CONTENTS. 



XXXVI. Ohfervatlons on the different Theories of Phllofophers 

 to explain the Vhcenamena of Combujlion. By Ch.arleS 

 Portal, E/^. - - Page 20Z 



XXXVII. Hijiory of AJlrono7ny for the Year 1%02. Read in 

 the Athemeum of Paris December 30, by Jerome La- 

 LANDE - - - 209 



XXXVIII. On the Difappearance of Saturn's Ring in the 

 K\/r 1803. By Profffor i. K.I^OUY. - 319 



XXXIX. On the Dijappearance of the King of Saturn. By 

 Van Beeck Calkoen, Profeffbr of Ajlronomy at Ley- 

 den _ _ _ 22a 



XL. Memoir on the Fofjil Caout-Chouc, or Elafic Bitumen 

 of Derbyfjjire. By Faujas-Saint-Fond 225 



XLI. A general Vieiu of the Coal Mines worked in France^ 

 of their different Produds, and the IMeans of circulating 

 them. By C. LEFEBVRii:, Mejnber of the Council of 

 Mines, rf the Phihmatic Society, &'c, cSc. - 23:* 



XLIf. 0?i a new Kind of Painting with the Serum or 

 watery Part of the Blood, By F. Carbonel, M.D, 

 of Barcelona - - - 240 



XLIII. On the Kind of Air-Furnaces employed in Iron Foun- 

 dries for cafling large Pieces of Ordnance, Shafts for Mills ^ 

 Cylinders, and other heavy Articles. By Mr. David 

 MusHET, of the Calder Iron IVorks - 245 



XL IV. Ohfervatlons on the Freezing of Water and the Na- 

 ture of Snow : in a Letter from Profeffor Driessen to 

 Dr, V^an Marum - - 249 



XLV. Ohfervatlons on the Lotus of Egypt. By Alike 

 Ra f fe n a u - Dji L I L E, Member of the tnjUtute of Egypt 



257 



XLVr. Memoir on fome Peculiarities in the Anatomy and 

 Phyjiology of the Shark, particularly rtfpecling the Pro- 

 dutiion of its Young. By Dr. Mitchill, of New York 



264 



XLVIT. On the Management anil Improvevient, by Tillage, 

 oj old Grafs Lands on a direct Clay, fuch as is found i?t 

 the IFilds of Surrty and Suffex' - 268 



XLVIII. Some Account of George Peau'^on, M. D. 

 F. R. S. &'c. C^c. luith a Portrait from oti original Painting 



. ■ . 274 



XLIX. Notices rcfpetling New Books i 277 



L. Proceedings of Learned Societies - 2.*if 



LI. Intelligence and Mi/cellaneous Articles - 283 



LII. Letter from Dr. Olbers of Bremen to Baron Yon 

 Zach, on the Stones which have fallen from the Hea- 

 vens - _ _ 289 



LIII. On 



