CONTENTS 
OF THE FIFTY-NINTH VOLUME. 
ON the Flower-buds of Trees passing ENE. the ood, as 
noticed by Ciceroand Pliny, .. oe Page 3 
Observations on Naphthaline, a peculiar Subbanses resembling 
a concrete essential Oil, which is apparently produced durin 
the Decomposition of Coal Tar by Exposure toa red Heat, 
Reply to the * Apology for the Postscript on the Refractions” 
tn No. 24 of the Quarterly Journal of Science,  «. 16 
On Short-hand Writing, 06 wid 2s oo 21 
Ephemeris of the newly-discovered Planets for their several 
Oppositions in 1822, sie ee ee 28 
On the boiling Springs of haben Ete *e ee 
On a new Compound of Chlorine and Carbon, ee 33 
Table of the periodical Variation of the Star ALGOL, from Fe- 
bruary to December 1822 inclusive, oe 36 
True apparent Right Ascension of Dr. MasKELYNE’s ‘36 Stars 
for every Day in the Year 1822, at the Time of rei the 
97 
Meridian of Greenwich, .. oe oe ’ 
Trial of the Meridian Circle made by Chaneuesen for the 
Observatory at Konigsberg, .. oe -. 44 
On Addition and Subtraction of Algebra, ey 48, 116 
A Question addressed to the Rev. J. Groosy, respecting the 
Tables employed by him in meer the Corrections of 
Dr. MaskELYNr’s 36 Stars, oh 50 
On the Temperature of a Room indicated by two Tharmonmeder’ 
at different Altitudes, - oe os’ at 
On the Absurdity of buryin Weeds va turning-in young 
Crops with the Intention “ making them serve as Ma anure, — 
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