VI C50NTENTS. 



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of Hydrogen. By Edmund Davy, Esq., Professor of Chemistry 



to the Royal Dublin Society 321 



II. On the Atomic Weight of Nickel and its Oxides. Bv Thomas 



Thomson, M.D., F.R.S., &c. . . . '. . 323 



III. On Manganic and Hypermanganic Acids, &c. By E. Mitscherlich 331 



IV. New Demonstration of the Law of Mariotte, with Corrections 



of a Former Paper. By T. Exley, A.M. ... 336 



V. On some Astronomical Methods of Observation. By William 



Galbraith, A.M., concluded 341 



VI. On Capillary Attraction, and on the Disposition there is in Fuids 



to assume a Globular Form, &c. By Paul Cooper, Esq. . 344 



VII. On Internal Prismatic Reflexion. By Mr. George Dodd . 352. 



VIII. On some Silicates of Alumina. Bv Robert D. Thomson, M.D. 359 



IX. On Resins. By Henry Rose 365 



X. The Art of Dyeing, continued 371 



XI. Analyses of Books 376 



The Botanist, containing accurately coloured Figures of Hardy 



and Ornamental Plants, &c. By B. Maundy F.L.S. and 

 Professor Henslow. 4to. No. I. . . . . . ib. 



XII. Scientific Intelligence ........ ib. 



1. British Association ib. 



2. Death of Dr. Henry, of Manchester 394 



3. Artificial production of Metallic Sulphurets, &c. . . 397 



4. Royal Geological Society of Cornwall ..... 398 

 Meteorological Journal 400 



No. XXIV. — December. 



I. Biography of M. Le Com te Lagrange ..... 401 



II. Abstract of a Letter from M. Cacciatore, Director of the Observa- 



tory of Palermo, respecting the Moveable Star observed in 1835 404 



III. On the Minerals containing Columbium. By Thomas Thomson, 



M.D., F.R.S.L.&E., &c .407 



IV. Experiments and Observations on Visible Vibration. By Charles 



Tomlinson, Esq 419 



V. On Accidental Colours and Coloured Shadows. By P. Cooper, Esq. 427 



VI. Notice of some Recent Improvements in Science . . . 444 

 VII. Determination of the Obliquity of the Ecliptic at Edinburgh. 



By W. Galbraith, A.M 450 



IX. The Art of Dyeing 452 



IX. Analyses of Books ......... 455 



1 . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 



for 1836. Parti ib. 



2. On the Gales and Hurricanes of the Western Atlantic . . 456 



X. Scientific Intelligence ........ 457 



1. British Association for the Advancement of Science . . ib. 



2. Belfast Museum 470 



3. Pharmacy, &c. ......... ib. 



4. Easy Method of preparing Spongy Platinum . . . 472 



5. Temperature of Space ....... ib. 



6. Acid Beer ......... ib. 



Books Announced or Newly Published 473 



MeteorologicalJoumal 474 



