Vol.64. Philosophical Magazine. October 1824. 



Contents of Number 318. 



XLI. On the Theories of Vegetation of Sir J. E. Smith and M. 

 du Petit-Thouars page 241 



XLII. On Electro-Magnetism. By Mr. W. Sf irgeon 242 



XLIII. Introduction to the Seventh Section of Bessel's As- ■ 

 tronomical Observations. ( Continued.) 219 



XLIV. On the Specific Heat of the Gases. By W. T. Hay- 

 craft, Esq. (continued.) „, 262 



XLV. An improved Demonstration of Sir Isaac Newton's Bi- 

 nomial Theorem, on Fluxional Principles, more especially calculated 

 for the young Student in Mathematics. By the Rev. Mr. L. Evans, 

 F.R.S. and A.S. &c. . , 270 



XL VI. Remarks on the Gothic Ornaments of the Duomo, Bat- 

 tistero, and Campo Santo, of Pisa. By Arthur Taylor, Esq. 

 F.S.A., Member of the Roman Academy of Arcadians 2" 



XL VII. On the Local Attraction of Vessels. In a Letter from 

 Admiral Krusenstern of the Imperial Russian Navy to Peter 

 Barlow, Esq. F.R.S 285 



XLVIH. A Sketch of the Progress of Science respecting Ig- 

 neous Meteors and Meteorites during the Year 1823; including an 

 Account of the principal Phaenomena of that Nature observed during 

 the same Period : with Inquiries suggested by those Subjects By 

 E. W. Brayley, junior, A.L.S., and Member of the Meteorological 

 Society (continued.) 28*3 



XLIX.' Reply to Mr. Samuel Cooper's Queries on finding the 

 exact Mean Solar Time 2£>£ 



L. Decas secunda novarumPlantarum Succidentarum ; A second De- 

 cade of New Succulent Plants. By A. H. Haworth, Esq. F.L.S. &c. 291 



LI. On the Weights and Measures. By Mr. Thos. Tredgold . 30! 



LII. Notices respecting New Books. 304 



LIII. Proceedings of Learned Societies: — of France, Copenhagen, 

 and Brussels 305-308, 



LIV. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles: — The Comet ;The 

 Discovery Ships ; Antiquities ; Mungo Park. — Africa ; New South 

 Wales; The Logan Rock; Earthquakes ; Meteor and Earthquake; 

 Fossils ; Fossil Elephant ; Egyptian Antiquities; Meteorological Ob- 

 servations at Great Yarmouth, by C. G. Harley, Esq.; Calendar of 

 Flora, Fauna, and Pomona ; New Patents; Meteorological Table309 — 320' 



* # * Communications for this Work, received by the Editors, 

 38 Shoe-Lane, will meet with every attention. 



RICHARD TAYLOR, PRINTER, S1IOE-I.ANE, LONDON. 



