INDEX. 447 



Charcoal, considered as a discoloiningscience, 406 — 412; table 

 of the discolouring power of different charcoals, 413 ; on the 

 mode of action of charcoal in discolouring, 414 — 416 



Chemical Science, intelligence in, 143—160, 224—230, 396 

 _4-20— 426— 434 



Chevreul (M.) on the influence of water on certain animal pro- 

 ducts, 418, 419 



Children (John George, Esq.) translation of Key's Essays on the 

 calcination of metals, 136 — 141, 278 — 286 ; analysis of his 

 translation of Professor Berzelius's treatise on the use of the 

 blow-pipe, 325 — 332 



Chloride of lime, by whom invented, 1 ; notice of the experiments 

 on it, by Mr. Dalton, and Dr. Henry 1 — 4 ; by Mr. Welter, 

 4 ; by Dr. Thomson, 5, 6 ; results of their experiments, 6, 7; 

 remarks thereon, 8 ; experiments and researches of Dr. Ure, 

 9 — 14; his process for ma.nufacturing it, 14 — 23 ; on the tri- 

 ple chloride of gold and sodium, 400 



Chlorine, precipitation of nitrate of silver, by, 227 



Chromates of iron, analysis of, 436 



Chronoinetrical Arrangements of the Admiraltv, remarks on, 211 

 —218 



Cinc/towa, adulteration in, exposed, 151 



Cinerary Vase, found at Athens, description of, 72 — 76 



Clement-Desormes (M.) on a mode of preserving grain, 165, 16G 



Coal-tar, gas obtained from, 227 



Colours (vegetable), on the change of, as an alkaline property, 

 315—317 



Combination, principles of, explained, 143 



Comets, on the easiest and most convenient method of calculat- 

 ing the orbit of, from observation, 366 — 385 



' Complete Library,' bibliographical notice of, 45 — 47 



Copper, oxide of, dissolved in ammonia, 226 ; component parts 

 of the deutoxide of, 428 ; analysis of yellow copper-ore, 

 434, 435 



Cornea, influence of water ou, 419 



Countenance, effects of paralysis of the different systems of 

 facial nerves on, 120 — 135 



Creighton, (H., Esq.) account by, of an instrument for deter- 

 mining the specific gravities of solid bodies, 257 — 260 



Croton tiglium, experiments and observations on the seeds of, 

 62 — 68 ; and on the oil thence obtained, 69—72 



Cyanide of mercury, new compound formed by mixing a solu- 

 tion of, with a solution of iodide of potassium, 401 



Daniell (J. F., Esq.) on the corrections to be applied in baro- 

 metrical mensuration, for the effects of atmospheric vapour, 

 by means of the hygrometer, 76 — 91 



Davy (Sir Humphrey), on some principles of combinatioo, 143 

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