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Account of the Iinprovements in Physical Science during the Year 1815. 
By Dr. Thomson .......secceseee cece setter er enetereseneeaneeeees i 
Note by Professor P. Prevost respecting Dew, in Reply to Dr. Wells... 71 
Journey into the Interior of New South Wales by Governor ets 72 
Peanees Of LACHES <6 oli cosa a. eecbc oe sane ce ene n smn edavecen mieins 80 
Geological Remarks on different Parts of Scotland. By Prof. Jameson. . ibid. 
On the’ Specific Gravity of Meme... oc... cece ne cennecseenccceccaecs 82 
REIT 15, oe soa kbs icin oan sonia cclalpial Sana ee stale ais u's onl alate ibid. 
Letter from Dr. Rees respecting Dr. Henry’s Experiments on Bleaching.. 83 
New Method of preserving Meat.............ccccesssccvevecsccccece 84 
manufacturing Gunpowder,......., Teemaatigntes siels ibid. 
Accidents from Scating ........-+-5 sialelewtdl s storel acai ve ne aherepin tute ibte bas (or bIN ibid. 
DRM ee 0 c-ncc nec. s sua nonta path ty d-pehl~- denned aaah ibid. 
Extension of the Bibliotheque Britannique .......+--s+esesesescecenees 85 
Notice respecting Six’s Thermometer.........+seeesseceeeceeteeeereeee 86 
Meteorological Table and Observations, Nov. 23 to Dec. 22 ...scsseeeee 87 
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Observations on the present State of the Mathematical Sciences in Great 
MATUCARY oo nls '5 05s on sinjo,n anes ani s@rblad abe teh AvMed b Reales ple leiarete are svatersqaneTeels ¢ 89 
Reply to Dr. Henry's Letter respecting the Introduction of Bleaching by 
Oxymuriatic Acid. By Mr. Parkesi.i.s.sisecisssevececscevbecsicee 98 
On Mineralogical Surveys. By Professor bees sais sane ate Pi dectiice » 102 
Page Cypher proposed os 5s +r rosie p> dbeiamawe side ciolere aitth flewd AY 4 HdTAIN als 105 
Account of the Worm which infests the Stickleback. By Mr. T. L. Dick 106 
Leiter to Dr. Wells respecting Dew. By Professor Prevost ........-... 109 
Correction of a Mistake in the Essay on the Relation between the Specific 
Gravity of Bodies in their gaseous State and the Weights of their Atoms 111 
On the Marquis de Chabanne’s Method of ventilating Houses. By Mr. 
AAIDOL onic dnd qapth i Disfh RIMES QUEEN oc nvewerve Nery Cre rrreS 113 
So dighting Coal-Bines,., oor propos odduse swih olp'edatee awed dsloes ee eer hy 
Essay on Rents in the Earth. By Mr. Longmire, concluded............ 122 
Letter from Mr. Benedict Prevost to Mr. Pierre Prevost respecting Dew.. 127 
Analytical Account of the Philosophical Transactions for 1815, Part IL. .. 130 
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