INDEX. 451 



Minutes, table of equivalents for converting into space, 394, 



and into time, 395 

 ' Miscellaneous Letters,' bibliographical notice of, 49 

 ' Monthly Review,' bibliographical notice of, 307 — 312 

 Mowee (island), heights of mountains in, 233 

 ' Museum,' a literary Journal, bibliographical notice of, 304 — 



306 



Natural History, miscellaneous intelligence in, 230 — 235 



Nautical Almanac, vindicated from the strictures of Mr. Baily, 

 201—207 



Necker de Saussure (L. A.), Voyage en Ecosse et aux Isles He- 

 brides, 166; qualifications of the author for his work, 166, 

 167 — 169 ; strictures on the Huttonian and Wernenian sys- 

 tems of geology, 170 ; plan of M. Necker's work, 171 ; out- 

 line of his tour, with, extracts and remarks, 171 — 193. See 

 Scotland. 



Nerves of the heart, the existence of, denied by Soemmering 

 and Bichat, 102, 103, 104; asserted by Scarpa, 103; re- 

 marks on M. le Gallois's account of the uses of the cardiac 

 nerves, 105 — 109 ; on the effects produced on the human 

 countenance, by paralysis of the different systems of facial 

 nerves, 120 — 135 ; examination of the phenomena of the ner- 

 vous system, 261 — 274; particularly on the temperature of 

 the secreting processes, 274 — 276 



Nickel, process for analyzing the ores of, by means of chlorine, 

 156—160 



Nimmo, (Dr. John) experiments and observations on the chemi- 

 cal composition of the seeds of the croton tiglium, 62 — 68 : 

 and on the oil which is procured from them, 69 — 72 



Nitrate (native), of soda, discovereji, 436 



Ocean, elevation of, 230 



Oil, obtained from the seeds of the croton tiglium ; experiments 

 and remarks on, 69 — 72; process of purifying common fish- 

 oil, 423, and of purifying oil for watch-work, 221 ; soap, sub- 

 stituted for it, in setting cutting instruments, 221, 222; oil 

 gas, process for obtaining, 423 ; oil of turpentine rendered 

 palatable, 441 ; on the volatile oil of bitter almonds as a poi- 

 son, 404 



Olbers, (professor), on the easiest and most convenient method 

 of calculating the orbit of a comet, from observations, 366— 

 385 



Oldijss ' British Librarian,' bibliographical notice of, 299, 300 ; 

 curious anagram of Oldys' on his own name, 300 



Orchard-trees cleansed by lime, 423 



Organic remains, discovery of, 437, 438 



Orthometer, notice of, 220 



