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INDEX. 



Glauberite, on a remarkable property of, 

 329 



Goring, Dr, his improvements on the 

 microscope, 327 — his work on the mi- 

 croscope analysed, 360 



Grant, Dr R. E., on the influence of 

 light on the motions of infusoria, 346 

 — on the generation of the Virgularia 

 mirabilis, 350 



Granules from an exploded graiji of Pol- 

 len, 97 



Gravimeter, on a new one, 207 



Haidinger, Mr, on the parasitic forma^ 

 tion of minerals, 86 



Harvey, George, Esq., on a remarkable 

 formation of clouds, 33 — on a splendid 

 luminous arch, 146— on an interesting 

 meteorological phenomena, 148 



Heineken, Dr, on the meteorology of 

 Funchal, 73 



Kenwood, W. J., Esq., on steam engines 

 in Cornwall, 34 — his quarterly account 

 of the performance of steam engines in 

 do., 137, 213— on the temperature of 

 mines, 234 



Hercuhmeum, on the buried city of, 188 



Herschel, J. F. W., Esq., on the insen- 

 sibility of the eye to particular colours, 



153 his experiments on refractive 



powers, 296 — his experiment on the 

 cause of the dispersive power of oil of 

 Cassia, 308 



Humboldt, M. A., his speech at the Con- 

 ^ress of Philosophers at Berlin, 227 



Infusoria, on the influence of light on 

 their motions, 346 



India, on the geology of, 181, 371 



Iron sinter, analysis of, 370 



Juno, elements of its orbit. 176 



Kater, Captain, on the luminous zone 

 of the 29ih September, 1/7 



Kinfauns castle, meteorological register 

 kept at, 323 



Kites for philosophical experiments, 7 



Leelite, analysis of, 371 



Light, on its influence on the motions of 

 infusoria, 346 



Lovell, Joseph Dr, on the meteorological 

 register kept at the military posts of 

 the United States, 267 



Magnetic needle, variations of in North 

 America, 22 



Mantis, a tribe of leaf insects described, 

 351 



Marmolite, analysis of, 371 , 



Marshall, Mr Samuel, his meteorologi- 

 cal observations at Kendal, 190 — his 

 summary for 1828, 222 



Meteoric iron, on a mass of found in 

 France, 368 



Meteorological phenomenon, on an in- 

 teresting one, 148 



Meteorological register at Kotgurh, 139 

 Meteorological registers kept at the mi- 

 litary posts of the United States,^267 

 — at Kinfauns Castle, 323 

 Microscope, account of improvements 

 upon the, 327 — Dr Goring and Mr 

 Pritchard's work on it, 360 

 Minerals, on their parasitic formation, 



86 

 Mines, on their temperature, 234 

 'Molecules of bodies, on their motions, 



215 

 Mollusca, on a singular species of, from 



Ceylon, 35 1 

 Naples, physical notices on the Bay of, 



108, 245 

 Natural history, Mr Stark's Elements of, 

 analysed and recommended, 164—173 

 Nebulae and clusters of stars, 282 

 Niagara, account of the falls of, 316 

 Nontronite, a new mineral, 150 

 Obituary of fellows of the Royal Society 



of London, 187 

 Odours, on the influence of electricity on, 



368 

 Opals in a soft state, 31 

 Organic remains in Forfiirshire, 184 

 Paste, siliceous in marble, 24 

 Patents, Hst of Scottish ones, 187, 376 

 Pausilipo, on the district of, 245 

 Pearse, John, commander, R. K. on the 



formation of anchors, 220 

 Pollen, on the granules of, 97 

 l^mpeii, on the buried city of, 113 

 Prinsep, James, Esq. on the permanent 



increase of bulk of cast iron, 356 

 Pritchard, Mr A. his diamond and sap- 

 phire lenses, 327 — his work on the mi- 

 croscope analysed, 300 

 Quartz, recent formations from a soft 



and fluid state, 28 

 Radiolite, analysis of, 370 

 Rfliatea, mean temperature of for 1822, 



280 

 Rainbows, on two remarkable ones, 163 

 Kaspail, M. on the granules of pollen, 

 97, his observations on Mr Brown's 

 experiments, 106 

 Refractive powers of bodies, 297 

 Resistance of fluids, experiments on the, 



355 

 Repetti, M. on quartz crystals in Carrara 



marble, 24 

 Rice, W. Macpherson, Esq. on an an- 

 cient vessel found in the Rother, 56 

 Royal Society of Edinburgh, proceedings 



of, 174, 362 

 Saline lake of Loonar, 1 86 

 Sapphire lens for microscopes, 327 

 Sensitive plant, properties of the, 186 

 Sharpening apparatus described, 359 

 Silver and its alloys, melting point of, 370 



