CONTENTS. 



Report of the Council if the Astronomical Society of Lovdqn 

 to the fir St Annual General Meeting Feb. 9, 182 1 . . . 273 



A Memoir on some new Modifications of Galvanic Apparatus^ 

 with Observations in Support of his Theory ofGalvajiism. 284 



Description of the Marine Thermometer Case invented by Mr. 



Robert Jamieson, of Glasgow 25)4 



Description of a Mercurial Log-Glass, invented by Mr. C. H, 



Jekmngs,' o/ Carbur ton-street, Fitzroy-square. . . 300 



On the atmospherical Refraction. 321 



Strictures on a Publication entitled « Clark's Gas Blowpipe." 



Some Account of the Dugong 341 



A Series of Queries addressed to Dr. Burnky of Gosport,re- 

 crardin(r Shooting Stars and Meteors, ivith some Sug- 

 ''gestioits on the same Subject to the Astronomical Society of 

 ''London,for making these P/uenomena available in settling the 

 Longitudes of Places, and towards extending our Knowledge 

 of the very numerous planetary and satellitic Bodies, com- 

 posing the Solar System. . . . . • • ♦ • ^^'^ 



On the Cure of Scrofula by means of Vital Air, and the Use of 

 the Juice of Sorrel ^^^ 



On the American Sea Serpent -^-'^ 



Third Report of the Commissioners appointed by His Majesty to 

 consider the Subject of Weights and Measures. . . 3a9 



A new Method of leaching Latin to Youth 361 



Claim to the Invention of a new Method of determining the La- 

 titude ^^* 



Experiments on the Strength and Stiffness ami Specific Gravity 

 of various Specimens of IVood. '. 3Go 



Some Account of the principal modern Catalogues of fixed Stars; 

 with Remarks connected ivith the Subject ^/ 



Reply to Mr. Ivory's Remarks on the Series of the Article Co- 

 hesion. 



Description of a Lock designed for ttu KiiGENT's Canal Comj 



P«"y ,r.. 



On the atmospherical Rcjraction '•^'■* 



On Light. 



Observations on certain luminous Meteors called Falling Stars 



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Appendix lo the Third Report of the Commissioners appointed 



