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Experiments on the Quantity of Carbonic Acid Gas emitted 

 from the Lungs during Respiration. By Dr. Prout 328 



On the Method of separating Iron from Manganese. By Charles 

 Hatchett, Esq 343 



Mineralogical Observations. By Professor Jameson 345 



i on Cornwall. By Dr. Thomson, 



concluded 346 



Account of an Explosion in the Hall Pit at Fatfield 353 



Experiments on the Stability of Vessels containing a Well on 

 Board. By Col. Beaufoy 355 



Experiments on Azote, Hydrogen, and Ammonia. By Dr. 

 Berzelius, continued 357 



On the Specific Heat of the Gases. By MM. Delaroche and 

 Berard, continued 369 



On the Composition of Animal Fluids. By Dr. Berzelius, con- 

 tinued 377 



Magnetical Observations. By Col. Beaufoy 387 



Mineralogical Remarks on Greenland. By T. Allan, Esq 389 



Proceedings of the French Institute : 



1 . Medicine and Surgery 391 



2. Agriculture and Technology 394 



Further Experiments on Ulmin 395 



Ulmin from the Horse Chesnut 396 



Swedish Agriculture .' 397 



Sulphate of Soda 398 



Electrical Oxides. By Mr. Singer ibid. 



Dr. Thomson's Course of Practical Chemistry ibid. 



Scientific Books in hand ibid. 



Meteorological Journal, Sept. 17 to Oct. 15 399 



NUMBER XII— DECEMBER. 



Biographical Account of Sir Isaac Newton, concluded 401 



Graphical Representation of the Daily Rate of the Barometer 



during a Year, in London, Paris, and Geneva. By M. Pictet 408 

 On the Composition of Oxide of Zinc. By Dr. Thomson. . . . 410 



A New Hydraulic Machine. By M. Mannoury Dectot 412 



On the Composition of Animal Fluids. By Dr. Berzelius, con- 

 cluded 415 



On the Specific Heat of the Gases. By MM. Delaroche and 



Berard 426 



On the Cause of Chemical Proportions, and on some Circum- 

 stances relating to them, with a short and easy Method of 



expressing them. By Dr. Berzelius 443 



Magnetical Observations. By Col. Beaufoy 454 



Account of a luminous Meteor seen at Sunderland. By Mr. 



Renney 156 



Critical Analysis of a short Account of Experiments and Instru- 



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