Vol. 40. 



Philosophical Magazine. October 1812. 



Contents of Number 174. 



Page, 



XLIV. Observations intended to show that the progressive 

 Motion of Snakes is partly performed by means of the Ribs, 

 ?|^ By EvERARD Home, Esq. F.R.S. 



XLV. An Attempt to analyse Cast Iron. By Professor 

 rtffi iSM Berzelius. .... 



XLVI. Researches respecting the Action of Benzoates ^Pi| 



njlty with the earthy and metallic Salts. By W, Hisinger. 258 



XLVII. On some Combinations of Platina. By Edmund 

 Davy, Esq. of the Royal Institution, Communicated by the 

 Author ...... 



XLVIII. Further Experiments and Observations on the 

 111 iSi ■^'^^'on of Poisons on the Animal System. By B. C. Brodie, 

 § Esq. F.R.S. Communicated to the Society for the Im- 

 ^l\ provement of Animal Chemistry, and by them to the Royal 



263 iH 



W' 



\\''> 



XLIX. On Variations in the Vibrations of Pendulums. 



%^' By Ez. Walker, Esq. 



^^th L. Mr. Hume on the Detection of Arsenic 



LI, Notices respecting New Books 



Ji?,W LIf. Proceedings of Learned Societies 



,Hij LIII. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles, — Meteorolo- 

 gical Table, &c. . - . 3i^_3:o 



293 m?' 



Dr. Pearson'j Answer to Dr. Marcet came too late for in- 

 f^ sertion in the present Number. 

 iW ^___ 



f^^^^j *^** Communications for this Work, addressed to the Editor, 

 "j|W Pickett- Place, Temple Bar, will meet with every attention 



^fj#^ 



R. TAYLOR AND CO. PRINTERS, SHOE LANE,, FLEET STREET, LONB 





