Vol. 46. Philosophical Magazmc. November 181; 



Contents OF Number 211. 



LX. Experiments tending to prove fhe Possibility of 

 causin'^" Balloons to devia'^e considerai3ly.tfrom the general 

 .Diipctiou of the Current of Wind, which carj^ies them along 

 i in the Atmosphere. By Mr. John EYANy,;-flin. - 



LXI. New Outlines of Chemical Philosophy. By 

 SlEi. Walker, Esq. of Lynn, Norfolk - - ■> 



iv LXII. Statistical Account of the Quicksilver MInieS of 

 Idria in Hlyria. By M. Paysse, Superintendant of^f the 

 ; Manufacture of Mercurial Production^ - - ,( - 



LXIII. Some Experiments on 5« -solid Compound of ^odine 

 i^and Ox} gen, and on its chemical Agencies. By Sir'Hiiiri- 

 'frSi'vphry Davy, LL.D. F.R.S. ' 



,. LXIV. ObseiVations on Dr. Thomson's Critique on Mr.. 



|[% Sepjings's new Method of Ship-building. By Alexander ^^ 

 ^^ Stuart, Esq. , - " " _ " " '^^'^ 



a\Sj\ LXV. On a new Species of coloured Fringes produced 

 «|!?.iby the Reflection of Light between two Plate^ of parallel 

 W^^ Glass of equal Thickness, By David Brewstir, LL.D. 

 M F.K.S. Edin. & F.A.S:E. - - - ^_ 



Uvi LXVI. Observations and ExperimeiUs on th*; new Species 

 ^j^of cqloured Fringes discovered by Dr. Brewster, in the 

 ^1^ Light reflected betArreen two Plates of .parallel Glass 'of 

 h;4ajv' equal Thickness. By M. Biot, Member of the National 



Insmutt, &c. &c. &c: -,* - ^ - . 360 



I LXVIL Dr. GiiBY in Reply to Mr. Farey on the Str^: \/.' 

 tification of Great Britain - - - .- SoT; 



\ LXVIII. Further analytical Experiments relative lb the ' 

 I Constitution of the prussic, of th^i ferrwvetted chyazic; and " 

 _ of tl:e sulphuretted chyazic Acids; knd to that of their Salts; 

 \ together with the Application of the Atomic 'ITieory toihe 

 % An^yses of tJiose Bodies. By Robf.rj Porrett, jun. Eisq.' 

 ^^Communicated by W, H. Wollaston,M.D. Sec. R.S. 3651 

 .,.,,^1 LXIX. Dreadful Accident occasioned by the Explosion 

 *P&* of a Bo'ler at Mr, Constant's Sugar-House in Well-Street 

 J^i|S on the 15th of November .... 



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^•J^ LXX. Notices respecting New Book* ■ . 

 1^ LXXL Proceedings of Learned Societies 



a^"^ LXXII. Intelligeilce and Miscellaneous vArticles : — ^ 



E|jf Crystallization. — Comparative Strength of Oak and Fir.— ^ 



3^f Milk a Remedy for the Poison of false Mushrooms. — Death '\ 



of Dr. Scetzen.^— Van Mons. — Stearo-Engines. — Cranio- i 

 i logy .—Meteorology - - - -, g90— iOOj 



^4(.* eommuT;AcatioRs for this Work, ai!fdiess«xl to the Editor, ,| 

 i: '. rt- Place, x cjnple Bar, will meet with every atier r 'mn . ^^ 



RrCHARD AXD ARTHUK TAYLOR, VRINTBRB, SHOE lANSjlOHnOV. 



