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INDEX. 



Abel, Dr Claik, his account of a colossal orarig outang killed in Su- 

 matra, 371. 



Air, Mr H. Meikle's experiments with respect to the specific heat of, 328, 



Alexander, Cornet J. E., his notice regarding the Little Andaman Island, 

 43. 



Alligator, Mr Audubon's observations on the natural history of the^ 270, 



Andaman, Little, Cornet Alexander's notice regarding it, 43. 



Anatina villosiuscula, description of, 370. 



Arctic sea and ice, Dr Latta's observations on the, 86. 



Mr Scoresby's remarks on Dr Latta's observations on 



the, 382. 



Arnott, G. A. Walker, Esq. his account of a tour to the south of France 

 and the Pyrenees, 241. 



Arsenic, J. L. Berzelius's remarks on its detection in cases of poisoning, 

 338. 



Arts, notices in the, 207, 398. 



Asterias rubens, notice regarding, 394. 



Astronomical calculator, notice respecting Mr Innes's, 2n. 



Audubon, Mr J. J., his account of the habits of the turkey buzzard, 172. 

 — observations on the natural history of the alligator, 270. — notice 

 regarding his intended work on American ornithology, 210. 



Banks, Sir Joseph, Baron Cuvier's historical eloge of, 1. 



Barlow, Mr P., his account of experiments and observations on the mag- 

 netic needle made during Parry's third voyage, with remarks, 347. — 

 his observations on the tides in the upper part of the Thames, 49. 



Beech-tree, a non-conductor of lightning, 392. 



Berzelius, J. L., his remarks on the detection of arsenic, 338. 



Bismuth cobalt-ore, description of, 200. 



Bohr, Mr G., his account of a visit to the glaciers of Justedal and the 

 Mantle of Lodal, 235. 



Bonnet, Charles, Baron Cuvier's biographical memoir of, 213. 



Botany, notices in, 207, 395. 



Boue, Dr A. his observations on serpentine and diallage rocks, 265. 



Brome, a new substance discovered in sea water, 201. 



Buch, Baron Von, his observations made during a visit to Madeira, 73. 



