CONTENTS 



OF THE 



ELEVENTH VOLUME. 



r. A DISSERTATION on the Hi/lory of Sugar, By 

 Profe^brBECKiiA-a - " - 3 



II. Dejcriplion of a Dwarf of a i>ery remarkable Conforma^ 

 tion. J3y Barow F. Von WuRMB, late Secretary to the 

 Batavian Society of the Arts and Sciences in the Ijland of 

 Java _ _ _ _ i^ 



III. Directions for Tanning all Sorts of Hides and Skins 

 according to the new Procefs introduced by Mr. W. Des- 

 mond - - - - i^ 



IV. On the attractive Power of Bodies foating on Water, 

 By Dr. G. Carradori _ - 37 



V. Hijhrical Sketch of the InJUtution and Progrefs of the 

 Royal Society of London - - - 29 



VI. Chariot IVay-wifer — Pedometer— hwwn to the Antients. 

 By Mr. R. Heron - _ _ ^8 



VII. Obfervations on the Spots of the Sun, and the Nature of 

 the Light of that Luminary. By M. VoN Hahn 39 



VIII. Experiments on Platina. By L. Proust 44 



IX. On Bleachuig. By a Correfpondent - 5^ 



X. Experitnents on Dyeing Cotton with the Flowers of the 

 Carthamus TinClorius (Safflowcr). By ProfeJJor Beck- 

 man - - - _ _53 



XI. Dcfcription of a new Furnace for confuming its civn 

 Smoke, and faving Fuel : invented by MeJJis. Ro B E R T o N, 

 ofGlafgow - - _. - 6$ 



XII- Obfervations on the Onager of the Antients, or the real 

 Wild Afs. ByProfe[}orV\\.X.\% - 68 



XIII. Account of' Jome improvements on Water-Whcels, By 

 Mr. Robertson Buchanan, Engineer, Glafgow 79 



XIV. Proceedings of Learned Societies - 81 



XV. Intelligence and Mifccllaneous Articles - 87 



XVI. On the Efjuilibrium of Arches. By Mr. John 

 isOUTHERN, Engineer, Soho, Bimiinghinn - 97 



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