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INDEX TO VOL. XXXVIII. 



A CETIC Acid. Analysis of, 65 



Actions j'ermriilcilvm. Of the, 2m'J 

 ifcirf, acetic and oxalic, analysecl, 65; 

 on native concrete boracic, 282 ; 

 conceniraled sulphuric, 466 



AtroUU-s, "'9, 2G'2 



AiTonants, 231, 2:53 



Air, influence of, on fermentation, 

 225, 250 

 Alc'ihnl. On formation of, 249— On 

 poisonous action of, • 8t) 



Allan's Dividing Instrument ^ 57 

 Almanac, Nautical, error in, 305, 376, 

 3S6,45l ; Indian, specimen of, 427 

 Analysis of zeolite, SO; on vegetable 

 and animal, 60; of oxalic acid, of 

 acetic acid, 65; of resin, of olive 

 oil, of sugar, of ash wood, 66 ; 

 of fibrine, of caseous matter, 67 ; 

 of a meteoric stone, 263; of green 

 walnut shell, 447 



Anditmans. Rude state of, 403 



Aniviai mailer found in vegetables, 

 100 

 Animal sulslances. On preserving, 70, 

 109 

 Antiquities. 79, 208, 230, 254, 3 1 4 

 Apoplexy. Remedy fur, 314 



Arches. Theories of, 3S7, 409 



Ash wood. Analysis of, 66 



y/s/^Aa/^!"" of Trinidad, 163 



Athens, details respecting, -5i 



Atmosphtie, Influence of, in diseases, 

 ■* 68 



Bnily on solar eclipse of Thales 357 

 Balloon. Sadler's ascents, 231,233 

 Bar/o»'s Indian almanac, 427 



Ba/en? 071 on vaccination, 2R9 



Bennitt on {geology of Madeira, 284 

 J?i(Mnie« of Trinidad, 165 



Books. New 313, 391,455 



Botany 199> -^^S 



Bracumiol's analysis of green walnut 

 shell, 447 



Brande on state ofspirits in fermented 

 liquors, 441 



Biead. Fermentation of, 222 



Brtuing of northern naked barley 354 

 Brodie on vegetable poisons, 85, 171 



Brutes. On instinct of, 251, 350, 40r 



Buchanan on healiiig buildings by 



steam, 76 



CampL-M on Lancashire strata, 26S -, 

 remarks on, _ '^^S 



Carbumc and resists putrefaction, 109. 

 Ill 

 Gary's meteorological tables, 80, 24U, 

 320, 400,473 

 Cart, loaded, to raise, when the horse 

 falls, . 117 



Caseovs matter. Analysis of, 66 



Chaptal on fermentation, 221, 246 

 CockenWs discovery in -ffigina, 230 

 CoUienes, reports on, 321 



Coltinsan's Notes on Botany, 19? 



Combustion. Instances of, 17 



Comet, New, 465 



C'liinuissance des Terns. Error in, 305, 

 376,386,451 

 Crmie on the comet, 226 



Cuvier on the ourangoutang, 188 

 Daniel's life-presercer not new, 436 

 Davy on oxymuriaticgas and oxygea 

 gas, l'^ 



Density nf the earth. Hutton on, U2 

 Dessuignes on phosphorescence, S 

 Diabetic blood contains no sugar, 18 

 Dividing i7istrun'ent. Allan's, 57 



Domes. Iheoriesof, 3S7, 409 



Donhu's tnxhumeter, 42 



Doiijilusi reticcting semicircle, 186 

 Du portal on fermentation, 221, 246 

 Dycuij^. Hints to improve, 104 



■Earth. On density of the, 112 



KcUpse, souir, of 'I hales. On the, 357 

 Electruity restores phosphorescence, 

 7 ; of minerals, 81 



Elain (Lord), his Greek marbles, 208, , 

 " ^ '2/A 



Eruption of Mount jEtna, 465 



Eye. On di^easeti of the, 298, 339 



Farey on strata of Lancashire, 336 

 Farey's musical theorems, 434- 



Fermenlation. On, 221,1^46 



Fei merited liquors. On state of spirit& 



Fibitnt, 



