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derivations from the Greek, Latin, and German.” In the latter, 
Miss Lowry was assisted by Mr. Heuland ; of their accuracy 
therefore there can be no doubt; but we wish the “ classical 
friends” who furnished her with the Greek derivations, had 
taken a little more pains on the subject. Several etymological 
errors have crept into this list, and one or two into the body 
of the work, which we notice, not froma desire to censure, 
but solely with the hope of seeing them corrected in a future 
edition. Vol. i. p. 67.—ywna is an angle, not yovos, which is 
derived from yiwoues, nascor, and means offspring, or progeny. 
In a note, vol. ii. p. 13, Cyanite is directed to be pronounced 
Kyanite. This is a mistake; the Greek & is always rendered 
in "English by-c, and before the vowels e, 7, and y, has the 
sound of s, as in cymbal, circus, cistus, &c., not kymbal, kir- 
cus, and kistus. 
Amethyst, pebvcos is drunk, not pebvotos. 
Analcime, not from ave, and aaxn, but avev, absque ; or from a, 
not, with the » added, for the sake of the euphony. 
Anhydrite—a similar error. 
Datholite, Qoroc, is turbid—dxboros, very turbid. 
Eudyalite, from ev, bene, and dvw, subeo; or, more probably, dev, 
to moisten. Weare not aware that dvw ever signifies to vanish. 
Gypsum—yvos is an original word; yviow means to plaster 
with gypsum. 
Paranthine—the preposition sagz,which,in composition,means 
beyond, except, at, &c., can hardly be translated ‘‘ exposed.” 
In the present instance it seems to signify instar, similitude. 
But these are trifling mistakes, and easily corrected. We 
would also recommend that the introduction of a fresh mineral, 
should begin a fresh paragraph, and not commence, as generally 
happens, in the middle of a line, as if it were the continuation 
of the preceding subject. It would look better, and be useful 
in reference. 
On the whole, the Conversations on Mineralogy have strong 
claims to our praise ; they contain a great deal of valuable in- 
formation, delivered in a very pleasing language. The work is 
often enlivened by descriptions of the uses to which many of 
the minerals are applied, both in the arts and the common 
purposes of domestic economy, and cannot fail to stimulate the 
young mineralogist, who studies it with the attention it deserves, 
to pursue the science with ardour and success. 
III. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of 
London, for the year MDCCCXXII. Parr l. 
This part of the Philosophical Transactions made its appear- 
ance in June last ; it contains eighteen communications upon 
