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jyg^_ — Synoptical View of the State of the Weather in Dub- 

 lin : read Jan. 9, 1796.— Thoughts on Magnetifm : read 

 March 19, 796. — On the Primitive State of the Globe, and 

 its fubfcquent Cataftrophe : read Nov. 19, 1796.— Synopti- 

 cal View of the State of the Weather at Dublin m the Year 

 1796.— Synoptical View of the State of the Weather at Dub- 

 lin in the Year 1797. — Additional Obfervations on the Pro- 

 portion of real Acid in the three antient known Mineral Acids, 

 and on the Ingredients in various Neutral Salts and other 

 Compounds: read Dec. 16, 1797.— Eflay on Human Li- 

 berty: read July 28, 1798.— Synoptical Vie^v of the State of 

 the Weather at'Dublin in the Year 1798. — Synoptical View 

 of the State of the Weather at Dublin in the Year 1799. — 

 Obfervations on the Proofs of the Huttonian Theory ot the 

 Earth, adduced by Sir James Hall : read Feb. 8, 1800— An 

 lllultration and Confirmation of fome Fafts mentioned in an 

 Efliiy on the Primiiive State of the Globe: read May 5, 

 1800. — An Eflay on the Declivities of Mountains: read 

 April 28, 1800.— Of Chemical and Mineralogical Nomen- 

 clature : read March 24, 1800. — Piemarks on fouie Sceptical 

 I'ohtions in Mr. Hume's Inquiry concerning the Human 

 Underllandino", and his IVeatife of Human Nature: read 

 06tober 20, I1800. — Synoptical View of the State of the 

 Weather at Dublin in the Year 1800. — Of the Variations 

 of the Atmofphere: read May 11, 1801. — Sytioptical View 

 of the State of the Weather at Dulilin in the Year 1801.^ 



Mr. Kirwan is alfo the author of the following works : Eflay 

 on Phlogifton; Elements of Mineralogy, 2 vols. ; Geological 

 Eflays; Eflfay on the Analyfis of Mineral Waters; and 

 (in the prefent volume) A Heply to Mr. Playfair's Refle^fions 

 on Mr. Kirwan's Refutation of the Huttonian Theory of the 

 Earth; and an lUuftration and Confirmation of fome Farts 

 mentioned in an Eflay on the Primitive Stale of the Globe. 



LX. Obfervations on the Law of the Expanfion of JVuter at 

 Temperatures helozv ^2° ', cxlraBed frotn a Paper en the 

 Power of Fluids to conduct Heat. Jly JoJiN DalTON*. 



IViV firfl; attempt was to afcertain the prccilc degree of 

 cold at which water ceafes to be further condcnfcd, amX I'^e- 

 wifc how much ii expands in cooling below that degree to 

 the temperature of freezing, or 32". For this purpolc I t ok 

 a thermometer lube, fuch as would have given a iealo ot 10 



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