Vol. 56. 





Philosoplncal Magazine. July 18'20. 



Contents of Number 267. 



Page 

 By Mrs. Ibbetson 3 



I. On the Physiology of. Botany 



II. Reflections on the Noachian Deluge, and on the At- 

 temptslately made at Oxford, for connecting the same with 



^-S^ present Geological Appearances. By a Correspondent - 



III. Rcmaiks on the Lunar Theory. By Mr. James 

 Utting - . - 



IV. Catalo,t;ue of Ancient Eclipses, with the Dates of 



[yslthcir corresponding Eclipses at one and two Periods Di- 

 stance. "With Remarks. By Mr. Thomas Yeates. - 17' 



,^,^ V. Experiments on the Alloys of Steel, made with a 

 ■^^ View to its Improvement. By J. Stodart, Esq., and M. 

 Faraday, Chem. Assistant at the Royal Institution 



VI. Tables of the Sun's Altitude and Zenith Distance, 

 . x-ji— for every Day in the Year, when it passes the Meridiap, in 

 1^^ Latitude 5r 29' 8". By the Rev. Mr. L. Evans - 



?PiJ VII. Biographical Memoir of the late Right Hon. Sir 

 J , '1/4 Joseph Banks, Bart.G.C.13. President of the Royal So- 

 Isj^i^ cietv - - - - - - 40 



f'>:| VIII. Notices respecting New Books. - -, 47 



^ IX. Proceedings of Learned Societies. - - 58 



X. Intelligence and Miscellane9us Articles. — Prevention 



^;^.)f Foi'gery. — The Phoenix of the Ancients. — Account of 



OSithe Formation of the Island of Sabrina off the Islan^d of St. 



Michael. — Singular Geological Appearance. — Statistics. 



— Effect of Heat !»,;on the Colours of Metals. — Breccia of ' 



i^Montd'O . — MiJalllc Biography. — Milk. — Red Snow of 



^;,'ii|| DafBn's Bay. — Liverpool Museum. — Astronomy. — Death 



W^M of Dr. John Murray. — List of Patents for New Inventions. 



* "^ -Meteorolo;;ical Tables - - - 63— SO 



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%* Commnnicatioijs for this Work, addressed to the Editor, 

 rickelt-PIace, Temple Bar, wll meet with every attention. 



KICUARD AND ARTHUR TAYLOft, PRINTERS, SHOE LANE, lONBON. 



