INDEX. 
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CADEMY of Sciences, French, 
list of, 397. 
Acharius, Dr. on two new genera of 
lichens, 138, 
Acids, compound, 434, 
Adam’s Peak, journey to the top of, 
300. 
Adhesion, experiments respecting, 14. 
Aerolites, 462. 
Agates, 314, 
Aikin, Mr. Arthur, on the gravel beds 
near Lichfield, 461. 
Albumen, comparison of, with gluten, 
455. 
Alcohol, composition of, 243, 
Alcornoque, 50. 
Ammonio-muriate of rhodium, how ob- 
tained in crystals, 38. 
Ampere, M. on the integration of equa- 
tions with partial differences, 150. 
Andreossi, M. on the Bosphorus of 
Thrace, 140. 
Angelica archangelica, analysis of, 60. 
Anhydrite from Ilefeld, analysis of, 
403. 
Aphonia, case of complete, cured by 
electricity, 450. 
Arenaria, subdivision of the genus, 394. 
Arnot, Mr. on the Marquis de Cha- 
banne’s method of ventilating houses, 
113, 
Arragonite, analysis of, 60. 
Arrow root, Indian, 322. 
Arsenic, nitrate of silver as a test of, 
236—white oxide of, solubility of, 
in vee 33, 
Asp, 463, 
Astronomy, improvements in, during 
1815, 2. 
Atmosphere, on the dispersive power 
of, 2—electricity of, 9. 
Atomic theory, considerations on, 17— 
correction of a mistake respecting, 
a 
Atoms of bodies, on the weight of, 343, 
B. 
Babbage, C, Esq. on the calculus of 
functions, 1, 304, 
Babbington, Mr. on the basaltic co- 
lumos of Salsette, 309. 
Barley, depth at which it will germi- 
nate, 317. 
Barnes, Rev. Archdeacen, on the car- 
nelians of Cambay, 140, 
Barometers with iron tubes, on the dis- 
covery of, 468, 
Basaltic columns of Salsette, 309. 
Beaufoy, Col, experiments by, on the 
variation of the needle, 13—-on the 
stability of vessels, 184—-survey, by, 
of the Wide-mouth Shoal, 441. 
Beauvois, M. de, on the lemma, 392— 
on fungi, 395. 
Berger, Dr. on an unknown scapula, 
13T7—on the physical geography of 
the county of Donegal, 138. 
Bergmehl, analysis of, 61. 
Berzelius, Dr. salts analyzed, by, 40— 
vegetable bodies analyzed, by, 44— 
system of mineralogy, by, 60—on 
oxymuriatic acid, 272, 429. 
Bibliotheque Britannique, 85. 
Bile altered by disease, analysis of, 
56. 
Binomial theory, 
346. 
Biot, M, on the polarization of light, 4. 
Bird Fly, description of, 366. 
Bleaching, new mode of, on the in- 
troduction of, into Great Britain, 
98. 
Blow-pipe, new, 367. 
Boa constrictor, excrements of, ana- 
lysis of, 57. 
Bodies which depolarize light, list of, 
6—list of, which do not depolarize 
light, 6. 
our, Edward, Esq. on the geology of 
Lincolnshire, 309. 
Boiler of the steam-engine, on the con- 
struction of, 472. 
Brain, analysis of, 53, 
Brandenburgh, Mr. on chromic acid, 
36, 
Brewster, Dr. experiments by, on the 
polarization of light, 5—on the pro- 
‘perties of heat as modifying the 
nature of glass, 134—on the structure 
of the crystals of fluor spar and 
common salt, 227-—~on giving the 
poarinits power to glass by pressure, 
304. 
demonstration of, 
Brogniard, M. on entomolites, 314, 
Brooke, H, I. Esq. new blow-pipe, by, 
367. 
Brown, Mr, Robert, on seeds, 307. 
Buckland, Rey. William, on beds oc- 
curring above the chalk, 308—on 
paramoudra, 46], 
Burrhard, Mr. Robert, new hygro» 
meter, by, A79, 
