CONTENTS. 
King. Translated from the French by Mr.T.S. Evans, 
_ F.L.S., of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 129 
XXV. Chemical Examination of the native Cinnabars of 
Japan, Newmarktel, and Idria. By M. Kvaproru 146 
XXVI. Upon the Affinities of Bodies for Light; and parti- 
cularly upon the refractive Powers of different Gases 151 
XXVII. Memoir upon living and fossil Elephants. By 
ae MI Wick ws acce ovsvsinbh, Foegbahe oe! ADVISE 
XXVIII. Letter of Dr. Dr Carno to Professor Picrrer of 
__ Geneva, on the Mineralogy of the Island of Ceylon 16g 
XXIX. On Music. By Mr.Joun Fanny .- ++ 171 
XXX. Notices respecting New Books .. 2. .. 176 
XXXII. Proceedings of Learned Societies  .. oe L1G 
apres - Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles 189—192 
XXXII. A Memoir on the best Method of measuring Time 
» at Sea, which obtained the double Prize adjudged by the 
Royal Academy of Sciences; containing the Description 
of the Longitude Watch presented to His Majesty the 5th 
of August 1766. By M. Lx Roy, Clock-maker to the 
King. Translated from the French by Mr. T. S. Evans, 
P.L.S., of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich 193 
AXXIV. Memoir upon living and fossil Elephants. By 
MEMO UNpORT ABET $0) S\ Wobdacatel ee ss 203 
AXXV. Memoir upon a Process Hs bah ie in the ci-devome 
Magonnais of France, to avert Showers of Hail, and to 
dissipate Storms. By M. Lescurvin » chief Commissary 
for Gunpowder and Saltpetre at Dijon 6. dag 
XXXVI. On Canal Track-Boats. By Rogsertson Bu- 
CHANAN, Esq. Civil Engineer, Glasgow +. 219 
XAXXVIL. Analysis of the Substance known ly the Name 
of Turquoise. By M. Bourtton Lacrancn -- 2920 
XXXVIIT. The Bakerian Lecture on the Force of Percus- 
sion. By Witi1am Hype Wottaston, M.D., Sec. 
i LE eee on oe #19) sig ee tare, Gara l i Sat) ) SOG 
XXXIX. History of Astronomy for the Year 1805. By 
JEROME DELALANDE .. .. ., ,, se es 937 
XL. Report of Surgical Cases in the Finsbury Dispensary 
Jrom the \st of September to the ist of November 1806 ; 
with Observations on two Cases of Hernia which proved 
fatal. Communicated by Joun Taunton, Esq. Surgeon 
to the City and Finsbury Dispensaries, and Lecturer on 
Anatomy, Surgery, Be.  .. 5, Ag we | B59 
KLI., Thirty-third Communication Jrom Dr, Tuornrox, 
relative to Pneumatic Medicine ete ft CMW Be )-y ; 
XLII. Notices respecting New Publications “e964 
XLII. Pro- 
