Voi:. 53. PhilosopTiical Magazine. May 181^. 



Contents of Number 253. 



LIII. Memoirs ofthe Life of Lewis Brugnatelh.M.D. 

 ' Professor of Chemistry in the University of Pavia, Member 

 of the Imperial-royal Institute of Science, Literature a;id 

 Arts of Milan, &c. &c. - - ; - Page 



Liy. On the Fallacy of the Experiments in which Witer 

 is said to have been formed by the Decomposition of Chlo. 

 rine. By Sir H. Davy, LL.D. F.R.S. ^ - 



LV. Observations on a Species of Limosella recently dis- 

 covered ill the United States, by Dr. En Ives, Professor 

 of Mareria Medica and Botany in the Medical Institution pf 

 I Yale College. - - . .^ . 



LVI. On the urinary Organs and Secretions bf some of 

 the Amphibia. By John Davy, M.D. F.R.S, Communi- 

 cated by the Society for the Improvement of Animal Che- 

 mistry. - - - 



LVII. On the Earthquake felttn Sicily in February 1 8 1 8. 



j Extracted from a historical and phyical Memoir, l;>y Dr, 



Agatino Longo, Professorof Experimental' Fh\ilosophy in 



the University of Catania. - - 



LVIIL Observations on the immense Loss of Lives 

 through Shipwreck, and Opinions of various Persons con- 

 I curriiij^, respecting the Means to be used to afford Preserva- 

 'tion: also, most satisfactory Reports on Experiments made 

 by a Life-preserving Apparatus, recently invented by H. 

 TRKNCftousE, of Cornwall. - , - - 



LIX. A Letter to the Farmers and Graziers of Great 



. Britain ; to explain the Advantages of using Salt in the va- 



'rious Branches of Agriculture and in Feeding all Kinds of 



Farming Stock. By Samuel P'arkes, F.L.S. M.R.I. 



F.S.A. E. &c. - ' f. - - 



LX. On Sulphuretted Ar.ote, " Thermozodphite,^' and 

 Aphlogistic Phaendniena. By Mr. J. Murray. > _ 



LXL Analysis of the Chalybeate Spring at Thetfo'rd.' 

 By Mr. Fredrick AccuM. -, ... 



LXIl. On the Insulated or Safety Compass lately in- 



; vented by Mr. Jennings. By James Horsburgh, $sq. 



Hydrographer to the Honourable the East India Company. 



LXIII. Notices respecting New Books. -' - - 



LXIV. Proceedings of Learned Societies.- - 



LXV. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles : — 

 1 Astronomy. — Patents. — Meteorology, &c. - - 386. 



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*.^* Commitniclations for this Work, addressed to the Editor, 

 ripkett-Place, Temple Bar, mW meet with every attention. 



RICHARD AKD ARIl. UK..1AVI.0R, P.^-INXC:^-, SliOli.LANE, ^.ONDON. 



