CONTENTS. 



XI II. Procecdbigs of D'arned Societies Page 85 



XIV. Infclligo'cc ami Misce/iu/ieoiis Articles 93 



XV!. Letter to M. Lackphde, of Paris, on the Natural 



Histonj nf North Jmcrica. Bj/ Benjamin Smith 

 B\iiTON, J/. D. Professor of Materia Medicu, Natural 

 lUstDrtj, and Dotani/, in the ilniversily of Pennsyl- 

 vania 97 



X\'J. On the Action of Plulina and Mercury upon each 

 ftflur. By HicHARD CheiNEVix, Esrj. F.R.S.M.R.I.A. 

 (Sfr 103 



XVn. Ohfrraiions on the polishing of Glass, and on the 

 clival gaw used for silvering Mirrors. By B. G. Sage 112 



XViri/E.«7rfl(/ of tiro Letters from Capttiin Yo^ Kuu- 

 sKN.STKiix, Commander of the Russian Expedition to 

 Japan, dated the Harbour of St. Peter and St. Pauly 

 July 19, and August 20, 1804 113 



X[X. Extract from a Memoir of M. Favsse, principal 

 Preparer of Medicines at the Camp of Utrecht, on the 

 manufacturing, on a large Scale, of some Oxides oj 

 Mercury. By M. Pap.mkntikk 123 



XX. Second Extract from a Memoir of M. Paysse, prin- 

 cipal Preparer of Medicines at the Camp of Utrecht, on 

 the Method of manufacturing, on a large Scale, sonee 

 Oxides <f Mercury. By iVi. Paumkntier 132 



XX r. hncts reUdiue to a nondescript Aquatic Animal. By 

 Mr .loHv Snaut, Optician 133 



XXII. 0,7 Elasticity. By Alexander Tilloch. An 

 Essaij read he fore the Ashesian Society in the Session 

 IS02-3 ' 138 



XX.UI. O'l the Produiction of Muriates hy ike &alvani(s 

 Deeofuposiiinii- of I'Fnter : with a second Letter on the 

 Snijecl from yir. W. I'eel, of Camlridgc 152 



XX I V^ Memoir on some zoological Facts applicable to the 

 'I'heon/ of the ilarth. Read in the Ph/sical' and Malhe- 

 maf'ual Class of ike French National Institute on the 22<i 

 of Octohvr 1804. By M. Peron, Naturalist to the Ex- 

 pedition for making Diicoecries in Aush-alasia .... 155 



XXV. Short Account of the Life (f the late Dr. 

 Pi:iKsrcK\ 166 



XXVI. Notices respecting Netv Publications 171 



XXVI r. Proceedings of Learned Societies ITS' 



XXV'III. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles .... 17S 

 XXIX. Account of Experimpnts madf on a Mineral calleil 



Gerite^ and on the particular Siibstance udiich it contains,, 

 and which has been considered as a new Metul, By 



M-. VAL'ttlji.LlV 193 



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