Vol. 6b. Philosophical Magazine. Nov. 1822. 



Contents of Number 295. 



LXII. On the Measurement of the Progress of an Eclipse of 

 the Moon with a Sextant or Reflecting Circle. By Mr. T. E. 

 BowDicH. Communicated by P. Barlow, Esq., Royal Military 

 Academy, Woolwich ■ Page 329 



LXIli. Reply to Captain FouMAN on the Theory of the Tides. 

 By Mr. Henry Russell. ....... <..... 335 



LXI V. Observations on the Flexure of Astronomical Instru- 

 ments. By Mr. Thomas Tredgold, Civil Engineer. Commu- 

 nicated by the Author. • • 338 



LXV. On Governor Ellis'S Discovery of the Action of Cold 

 on Magnetic Needles •' 340 



LXVI. Description of a new Printing Press 341 



LXVII. Autumnal Blowing of the Narcissus 343 



LXVIII. On the anomalous Magnetic Action of hot Iron be- 

 tween the .white and blood-red heat. By Peter Barlow, Esq. 

 of the Royal Military Academy <• 343 



LXIX." On Smut in Wheat. By Mr. S. Taylor.. ........ . 350 



LXX. Description of Hem'qjodiiis mvosus ; a new Bird from 

 Africa. By William Swainson, Esq. F.R.S. & L.S. M.W.S.&c. 353 



LaXI." A Letter from John Pond, Esq. Astronomer Royal, 

 to Sir Humphry DAVY,'Bart. President of the Royal Society, re- 

 lative to a Derangement in the Mural Circle at the Royal Ob- 

 servatory • • • *'*''' 



LXXil. On tlie Subsidence of Aqueous Vapour, and its Re- 

 pose on the Bedsof Rivers. By John Murray, F.L.S. & M.W.S. 357 



LXXIII. Notice of some New Galvanic Experimeilts ajid 

 Phacnomena. By John Murray, F.L.S. & M.W.S 358 



LXXIV. On the North Polar Distances of the principal fixed ' 

 Stars, deduced from the Observations made at the Royal Ob- ^ 

 servatory at Greenwich 361 



LXXV. Experiments on the Alloys of Steel, made with a 

 view to its Im|)rovement. By J. Stodart, Esq. F.R.S. and Mr. 

 M. Faraday, Chemical Assistant at the Royal Institution. . . ..*35o 



LXXVI. OntheAUovsofSteel. By J. Stodart, Esq. F.R.S. 

 andMr. M.Faraday, Cliemical Assistantin the Royal Institution. 363 



LXXVII. Mr. Moore on Instruments for restoring the Ac- - 

 tion of the Lungs 374 



LXXVIII. I nqnirv respecting Floods m Dorsetshire 377 



LXXIX Notices'respectingNew Books. — Hare on the Sto- 

 mach ;-Jamieson's Celestial Atlas.- Analysis of Periodical 

 Works, ort .Zoology and Botany • ^''~^^ 



LXXX. Proceedings of Learned Societies 387 



LXXXI. Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles.— Astrono- 

 mical Information.— Mordant for Mohe Metamqiic— Eruption 

 of Mount Vesuvius.— Sinking of the Earth in America.— Salt 

 Storm.— Manuscript Homer.— Machines put in Motian by ex- 

 piodino' Gases.— Alkohometrical Application of the/Ihermo- 

 meter.— Earthquakes.- AroroaofRum and Meat.— Obituary : 

 Professor Tkalles, Count BERTHoi.LET.-List of Patents lor 

 New Inventions'.— Meteorological Table •■• • <i»8-4i)0 



RICHARD TAYLOR, PRINTER, SHOE-LANE, LONDON. 



