xvi CONTENTS. 



VI. Some Obfervations on the Head of the Ornithorhynchus paradoxus. By 

 Everard Home, Efq. F. R. S. - - p. 306 



VII.- Inftances of fufpended Animation in Vegetables. By Mr. John Gough 



p. 509 



VIII. Extraft of a Letter from Doftor G. M. to Dr. William Babington, dated 

 Freiberg, Dec. 17, 1800. On the State of Galvanifm and other fcientific 

 Purfuits in Germany. Communicated by Dr. Babington p. 5 1 1 



IX. On the Chemical EfFefts of the Pfle of Volta. By a Correfpondent p. 5 14 



X. Analyfis of the Mellite, or in German, Honigftein. By Citizen Vauquelin 



p. 515 



Scientific News, Accounts of Books, 8cc. - " p. 521 — 528 



Method of afcerlaining the Inclination of the Magnetic Needle. By Clt. Coulomb. — New Pro- 

 duflion of Ammonia. — Difcoverj of a new Alkali. — Flour from the Bread Fruit. — Extrad from 

 a Memoir of Cit. Thenard, on the feveral Degrees of Oxigenation of the Oxide of Antimony, 

 and on its Combinations with fulphurated Hydrogen. — On the Strufiure of the Upper Pyreneans, 

 by Cit. Raymond. Communicated to the National Inftitute of France. — Letter from Mr. 

 Davy, Superintendant of the Pneumatic Inftitution, containing Notices concerning Galvaniiin. 

 Parkinfon's Chemical Pocket Book. — Mr. Henry's Pocket Volume on Chemiftry. 



MARCH 1801. 



Engravings of the following Objefts : 1 . A very fimple Steam Engine, by Mr. 

 Nancarrow. 2. Apparatus for Experiments with Heat, by Air. Thompfon. 

 3. New application of the Syphon, by Mr. Clofej and, 4, Figure or the 

 Ornithorhynchus paradoxus. 



I. Experiments to determine whether or not Fluids be Conduftors of Caloric. 

 By Thomas Thomfon, M.D. Lecturer on Chemiftry in Edinburgh. Com- 

 municated by the Author - - - - p. 529 



II. Defcription of a Steam Engine on the Principle of Savary, operating by a 

 feparate condenfer; with other effential Improvements. By Mr. John 

 Nancarrow - - - - - - p. 545 



IIL New Application of the Syphon to raife Water above the furface of the 

 Refervoir. In a Letter from Mr. William Clofe - - p. 547 



IV. On the Power of penetrating into Space by Telefcopes ; with a compara- 

 tive Determination of the Extent of that Power in natural Vifion, and in Te- 

 lefcopes of various Sizes and Couftruftions, illuftrated by fele£l Obfervations. 

 By William Herfchel, LL. D. F. R. S. (Continued from page 506.) p. 550 



Scientific News, Accounts of Books, &c. - -. p. 555, 566 



