CONTENTS. 



Palermo. JRyJosEPH PiAZZi, DireBor of the Ohprvatory 



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 XIII. Rrflcclions on the new Primary Planet fuppojed to 

 exifl hetiveeti Mars and Jupiter^ and now in (ill Proba- 

 bility difcovercd. By Baron VoN' Zach, Lieuttuani- 

 Colonel in the Service of the Duke of Saxe- Gotha, and Di- 

 reQor of thcDucal Ohfervatory at Seeberg - 62 



XIV^. Some Particulars refpedting the new Planet Ceres 

 Ferdinandea - _ _ - 80 



XV. DcfcriptioTi of a neza-invented AJlronomical Infiru- 

 ment, for placing Globes in a proper Situatlm, by means of 

 the Sun, zvithout the Help of n Magnetic Compajs, or other 

 lnjlruinc7it. By Mr. B. M. Forster - 83 



XVI. yi few Particulars refpetlmg Mr. BoAz's Patent 

 Telegri.pb - - - - 84 



Xy^L Notices refpedlrig New Publicatio7is - 87 



Xv'lII. Proceedings of Learned Societies - 88 



XIX. Intelligence and Mifcellaneous Articles - 94 



XX. An Examination of C Clouet's new Procefs for 

 makinir Cnjl Steel from Bar Iron by means of the De- 

 compojition of Carbonic Acid, conlinued. By David 

 MtisHKT, Efq, of the Calder Iron IVorks, - 97 



XXI. Experiment made with a Galvanic Belt, or Chain, 

 by Mr. Richard Teed, Jeweller, hancafler Court, 



- Strand - - - 105 



XX n. Innuines into Coloured "liight, by a Collation of the 

 Experiments and Obfervations in'ade by Sir Ifaac Newton 

 on that SubjeSl ; together with fome additional ones. By 

 Goi't'r«&r Pownali- - - 107 



XXI If. Hijlory of Aftronomy for the K-^r 1801. ^ Je- 

 rome Lalande - - -. 113 



XX tV. Some Account of the Po'fonous and Injurious Honey 

 of North America. By Benjamin Smith Barton, 

 M.D. - - - - I2t 



XXV. Defcription of the Arfeniates of Copper and of Iron. 

 By the Count deBoVRNON - - 135 



XXVI. Analyfis of the Arfeni tes of popper and of Iron. By 

 Richard' Chenkvix, E/^. F. R. ".. M. R. L A. 141 



XXVII. On the appartnt Elev ti07i of Qhjecis above the Hori- 

 z.on. By Pro/ejor Dk Lvc - . - .14^ 



XXVIII. Dejcripiiun and Natural Hijlory of the Wild Goat 

 of the Alps. i3>' M. Bkrtmout Van BerchemJmw. 153 



XXIX. Account of the Refulis of fome comparative Experi- 

 ments made luith the Teylcrian Eleilrical ylpparatus and 

 Doha's Metallic Pile. By Van Marum and Vfavv. 

 Communicated to Profeffor W oiiT A. in a Letter dated ^0- 



-jember 



