INDEX. 403 



Fourier (Baron), account of some thermo-electric experiments, 

 126-130 



Gas, evolution of, during metallic precipitation, 168. Historical 



statement of the liquefaction of gases, 229-240. Correction of 



the bulk of gases for temperatare, 378, 379 

 Gauging casks, report on a new sliding rule for, with problems, 



357-365 

 Gay Lussac (M.), experiments of, on the acid of the triple prus- 



siates, 102-104 

 Geneva, notice of a bridge of suspension at, 369, 370 

 Goldingliam (J. Esq.), experiments of, for ascertaining the velocity 



of sound, 332 

 Graham (George), inventor of the dead escapement, 1 . Biogra- 

 phical notice of him, 2 

 Great Britain, remarks on the numerical changes of population 



in, 203-210 

 Greenwich mural circle, accuracy of, 189 

 Griffiths (Mr. T.), experiments of, on the proportion of charcoal 



obtained from woods having a greater specific gravity than box, 



264, 265 

 Groombridge's (Mr.), transit circle, accuracy of, determined, 189 

 Grotto in the interior of the Cape of Good Hope, described, 272- 



274 

 Gun-powder, action of, on lead, 163. Inflammation of gunpowder 



by slacking lime, ibid 

 Gurnet/, (Goldsworthy), lectures of, on chemical science, analysed, 



301. Extravagant eulogies of them, in some newspapers, ibid. 



Specimens of the author's originality in treating of the higher 



departments of chemistry, 301-305. And of his blunders in the 



practical parts of that science, 305-309 



Harvey, (George, Esq.,) remarks on the deposition of dew, 35-41. 

 And on the numerical changes of the population of Great Bri- 

 tain, 203-210 



Heat, effects of the simultaneous application of, to certain liquids. 

 98-99. Remarks thereen, 100. Solubility diminished by heat, 165 



Henri/, (Dr. Wm.,) elements of Chemistry, (ninth edition,) ana- 

 lyzed, 332-347. Plan ef this edition, 334. Remarks on the 

 formulae adopted for equating the volumes and specific gravity 

 of gases, ibid. And on Dr. Henry's chapter on chemical affi- 

 nity, 334-337. On his account of the atomic theory, 338-311. 

 On his view of electricity, 341-346. And on his arrangement of 

 the metals, 344-347 



Herring- Fishery, natural history anel navigation of, 210-221. 

 Observations on the present commercial and political state of the 

 herring fishery, 222-228. 



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