davy. From the Journal of the 

 Royal Inftitution. - - - - p. 173 



VI. On the Difcolouration of Silver by Bird's Eggs, &c. In a Letter from 

 Anthonv CarliQe, Efq. - - - - : p. 178 



VII. Inquiries relative to the Laws of Affinity. By Citizen Berthollet, Member 

 of the National Inilitute of Arts and Sciences, (Continued from page 158.) 



p. 179 



VIII. Experiments and Obfervations on various Kinds of Candles, made of 

 Wax, Tallow, Spermaceti, and of fuch as are manufa£tured of a Mixture of 

 thefe Subftances ; as w^ell with Regard to Cheapnefs as to the Quantity of 

 Light they afford. By Sig. Fr. Hermftaedt, Profeflbr and Member of the 

 Royal College of Phyficians at Berlin. - - - p. 187 



IX. Short Notice concerning the Properties and external Characters of fome riew 

 Follils from Sweden and Norway; together with fome Chemical Remarks 

 upon the fame. By Mr. D'Andrada. In a Letter to Mr. Beyer, Mafter of 

 the Mines at Schneeburg. - - ,. " P- ^^^ 



X. Experiments on the conducing Power of Fluids with Regard to Heat.— 

 W. N. - - - . ■ - p. 197 



SEPTEMBER 180L 



Engravings of the following Objects: 1. Mr. Clofe's new Improvements m 

 Wind Inftruments ; and, 2. Mr. Walker's Apparatus for freezing by the 

 Muriate of Lime. 



I. Some Additional Obfervations on Hydrocarbonates, and the Gafeous Oxide 

 of Carbon. By Wm. Cruicklhank, Woolwich. - - P- 201 



II. Short Notice concerning the Properties and external Characters of fome new 

 Foffils from Sweden and Norway ; together with fome Cliemical Remarks 

 upon the fame. By Mr. D'Andrada. In a Letter to Mr. Beyer„ Mafter of 

 the Mines at Schneeburg. (Concluded from page 196.) P-. 211 



3 VII. Ex- 



