^OL. 6l. A'iiiioaupiiictii Magazine. Mai 18^3. 



Contents of Number 301. 



LXVIII. On the Quantity of Rain collected in two Rain-gauges 4 

 placed at different Heights from the Ground, for a Period of Twelve 

 Months ; with Remarks on the probable Causes of the Increase in 



the lower Rain-gauge .,..,} P^g^ 321 



LXIX. On Short-hand Writing. By H. Upington, Esq 325 



LXX. On Electricity fe'lcited in Paper 330 



LXXI. An alphabetical Arrangement of the Places, from whence 

 the Fossil Shells have been obtained, which are engraved, co- 

 loured and described by Messrs. Sowerby, in Vol. IV. of their 

 " Mineral Conchology," with the geographical and stratigraphical 

 Situations of the Places, and the Species of Fossil Shells, &c. By 

 Mr. John Farey, Mineral Surveyor ^ 333 



LXXII. An Account of the Observations and Experiments on the 

 Temperature of Mines, which have recently been made in Cornwall, 

 and the North of England ; comprising the Substance of various Pa- 

 pers on the Subject lately published in the Transactions of the Royal 

 Geological Society of Cornwall, and in other Works 347 



LXXIII. On Repeating Circles. By the Baron de Zach 353 



LXXIV. True apparent Right Ascension of Dr. Maskelyne's 36 

 Stars for every Day in the Year 18'2;5, at the Time of passing the Me- 

 ridian of Greenwich ^. 363 



LXXV. On the new Tables of Aberration, Nutation and Precession 366 



LXXVI, Sketch of a Course of Lectures on Metallurgy delivered 

 at the London Institution, February 1823. By John Taylor, Esq. 

 Treasurer of the Geological Society 368 



LXXVIL On Mr. Groombridge's Tables of Vesta. By W. M. 

 Moseley, Esq 375 



LXXVIIL The Characters of several rare and undescribed Shells. 

 By Wm. Swainson, Esq. F.R.S. F.L.S. M.W.S. &c 375 



LXXIX. Notices respecting New Books : Analysis of Periodical 

 V/orks on Botany 379-382 



LXXX. Proceedings of Learned Societies 382-390 



LXXXL Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles: — Capt. Parry's 

 Expedition. — Structure of the Belemnite — Mr. Murray on a Phae- 

 nomenon developed in Chemical Action, &c. — New Fluid discovered 

 in the Cavities of Minerals. — Natural History Collection from India. 

 — Motion of Gases through Conduit-pipes. — On Uric Acid and 

 Borax. — Siam Mission, — Earthquakes. — Earthquake and Volcanic 

 Eruption in Java.— List of New Patents. — Paraselenae seen at Gos- 

 port. — Meteorological Observations at Great Yarmouth. — Meteoro- 

 logical Table 390-400 



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

 SB, Shoe-Lime, will meet with every attention. 



RICHARD TAYLOR, PRINTER, SHOE-LANE, LONDON. 



