Universlhj of Gottingen, &c, &fc. 187 



tton presented ; and although they obtained results a little 

 weaker than those announced by Ritter, they do not hesitate 

 to regard his labours, as well as those of Gautherot, as the 

 most^'fortunate experiments which have been made since the 

 invention of the pile of Voltai and they acknowledge that 

 both of these philosophers deserve well of science— the one 

 for having paved the way, and the other for having given a 

 grand discovery to the world. 



The effects of Galvanism in medicine have been also tried, 

 but with little success hitherto. In some cases of asphixia 

 it did harm ; and out of an immense number of applications 

 to deaf and dumb patients, both naturally and accidentally 

 so, only two seemed to have derived any benefit. 



Several poisons having evinced the Galvanic excitability, 

 while others remained unmoved, M. Wrankeii took that op- 

 portunity of ascertaining different kinds of poisons. 



UNIVERSITY OF GoTTINGEN. 



This university proposes the following question as the 

 subject of a prize essay, to be given in before July 1 807 :— 

 «' What is the influence of the various taxations, on the 

 morals and industry of the people ?" 



SOCIETY OF SCIENCES, COPENHAGEN. 



Messrs, Chaptal and Cuvier have been elected members 



of this society- 

 Professor treschow, of Copenhagen, has been occupied 

 during the winter in a course of lectures on anthropology, 

 wherein he has severely criticised the speculations of Dr. 

 Gall on the nature of the human soul. 



SOCIETY OF SCIENCES, GOERLITZ. 



Thie society has proposed the following subject of invcs^ 

 tigation to the learned : 



1. In cloudy weather it freezes but in a small degree until 

 the thermometer of Reaumur has fallen to the zero point, 

 or at least very little above it : Wherefore then, in a serene 

 sky, does it freeze when the same thermometer is three or 

 lour degrees above the zero point i 



2. Collect 



