TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



NUMBER XIIL— JANUARY. 



Sketch of the Improvements in Science made di^ring the Year J8 1 3. By 



Dr. Thomson 1 



Remarks on the Hypotheses of Galvanism. By Dr. Boslock 32 



Experiments made at Greenland Dock by Col. Beaufoy, Capt. Scott, and 



Capt. Leard 42 



Essay on the Cause of Chemical Proportions. By Dr. Berzelius, continued 51 

 On the Construcion of Crystals from Spherical Particles of Matter. By 



Mr. Larkin 62 



Astronomical and Magnetical Observations. By Col. Beaufoy Qs 



Botanic Memoranda and Localities. By Mr. Winch C5 



Proceedings of the Royal Society, Nov. 25, 30, Dec. 9, iG, and 23 68 



Linnaean Society, Dec. 7 and 21 . . '. 71 



• — Geological Society, Dec. 3 ibid. 



Notices of Lectures 73 



A Singular new discovered Body ibid. 



Of New Properties of Light. By Dr. Brewster 74 



Method of drawing fine Platinum Wire 75 



On Astronomical Obsen'ations at Oxford ibid. 



Mineralogical Teachers 7(> 



List of Patents ibid. 



Meteorological Journal, Nov. 15 to Dec. 13 79 



NUMBER XIV.— FEBRUARY. 



Kew Optical Phenomena By M. Mains 81 



On the Hypotheses of Galvanism. By Dr. Bostock 85 



Essay on the Cause of Chemical Proportions. By Dr. Berzelius, continued Q3 



On the new Substance Iodine 1 06 



.\iiswer to Dr. Grierson's Observations on Transition Rocks. By Mr. Allan I0(» 



Outlines of the Mineralogy of the Ochil Hills. By Mr. Mackenzie 116 



On the AntihmarTide. By Mr. Campbell 126 



Second Explosion of the Felling Coal-Mine 132 



Astronomical and M;ignelical Observations. By Col. Beaufoy 133 



On tlie 13altonian Tlieory of Definite Proportions in Chemical Combi- 

 nations. By Dr. Thompon, continued 134 



Oil Rain Water. By Mr. Stark 140 



Critical Analysis of the Translation of Cuvier's Theory of the Earth .... 14'J 



Proceedings oi tiie Royal Society, Jan. 20 14() 



Liniia;an Society, Jan. l(j 148 



f Geological Society, Dec. I7 ibid. 



Wcrncriaii Society, Nov. 20, Dec. 4, and Jan. 8 14<^ 



Notices of Lectures 151 



On the Preservation of Milk ibid. 



Analysis of Meteorolite of Smolensk 152 



lysis o 

 lucriic 



Of Ibcrilc ibid 



