INDEX. 407 



Notice of his chemical pursuits, 5-8. — His literary publica- 

 tions, 9. — Notice of his Essay on Ferments, 10, — and his 

 Consideration on Wool, Silk, and Cotton, as objects of the 

 Art of Dyeing, 11, 12. — Account of his unsuccessful attempt 

 to establish a college of arts and sciences at Manchester, 13. 

 — His discoveries in the art of bleaching, 14, — retirement 

 from public business, and death, 16. Estimate of his character 

 and acquirements, 17-20. — Tribute to his character, 21. 



Hieroglyphics, prospectus of a work on, 191-193. 



Highland Society of London, premiums of, 394. 



Homer's Iliad, antient manuscript of, discovered, 393, 394. 



Horticultural Society, sketch of the proceedings of, 339-344. 



Howard, (Dr. W.) description of a differential themometer, 

 218-220. 



Hydrophobia, remedy for, 362. 



Hygrometer (new) for measuring the force and weight of vapour 

 in the atmosphere, and the corresponding degree of evapora- 

 tion, description of, 298-300 — manner of using the instru- 

 ment, 301-305 — table of the force, density, and expansion 

 of aqueous vapour at different degrees of temperature, 

 from 0" to 92°, 306-308— observations thereon, 308-311 — 

 tal)le of the force of vapour, and the full evaporating force 

 of every degree of temperature, from 28° to 85°, 311-314 — 

 observations thereon, 314-321 — table of their results, 322 — 

 application of it to barometrical results, 323-325 — meteoro- 

 logical journal kept with it, 326-336. 



I. 



Indian fortifications, in North America, notices of, 224-232. 

 Irides, remarks on the formation of, 253-258. 

 Iron ore, (magnetic) notice of, 351. 



Ischia, notice of a particular substance formed by the vapours 

 of the thermal waters at, 376. 



J. 



Jackson (Mr. J. G.) on the plague in Africa, 183-185. 



Jordan (G. W. Esq.) on the floatage of small heavy bodies in the 



air, and certain atmospheric phenomena dependant thereon, 



245-258. 

 Juno (the planet) elements of, 89. 



K. 



Kater (Capt.) illiberal remarks on his experiments for deter- 

 mining the length of the seconds' pendulum in London, 259. 

 Kutch (territory of), actouui of an cartliquake in, 356. 



